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URDU: part of India’s diverse culture – 1

URDU: part of India’s diverse culture – 1

By Markandey Katju This is the first of a series of articles based on a speech by Mr Justice Markandey Katju of the Supreme Court of India. The speech, presented at Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi...
Aman ki Asha receives “Best Campaign” Award

Aman ki Asha receives “Best Campaign” Award

Held on: May 25, 2011, New York Description: The India-Pakistan peace initiative, Aman ki Asha was awarded for “Best in Brand Awareness Across Platforms” at the International Newsmedia Marketing...
Aman ki Asha receives “Best Campaign” Award

Aman ki Asha receives “Best Campaign” Award

Held on: May 25, 2011, New York Description: The India-Pakistan peace initiative, Aman ki Asha was awarded for “Best in Brand Awareness Across Platforms” at the International Newsmedia Marketing...
‘Aman Ki Asha’ bags two top global awards

‘Aman Ki Asha’ bags two top global awards

 NEW YORK: Aman ki Asha, the joint peace initiative of the Jang Group and The Times of India received two top awards at the prestigious annual awards ceremony of the International Newsmedia...
Edhi appeals for Dr Chishty’s release from Indian jail

Edhi appeals for Dr Chishty’s release from Indian jail

By Shahid Husain KARACHI: Renowned social activist Dr Abdus Sattar Edhi has appealed to Indian President Prathiba Devi Singh Patil to ensure the release of 80-year-old Pakistani Dr Syed Mohammad...
A gift of life and a heart-to-heart experience

A gift of life and a heart-to-heart experience

Sajid Baseer Shaikh narrates the heartwarming story of Indo-Pak cooperation that saved the life of an 8-year-old boy Umar Mushtaq, the son of Mushtaq Muhammad, a plant operator from Swabi, Khyber...
Dr Chishty’s family appeals to Pakistani President, Prime Minister

Dr Chishty’s family appeals to Pakistani President, Prime Minister

Inspired to make appeal by Pakistan government’s release of Indian prisoner Gopal Das in response to the Indian Supreme Court Judgment The daughter of Dr. Saiyyad Mohammed Khaleel Chishty, a...
Comics by the people for the people

Comics by the people for the people

Pakistanis and Indians can work wonders together as proved by the magnificent Indo-Pak tennis duo of Aman ki Asha Ambassador Aisam-ul-Haq and Rohan Bopanna. Another Indo-Pak partnership making waves...
The turbulence of a transitional time

The turbulence of a transitional time

An Indian Supreme Court judge explains how Firaq Gorakhpuri’s verses are relevant in this context of India and Pakistan’s common problems like ‘honour killing’, inter-caste...
Remembering Faiz in Allahabad

Remembering Faiz in Allahabad

Prompted by the Faiz centennial year, Justice Markandey Katju of the Supreme Court of India sent an email to friends in Pakistan and India, reproduced here with his permission In 1982, when I was a...