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Youth group launches Fifth India-Pakistan Peace Calendar in several cities

Youth group launches Fifth India-Pakistan Peace Calendar in several cities

The launch of the Fifth India-Pakistan Peace Calendar, a unique initiative started by Aaghaz-e-Dosti, a joint India-Pakistan youth friendship platform, is underway in different cities. Featuring...
Pakistani mother to unite with son stranded in India

Pakistani mother to unite with son stranded in India

ISLAMABAD: A five-year-old boy who was taken to India by his father will meet his mother in Pakistan today, after a year. Iftikhar will reach Wagah Border from where officials of High Commission of...
Indo-Pak youth group kicks off annual peace calendar launch

Indo-Pak youth group kicks off annual peace calendar launch

The India-Pakistan youth group Aaghaz-e-Dosti (Start of Friendship) has kicked off its 5th Indo-Pak Peace Calendar in different cities in India and Pakistan, starting with Lahore on January 1, 2017....
Activists condemn escalating violence, demand dialogue

Activists condemn escalating violence, demand dialogue

Following is the text of a press statement issued by the Pakistan India Forum for Peace and Democracy (PIPFPD). PIPFPD notes with concern the escalation of jingoism both in the use of language as...
Fostering love through music

Fostering love through music

What started over a cup of coffee at a cafe in Dubai grew into a series of musical collaborations and interactions between Pakistanis and Indians that Pakistani journalist and DJ Desiree Francis...
My first visit to Pakistan

My first visit to Pakistan

A young man from Kolkatta finds another home in Karachi By Zeeshan Majid My first ever visit to Pakistan recently to attend a family wedding was a beautiful experience, from start to finish. We had...
Pakistan needs peace

Pakistan needs peace

Recounting the Indo-Pak peace dividends and challenges in the wake of Modi’s ‘surprise’ visit to Lahore In 1994, as a twenty plus, I landed in Stadtschlaining province of Austria to attend a...
From the shores of Mumbai to the mountains of Chitral: Let’s exchange peace on New Year

From the shores of Mumbai to the mountains of Chitral: Let’s exchange peace on New Year

As she entered the classroom, Zaibun Nisa Hussain, teacher at Langlands School & College, Chitral, Pakistan, waved an envelope in the air.  The students knew what it was, and the room...
Narendra Modi’s Pakistan visit vindicates Nawaz Sharif

Narendra Modi’s Pakistan visit vindicates Nawaz Sharif

It was a moment of vindication for Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif when his Indian counterpart, Narendra Modi, held his hand after hugging him upon his arrival in Lahore. Sharif pulled off a diplomatic...
Students’ cross border New Year greetings

Students’ cross border New Year greetings

A youth organization facilitates greeting cards by schoolchildren in Chandigarh, India and Lahore, Pakistan Pooja lives in Chandigarh, India. Fatima lives in Lahore, Pakistan. Only five hours apart...