{"id":6699,"date":"2026-07-02T00:38:38","date_gmt":"2026-07-01T19:38:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newskick.in\/?p=6699"},"modified":"2026-07-02T02:15:17","modified_gmt":"2026-07-01T20:45:17","slug":"100-prominent-india-pakistan-voices-appeal-for-confidence-building-measures","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newskick.in\/?p=6699","title":{"rendered":"100+ prominent India, Pakistan voices appeal for &#8216;confidence building measures&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/india\/100-prominent-india-pakistan-voices-appeal-for-confidence-building-measures\/articleshow\/132124021.cms\"><img decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" hspace=\"10\" align=\"left\" style=\"margin-top:3px;margin-right:5px;\" src=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/photo\/132124021.cms\" \/><\/a>Over 100 prominent Indian and Pakistani citizens have penned an open letter to Prime Ministers Narendra Modi and Shehbaz Sharif, urging them to restore peace and dialogue. 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