Mr. Speaker, I ask the House to join me in congratulating the Pakhtunkhwa Peace Forum for its efforts to draw attention to the violation of human rights and terrorist action in Swat, Pakistan.
Over the past two years, more than 300 innocent civilians have been killed and more than 800,000 have been displaced in the Swat Valley as a result of fighting between Pakistani Taliban groups and the military. In addition, more than 200 schools have been destroyed, depriving 120,000 girls of needed education. The peace forum held a successful rally in Toronto last month in a show of solidarity with the citizens of Swat.
I invite the government and, indeed, all of the House to condemn the killing of innocent civilians, the displacement of others and the destruction of schools in Swat, and request that it provide humanitarian aid to all those affected.