WHITE HOUSE ONLINE PETITION AGAINST PAK CROSSES 100K SIGNATURE MARK

New York, Sept. 27: An online White House petition asking for Pakistan to be declared as a state sponsor of terrorism has crossed 100,000 signatures thus qualifying to get a response from the Obama administration.

The online petition launched by Indian Americans last week has become the third most popular petition on the White House website with nearly 110,000 people signing the petition. The Obama administration is expected to respond to it within 60 days.

The online petition was created on September 21. congressman Ted Poe, chairman of the House Subcommittee on Terrorism, along with congressman Dana Rohrabacher, introduced the Pakistan State Sponsor of Terrorism Designation Act in the House of Representatives. “This petition is important to the people of United States of America, India and many other countries which are continuously affected by Pakistan sponsored terrorism,” the petition said.

The “We the People” online petition at the White House website provides a window to American citizens to campaign before the administration on a particular issue.