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Gaza-bound aid team stopped at Attari border
Saturday December 04, 2010 07:57:49 PM,
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team's humanitarian visit to Gaza delayed
A group of 60 people from across India were flagged off Thursday
on a humanitarian visit to Gaza as part of an Asian outreach
initiative, but the organisers said Pakistan is yet to issue
visas, jeopardising the entire trip. Under
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Attari (Punjab): A
group of 34 Indians on a humanitarian visit to Gaza as part of an
Asian outreach initiative were stopped here by Indian authorities
Saturday despite having valid visas, organisers said.
The organisers said the ministry of external affairs had not
responded to their request for permission to cross over to
Pakistan even though it was sought a month back.
"We are deeply disappointed at the decision of the Indian
government and it may just end up sending a wrong message about
the Indian commitment to the Palestinian people," said Ashim Roy,
one of the team members.
The team staged a sit-in here Saturday to protest the delay.
Under the banner of Asian People's Solidarity for Palestine (APSP),
the group was flagged off from Delhi Thursday and are carrying
medicines and humanitarian aid worth Rs.35 lakh.
They will be travelling across Pakistan, Iran, Turkey, Syria,
Lebanon, Jordan, Egypt and attempt to break through the Israeli
blockade and enter Gaza Dec 27, the anniversary of the 2008 Gaza
conflict.
They will be joined by around 400 activists from other Asian
countries like Nepal, Japan, Afghanistan, Malaysia, Sri Lanka and
Turkmenistan during the 'Asian Land Convoy to Gaza' trip.
The trip has been facing trouble from the start as the Pakistan
High Commission had earlier refused to issue visas citing security
concerns.
It finally relented after intense parlaying from both sides of the
border, but issued visas to only 34 of the 60 members.
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