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UK must play its role in preventing war between India and Pakistan.
Rejected
14 signatures
What the petition asks
Intervene and help to de-escalate tensions between neighbouring South Asian nations which are nuclear powers.
India and Pakistan are former British colonies and members of the Commonwealth. Since gaining independence, they have fought several wars. Recent events have led to heightened war hysteria and marginalisation of voices of peace and sanity. Any confrontation between the two can bring about a nuclear conflagration with catastrophic human and climate cost. Indian and Pakistani ethnicities make up 3.1% and 2.7% population of England and Wales, respectively, who will be inevitably affected.
Why it was rejected
It was not clear what the petition asked the UK Government or Parliament to do.
Petitions need to call on the Government or Parliament to take a specific action.
We're not sure exactly what specific action you would like the Government or Parliament to take.
The UK Government has said that it is in contact with both the Indian and Pakistani Foreign Ministers, and is working closely with partners such as the US and the Gulf. The Government has said "Our consistent message to both India and Pakistan has been to show restraint. They need to engage in dialogue to find a swift, diplomatic path forward."
You can read more about this by looking at a recent statement from the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan and Pakistan): https://hansard.parliament.uk/Commons/2025-05-07/debates/E63F112D-D5FA-41D4-9C8A-E16575620A60/India-PakistanEscalation
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We're not sure exactly what specific action you would like the Government or Parliament to take.
The UK Government has said that it is in contact with both the Indian and Pakistani Foreign Ministers, and is working closely with partners such as the US and the Gulf. The Government has said "Our consistent message to both India and Pakistan has been to show restraint. They need to engage in dialogue to find a swift, diplomatic path forward."
You can read more about this by looking at a recent statement from the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan and Pakistan): https://hansard.parliament.uk/Commons/2025-05-07/debates/E63F112D-D5FA-41D4-9C8A-E16575620A60/India-PakistanEscalation
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Timeline
| 6 May 2025 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 20 Jun 2025 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
14
Status
Rejected
Rejected
20 Jun 2025
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 17 Aug 2026.