IV 
111TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 32 
Recognizing the historic steps India and Pakistan have taken toward achieving 
bilateral peace. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 8, 2009 
Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas submitted the following resolution; which was 
referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs 
RESOLUTION 
Recognizing the historic steps India and Pakistan have taken 
toward achieving bilateral peace. 
Whereas the Republic of India achieved its independence 
from the British Empire on August 15, 1947, is home to 
some of the most ancient civilizations, and has given 
birth to 4 major world religions; 
Whereas the Islamic Republic of Pakistan was created on Au-
gust 14, 1947 and is home to many of the significant 
sites of the 4,500-year old Indus Valley Civilization; 
Whereas in April 2003 former Indian Prime Minister Atal 
Behari Vajpayee offered the ‘‘hand of friendship’’ to 
Pakistan in a landmark address made in the State of 
Jammu and Kashmir; 
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Whereas on November 23, 2003, the Pakistani Prime Min-
ister M.Z. Jamali announced a unilateral cease-fire by 
Pakistani forces at the Line of Control to begin on the 
final night of Ramadan, November 26th; 
Whereas the cease-fire begun on November 26, 2003, was ex-
panded to apply to the entire shared border and has since 
been made permanent; 
Whereas in February 2004 India and Pakistan began their 
first formal talks in nearly 3 years, paving the way for 
full peace talks; 
Whereas in June 2004 India and Pakistan reaffirmed their 
unilateral moratorium on nuclear weapons tests and set 
up a hotline to alert each other to potential nuclear risks; 
Whereas in September 2004 India’s Prime Minister 
Manmohan Singh and Pakistan’s President Pervez 
Musharraf met for talks in New York on the occasion of 
the United Nations General Assembly and at the conclu-
sion of these talks they issued a joint statement in which 
they agreed that on the issue of Jammu and Kashmir 
‘‘possible options for a peaceful, negotiated settlement of 
the issue should be explored’’; 
Whereas in April 2005 India and Pakistan launched a land-
mark bus service across the Line of Control in Jammu 
and Kashmir, allowing families divided by the Line of 
Control to be reunited for the first time in nearly 60 
years; 
Whereas on April 18, 2005, India and Pakistan concluded a 
historic 3-day summit in India in which Prime Minister 
Singh and President Musharraf held meaningful talks on 
all issues, including the issue of Jammu and Kashmir, 
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and came to a series of agreements to boost trade and 
cross-border travel; 
Whereas ‘‘in this spirit the two leaders addressed the issue 
of Jammu and Kashmir and agreed to continue these dis-
cussions in a sincere and purposeful and forward looking 
manner for a final settlement’’ and ‘‘they were satisfied 
with the discussions and expressed their determination to 
work together to carry forward the process and to bring 
the benefit of peace to their people’’ as stated by the 
joint statement signed by Prime Minister Singh and 
President Musharraf; 
Whereas both leaders ‘‘condemned attempts to disrupt the 
Srinagar-Muzaffarabad bus service and welcomed its suc-
cessful operationalisation’’ and ‘‘pledged that they would 
not allow terrorism to impede the peace process’’; 
Whereas both leaders ‘‘decided to increase the frequency of 
the bus service and also decided that trucks would be al-
lowed to use this route to promote trade’’ and ‘‘also 
agreed to operationalise additional routes including that 
between Poonch and Rawalakot’’ and ‘‘look forward to 
early start of the bus service between Amritsar and La-
hore and to religious places such as Nankana Sahib’’ and 
‘‘agreed to re-establish the Khokhrapar-Munnabao route 
by 1st January 2006’’; 
Whereas at the conclusion of the talks Prime Minister Singh 
and President Musharraf declared in their joint state-
ment that ‘‘conscious of the historic opportunity created 
by the improved environment in relations and the over-
whelming desire of the peoples of the two countries for 
durable peace and recognizing their responsibility to con-
tinue to move forward towards that objective, the two 
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leaders had substantive talks on all issues’’ and ‘‘they de-
termined that the peace process was now irreversible’’; 
Whereas Pakistan and India launched a second bus service 
across the Line of Control in Kashmir on June 20, 2006; 
Whereas on June 30, 2006, India and Pakistan exchanged 56 
civilian prisoners, including 38 Pakistanis and 19 Indi-
ans; and 
Whereas on September 16, 2006, India’s Prime Minister 
Singh and Pakistan’s President Musharraf met and 
issued a joint statement which renewed their commitment 
to the peace process, condemned all acts of terrorism in-
cluding the recent Mumbai bombings, and agreed to con-
tinue their joint search for mutually acceptable options 
for a peaceful negotiated settlement of all issues between 
India and Pakistan, including the issue of Jammu and 
Kashmir: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This resolution may be cited as the ‘‘India-Pakistan 
Peace Resolution’’. 
SEC. 2. RECOGNIZING INDIA AND PAKISTAN. 
The House of Representatives— 
(1) congratulates India and Pakistan on taking 
monumental steps toward achieving a comprehensive 
peace agreement; 
(2) applauds Prime Minister Singh and Presi-
dent Musharraf for their leadership in bringing their 
two nations together; and 
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(3) calls upon both India and Pakistan to con-
tinue down this path of peace so that their children 
may realize a harmonious future. 
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