STAFF REPORTER LAHORE Indian film actor-turnedpolitician Shatrughan Sinha called on President Dr Arif Alvi at Governor House here on Saturday, and both agreed that there was a strong need to work for promotion of peace in the subcontinent. Highlighting the persecution of Indian minorities, particularly Muslims, which are being discriminated and oppressed under Citizenship Amendment Act throughout India, the president expressed his deep concerns over the human rights violations by the Indian security forces in Occupied Jammu and Kashmir. The president also highlighted Prime Minister Imran Khan’s peace overtures that were constantly spurned by the Modi-led regime in India, according to an official statement. In response to Dr Alvi’s statement that AJK is completely peaceful area, Sinha proposed that parliamentarians from both sides of the aisle in India should be invited to visit AJK to see the situation on the ground. Both officials agreed that in order to maintain peace and stability, there is a strong need to work for promotion of peace and stability in the subcontinent. The former Lok-Sabah member is on a visit to Pakistan to attend a wedding
