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On eve of 75th independence anniversary, peace pilgrims from Pune bring message of love to Pakistan

On eve of 75th independence anniversary, peace pilgrims from Pune bring message of love to Pakistan

By Beena Sarwar and Priyanka Singh un ka jo farz hai wo ahl-e-siyasat jaanen mera paigham mohabbat hai jahan tak pahunche (Let politicians do what they think they must My message is that of love, let...
Let people meet – before it’s too late

Let people meet – before it’s too late

The past few months have seen several instances of tearful reunions with members of divided families from either side of the Punjab in Pakistan and India meeting, after years of enforced separation....
When a Punjabi and a Bihari united to turn music into magic

When a Punjabi and a Bihari united to turn music into magic

O.P. Nayyar  – January 16, 1926–January 28, 2007 January is unofficially “O.P. Nayyar month”. Aman Ki Asha commemorates the great composer every year with a piece by his spiritual...
Commemorating Joint Independence Day together, India Pakistan citizens call for peace

Commemorating Joint Independence Day together, India Pakistan citizens call for peace

As India and Pakistan enter yet another tense phase in relations following the abrogation of Jammu and Kashmir’s special status as an autonomous state, peace activists from either side continue...
My sister’s cross-border wedding

My sister’s cross-border wedding

Another story of love and hope has emerged from the countries of India and Pakistan. This is about a Pakistani girl and Indian boy. Sapna Bethlani of Pakistan went on a holiday to India with her...
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...
Going beyond a linear narrative

Going beyond a linear narrative

A young archivist from Lahore shares her experiences of what happens when people ask a different set of questions “I will go to hell now,” wailed the sixth grader, seated in an upper...
Re-shaping identity across borders… Not what the media led us to expect

Re-shaping identity across borders… Not what the media led us to expect

Some unexpected discoveries by a group of 45 Pakistani students on a six-week long visit to India to experience the arts and culture and meet ordinary people…  Beyond ideas of national...
Making Attari-Wagah border a symbol of peaceful co-existence

Making Attari-Wagah border a symbol of peaceful co-existence

An account of the people-initiated midnight event that takes place every year on Aug 14-15 at the border between Pakistan and India The Attari-Wagah border between India and Pakistan displayed the...
Happy Independence Day, neighbours

Happy Independence Day, neighbours

Indian school children have made special cards to send their counterparts across the border on the occasion of Pakistan’s Independence Day. On their side, Pakistani students are doing this for...