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Long wait for Madhya Pradesh boy in Pakistan prison ends; India confirms nationality

Long wait for Madhya Pradesh boy in Pakistan prison ends; India confirms nationality

Apr 06, 2018 , , , 0

After languishing for five years in a Pakistan jail, Madhya Pradesh’s runaway lad Jitendra Arjunwar finally sees hope of returning home. India acknowledged his citizenship on Thursday, clearing the...
A preventable death, a medical visa tragedy

A preventable death, a medical visa tragedy

Apr 06, 2018 , , , 0

According to international humanitarian law the wounded and the sick have a right to be cared for no matter which side they are on. Delaying or denying medical visas is a matter of life and death for...
Wanted: A politics of construction

Wanted: A politics of construction

Apr 05, 2018 , , , 0

On nation-building and conflict-resolution in Jammu and Kashmir Democracy promises curative treatment as opposed to mere palliative treatment. The citizens of Jammu and Kashmir continue to hope for...
Invisible casualties of tensions and red tape

Invisible casualties of tensions and red tape

Apr 03, 2018 , , , , 0

Jitendra Arjunwara case update April 2, 1018: Superintendent of Police in Seoni, Madhya Pradesh on Sunday told Indian journalist and peace activist Jatin Desai that police have now verified Jitendra...
Fawad, Mehwish win Icon awards at Filmfare relaunch in Dubai

Fawad, Mehwish win Icon awards at Filmfare relaunch in Dubai

Apr 02, 2018 , , , 0

DUBAI: Pakistani megastars Fawad Khan and Mehwish Hayat won big at the relaunch of Filmfare magazine’s Middle East edition last night. Fawad Khan was pronounced the Best Cinematic Icon...
22 Indian artists attend film festival in Pakistan despite bilateral tension

22 Indian artists attend film festival in Pakistan despite bilateral tension

Apr 02, 2018 , , , 0

KARACHI: The Pakistan International Film Festival (PIFF) 2018 brought together luminaries belonging to the Indian and Pakistani film industry under one roof despite years’ long instability between...
Nandita Das visits Pakistan to break barriers

Nandita Das visits Pakistan to break barriers

Mar 31, 2018 , , , 0

Actor and director Nandita Das is in Karachi from India for the first Pakistan International Film Festival (PIFF) that will run till April 1. She was also present on Thursday at the premiere of Cake....
The gift of love

The gift of love

Mar 28, 2018 , , , 0

I had my own borders that I kept up for decades until a special soul came into my life and set my heart free. I knew that we had odds against us but I started to believe in a dream. The connection...
“Each day is more difficult than the one before”

“Each day is more difficult than the one before”

Mar 26, 2018 , , , 0

Anxious parents of baby with heart ailment await Indian visa The Paediatrics Cardiology department at the All India Institute of Medical Science gave ailing one-year-old Muhammad Ayaan Asad Khan in...
Papraudi village gets Manto library

Papraudi village gets Manto library

Mar 15, 2018 , , , 0

By Shariq Majeed Papraudi (Samrala): Even as there is a controversy over the birthplace of great writer Saadat Hasan Manto, a library with his books and pictures and that of his daughters at this...