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A cricketer prime minister and hope for a religious corridor

A cricketer prime minister and hope for a religious corridor

Aug 17, 2018 , , , , 0

As Pakistan’s cricketer-turned politician Imran Khan takes oath as prime minister, the Sikh community the world over wonder whether they will ever be granted easy access to their holy sites in...
Pakistan, India, Independence Days: A peace pilgrimage to Wagah border

Pakistan, India, Independence Days: A peace pilgrimage to Wagah border

Aug 14, 2018 , , , , , 0

Aman Dost Yatra, a courageous journey for peace spearheaded by young Indian activists, is headed from Delhi to Amritsar, aiming to reach Wagah border on the evening of 14 August to jointly celebrate...
India, Pakistan prisoners released, repatriated ahead of Independence Day

India, Pakistan prisoners released, repatriated ahead of Independence Day

Aug 14, 2018 , , , 0

On Tuesday, August 7, India released 14 Pakistani fishermen who had been captured in India’s territorial waters around three years ago. On Sunday, Pakistan released 30 Indian prisoners, including...
South Asians in Canada turn out for Afridi and a good cause

South Asians in Canada turn out for Afridi and a good cause

Aug 04, 2018 , , , , 0

“For me there’s no greater religion than humanity,” stated cricket hero Shahid Afridi, speaking at a fundraising dinner gala in Canada to support the Sahibzada Fazal Rehman Charity Hospital in...
PIPFPD welcomes Imran Khan’s invitation to dialogue, urges India to respond positively

PIPFPD welcomes Imran Khan’s invitation to dialogue, urges India to respond positively

Aug 04, 2018 , , , , , 0

A media statement from the Pakistan-India Peoples’ Forum for Peace and Democracy (India Chapter) welcome the statement of Imran Khan, Pakistan’s newly elected Prime Minister, that his government...
What option do India and Pakistan have but friendship and peace?

What option do India and Pakistan have but friendship and peace?

Jul 15, 2018 , , , , 2

Peace marchers going on foot from Gandhi Ashram across Gujarat to the Indo-Pak border, received great support on the ground including from PM Modi’s wife Jashodaben Modi for their demands for...
Pakistan hands over two fishermen to India

Pakistan hands over two fishermen to India

Jul 01, 2018 , , , , 0

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Friday handed over two Indian prisoners to Indian authorities at Wagha Border. The prisoners who are fishermen have been handed over to India as a good will gesture, said press...
Five Pakistani students graduate from SAU

Five Pakistani students graduate from SAU

Jun 14, 2018 , , , , 0

Rising Kashmir News Srinagar Five Pakistani students have graduated from the South Asian University (SAU) in New Delhi. The students were awarded degrees during the 3rd Convocation of SAU held on 7...
Needed: A change of heart

Needed: A change of heart

Jun 04, 2018 , , , , 0

Sixty to seventy thousand children in Pakistan are born with congenital heart disease every year. A shortage of doctors has pushed people to seek treatment across the border but the Indian embassy...
India, Pakistan to revive joint judicial panel on prisoners, fishermen

India, Pakistan to revive joint judicial panel on prisoners, fishermen

May 18, 2018 , , , , 0

Pakistan has responded positively to India’s proposal to revive a mechanism of a joint judicial panel which looks into humanitarian issues of fishermen and prisoners in each other’s...