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I didn’t know I was on the Pakistani side

I didn’t know I was on the Pakistani side

Indian fisher boys incarcerated in Pakistani prisons talk about how they were arrested and their anxiety about their families back home By Sheher Bano The recent arrest of eight Pakistani fishermen...
INDIA-PAKISTAN: MEDIA RESTRICTIONS

INDIA-PAKISTAN: MEDIA RESTRICTIONS

Only two journalists from India and Pakistan each are allowed to work in each other’s country. Mobarik A. Virk traces the history of this outdated ‘protocol’ The tension-riddled...
Aman ki Asha Bookshelf

Aman ki Asha Bookshelf

We include books in this section that we believe further the cause of peace and understanding between Pakistan and India Beyond the Border – An Indian in Pakistan Yoginder Sikand Publisher:...
A familiar yet foreign land

A familiar yet foreign land

By Iftikhar H Malik On a clear day, flying back to England from Delhi, I could see the vast, green plains of the Punjab melt into their counterparts across the Indo-Pakistani borders. I was returning...
NEEDED: COOPERATION ON CLIMATE CHANGE AND WATER SHARING

NEEDED: COOPERATION ON CLIMATE CHANGE AND WATER SHARING

Aoun Sahi reports on a groundbreaking Indo-Pak conference on issues of climate change and disaster risk management held in Lahore last week. “I don’t think it is tough to solve the issues...
To the respected Governor Rajasthan Shivraj Patil…

To the respected Governor Rajasthan Shivraj Patil…

As an ailing, aged Pakistani prisoner in an Indian jail awaits a compassionate response to his mercy appeal, activists and legal experts counter the Governor Rajasthan’s objections to the...
A factual response to the Governor

A factual response to the Governor

A summary of the detailed response of People’s Union For Civil Liberties, Rajasthan, to the Governor’s concerns regarding the pardon of Dr Chishty The General Secretary of the...
A constitutional and legal response to the Governor’s objections

A constitutional and legal response to the Governor’s objections

Supreme Court Senior Advocate Dr Rajeev Dhawan has addressed the constitutional and legal issues raised by the Governor Rajasthan In “Further comments on Governor’s pardon” dated...
Free Dr Chishty Indian Supreme Court judge’s appeal to Manmohan Singh

Free Dr Chishty Indian Supreme Court judge’s appeal to Manmohan Singh

FREEMONT, USA: An Indian Supreme Court judge has sent a “personal appeal” to Indian Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh, urging him to release on “humanitarian grounds Dr Chishty, the...
Free Dr Chishty Indian Supreme Court judge’s appeal to Manmohan Singh

Free Dr Chishty Indian Supreme Court judge’s appeal to Manmohan Singh

FREEMONT, USA: An Indian Supreme Court judge has sent a “personal appeal” to Indian Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh, urging him to release on “humanitarian grounds Dr Chishty, the...