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In New York, a unique India-Pakistan art exhibit

In New York, a unique India-Pakistan art exhibit

A unique group exhibition of Pakistani and Indian artists opened in New York on June 28 Pale Sentinels: Metaphors for Dialogues Curated by Salima Hashmi June 28 – July 28, 2018 Aicon Gallery, 35...
70 years on: Make the borders porous

70 years on: Make the borders porous

This August we look back 70 years of the Partition of India — essentially the vivisection of Punjab and Bengal. Bengal of course had been partitioned earlier, while the prosperous and thriving...
Retired officers and a vision for peace

Retired officers and a vision for peace

A young writer whose father served in the Pakistan Army reflects on issues highlighted by a peace resolution endorsed by a range of prominent people, including retired military officers My father...
Exploring perceptions of Partition

Exploring perceptions of Partition

A first-time author writes about her attempt to document nuances that can serve as a lifeline amidst an ongoing barrage of hate mongering I was born in 1988, a year before the Kashmir conflict...
Three old friends return to their land of birth – Geo TV report

Three old friends return to their land of birth – Geo TV report

Whatever the governments of India and Pakistan do, the people of both countries share an emotional bond that is hard to break. A report by Geo TV’s Saeedullah Marwat with cameraman Qais Javed, on...
Partition generation is less bitter than younger Pakistanis, Indians: Anam Zakaria

Partition generation is less bitter than younger Pakistanis, Indians: Anam Zakaria

Development professional Anam Zakaria led the Oral History Project of the non-profit Citizens Archive of Pakistan. Her book, The Footprints of Partition, explores attitudes across four generations of...