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Aman ki Asha: Indian IT delegation due in Dec

Aman ki Asha: Indian IT delegation due in Dec

KARACHI: A high-level Indian delegation of experts from the Information Technology (IT) sector will visit Pakistan in December to explore the possibilities of business collaboration between Pakistan...
PYAR BORDER PAAR: Married… across borders

PYAR BORDER PAAR: Married… across borders

By Lubna Jerar Naqvi Tensions between Pakistan and India have led to tough security measures and visa restrictions. It’s not just those with relatives across the border, or tourists, students,...
Prisoners of poor policies: India, Pakistan fishermen… Arrest, release, repeat

Prisoners of poor policies: India, Pakistan fishermen… Arrest, release, repeat

Pakistan’s repatriation of hundreds of arrested Indian fishermen raises hopes that India will reciprocate. But unless the two governments change their policies, the vicious cycle will continue...
Indian citizens demand release of Pakistani prisoners in Indian prisons

Indian citizens demand release of Pakistani prisoners in Indian prisons

News Desk Adds: Prominent Indian citizens on Aug 30 sent a letter to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, copied to Home Minister P Chidambaram and Minister for External Affairs Mr. S M Krishna, urging a...
100 Indian fishermen freed from Malir jail

100 Indian fishermen freed from Malir jail

By Jan Khaskheli Karachi: A hundred Indian fishermen, including two minor children, were released from Malir Jail, Karachi, on Monday. The released fishermen will travel to Lahore on two buses...
Pak-India textile industry synergies

Pak-India textile industry synergies

By Babar Ayaz Misfortune of devastating floods in Pakistan may open a window between the Pakistan textile industry and the Indian cotton exporters in the immediate future. This is nothing new but...
Flood of despair, a trickle of hope

Flood of despair, a trickle of hope

By Beena Sarwar July 28, 2010 was a bad day for Pakistan. That morning, heavy rains led to a private airline plane crashing into the Margalla hills near Islamabad, killing all 152 on board. The rains...
AMAN KE BADHTE QADAM: A peace march…and joint flood relief efforts

AMAN KE BADHTE QADAM: A peace march…and joint flood relief efforts

Indian and Pakistani activists participating in a joint peace march used the opportunity to raise funds for flood victims in Pakistan By Sandeep Pandey Aman ke Badhte Qadam, an Indo-Pak peace...
Enjoying the benefits of the ‘flattening world’ – together

Enjoying the benefits of the ‘flattening world’ – together

For the IT industries of Pakistan and India to cooperate would be a win-win business deal By Babar Ayaz The title of one of the most thought-provoking books “The World is Flat” written by...
Hope for detained fishermen

Hope for detained fishermen

The eve of the anniversary of Pakistan and India’s Independence Day that citizens of both countries jointly celebrate each year brought hope for detained Indian fishermen in Pakistan. On Aug...