Kashmiri Sikhs were killed by Hindus: Clinton
Pakistan Times Kashmir Desk

ISLAMABAD: The former U.S. President Bill Clinton has emphasized that Hindu militants were responsible for the massacre of 38 Sikhs at Chatisinghpora in occupied Kashmir in March 2000, a KMS report says.

The former US President made the emphasis while writing the introduction to former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright's new book entitled "The Mighty and the Almighty".

He pointed out, "During my visit to India in 2000, some Hindu militants decided to vent their outrage by murdering 38 Sikhs in cold blood. If I hadn't made the trip, the victims would probably still be alive. If I hadn't made the trip, I couldn't have done my job as president of the United States".

It is pertinent to note that India at the time of the killing of Sikhs in occupied Kashmir in March 2000 had stated that the killings were the doing of a group of non Kashmiri Mujahideen.

However, Bill Clinton's remarks reflect previous findings by the Punjab Human Rights Organization, the International Human Rights Organization, the Movement Against State Repression, and New York Times reporter Barry Bearak.●