In her letter, Mullick reminded Gandhi that Malik once played a key role in peace talks between Pakistan and India.
Mushaal Urges Priyanka Gandhi to Stop Yasin Malik’s Execution. Mushaal Hussein Mullick is Chairperson of the Peace & Culture Organization. She is also former Special Assistant to the Prime Minister of Pakistan on Human Rights. Mushaal appealed to Indian National Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra to intervene before 10 November. She has asked her stop the hanging proceedings against her husband, jailed Kashmiri leader Mohammad Yasin Malik. She has previously requested international community to intervene in Yasin Malik’s case.
Plea for Peace
In her letter, Mullick reminded Gandhi that Malik once played a key role in peace talks between Pakistan and India. “He laid down arms for dialogue, embraced Ahimsa, and became a bridge between peoples,” she wrote. “Seven Indian Prime Ministers, including Atal Bihari Vajpayee, trusted him in peace-building efforts. To now brand him a terrorist and hang him is hypocrisy that threatens to bury reconciliation.”
As Mushaal Urges Priyanka Gandhi to Stop Yasin Malik’s Execution. Mullick also warns that Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s revocation of Articles 370 and 35A has already heightened regional tensions. She said Yasin Malik’s execution could push the subcontinent “dangerously close to catastrophe.”
“The timing of this hearing is no coincidence,” she wrote. “It coincides with elections. History shows that war hysteria or rushed hangings are used for political gain. This misuse of courts risks dragging India and Pakistan—both nuclear-armed nations—back to the brink of war.”
She highlighted the human toll. Their 13-year-old daughter, Raziyah Sultan, has not seen her father in 11 years. She sleeps with his photo under her pillow and writes letters she cannot send.
Appealing to Priyanka Gandhi’s moral courage, Mullick added:
“Your forgiveness of your father’s assassins moved me to approach you. Standing for humanity in an age of hatred is almost impossible. But I see hope in you — that you will defy hate, bear the political cost of peace, and speak when silence is politically convenient.”
Mullick also urged Congress leaders, global parliaments, and international human rights groups — including the United Nations, Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch, and the International Committee of the Red Cross — to ensure Malik receives a fair trial, and to oppose the death sentence.
“Executing Yasin Malik would not end violence — it would sanctify it,” she warned. “This is not just about one man. It is about whether the world chooses peace over vengeance, humanity over retribution, and justice over political convenience.”
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