New Delhi, July 1 -- In a major civil society push to bridge the deep diplomatic chasm between New Delhi and Islamabad, a coalition of 117 prominent citizens from both sides of the border have jointly issued an open letter to the Prime Ministers of India and Pakistan, urging them to immediately restore peace, normalcy, and bilateral communication.

The group, which consists of 61 Indians and 56 Pakistanis, includes social activists, intellectuals, and public figures who believe that the current prolonged freeze in diplomatic ties is unsustainable.

Speaking on the initiative, a social activist and one of the core signatories of the letter, Om Prakash Shah, highlighted that the primary objective of the campaign is to break the ongoing poli...