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Time to change the discourse

Time to change the discourse

A young activist writes about an India-Pakistan peace resolution spearheaded by women “I am a bit sick of watching the same old men screaming and shouting on my television screen when discussions...
India-Pakistan people’s peace resolution: Throwing a pebble in the pond

India-Pakistan people’s peace resolution: Throwing a pebble in the pond

Peacemongers call for India, Pakistan to resolve differences through dialogue With tensions between nuclear-armed India and Pakistan on the rise, some concerned citizens from India and Pakistan have...
Vinod Khanna: A tribute to Bollywood Star from his birthplace Peshawar

Vinod Khanna: A tribute to Bollywood Star from his birthplace Peshawar

By Omer Farooq Khan PESHAWAR: Art has no boundaries. In Pakistan, celebrated actor Vinod Khanna’s death trended at number two on twitter with people paying rich tributes to him. Even Pakistan...
A cross-border royal birth

A cross-border royal birth

Congratulations to the Jaipur royal family for the birth of the new heir The cross-border royal family of Jaipur has recently celebrated the birth of the 27th Rana of Dhatt Hamir Singh, born to...
Journey to a long-lasting peace

Journey to a long-lasting peace

An Indian filmmaker’s visit to Pakistan for the World of Tomorrow conference revives hope for artistic collaborations In December 2016 I was pleasantly surprised to get a message from Mr. Kasim...
Pakistan releases 63 fishermen mid-sea after India rescues Pakistanis

Pakistan releases 63 fishermen mid-sea after India rescues Pakistanis

After the Indian Coast Guard released two rescued Pakistani marines on Tuesday following an accident at sea, the Pakistan Marine Security Agency reciprocated by releasing 63 Indian fishermen along...
Youth group brings India-Pakistan students together over a Skype discussion

Youth group brings India-Pakistan students together over a Skype discussion

Aaghaz-e-Dosti’s Eleventh Indo-Pak Classroom Connect between students in Punjab, Pakistan and Mumbai, India, helps break stereotypes The India-Pakistan youth group Aaghaz-e-Dosti (Start of...
Cross-border friendships and solidarity

Cross-border friendships and solidarity

A tribute from India to Pakistani feminist activist Nigar Ahmad (1945 – 2017) I was most restless in Delhi when I heard in mid-February that my friend Nigar Ahmad in Lahore, who had been ill, was...
Pakistan, India must follow No Arrest policy for fishermen

Pakistan, India must follow No Arrest policy for fishermen

Pakistan’s arrest of 100 Indian fishermen causes concern While appreciating Pakistan’s release of over 400 Indian fishermen at the end of December 2016, rights groups have expressed their...
From ‘dushman’ to ‘dost’: schoolkids bond at a cross-border video conference

From ‘dushman’ to ‘dost’: schoolkids bond at a cross-border video conference

Bringing students together virtually at Aaghaz-e-Dosti’s 7th Indo-Pak Classroom Connect Pakistani and Indian schoolchildren across the border interacted through the Indo-Pak youth...