As Bangladesh struggles for stability, ‘peacemongers’ express solidarity and gear up to converge at the India-Pakistan border on Aug 14
PERSONAL POLITICALBy Beena Sarwar / Sapan News At midnight on 14 August, several hundred Pakistani and Indian peace activists plan to converge at the...
A journalist in India remembers a Pakistani peace activist who brought home her late grandfather’s ashes
A personal tribute to Karamat Ali (19 August 1945 – 20 June 2024) Karamat Ali was many things but for me he was always the person who returned...
A flute, a song, and a mango tree: Sharing seeds of positivity, one step at a time
Through careful grafting, a Pakistani mango tree has bonded with an Indian one at the Peace Hill Garden in Pune, India. How it made its way over is a...
Hindu contesting Pakistan provincial elections overwhelmed by support from Muslims
Aims to work for upgrading health care facilities, girls’ education By Neel Kamal Whatever the outcome of Pakistan’s February 8 national...
Celebrating the love and resilience of Amrita Pritam and Fahmida Riaz
Upcoming event: An evening of dialogue, poetry and music dedicated to the late radical feminist poets Amrita Pritam of India and Fahmida Riaz of...
The suffering continues: No relief in sight for Indian, Pakistani fishermen
By Jatin Desai and Beena Sarwar The last rites of Indian fisherman Jagdish Mangal Bamaniya were performed in his native village in Gujarat, India,...
Women authors, Partition stories, and shared histories
As India and Pakistan mark 76 years of independence from British rule and simultaneous Partition, a look at the intertwined stories and work of three...
Pakistani woman and brother left behind in India meet for the first time, 76 years after Partition
LUDHIANA: A Pakistani woman hugged her Indian brother and broke into tears after an agonising 74 years of separation on Sunday evening at the...
How Noshaba became a bridge for Indians with roots in Pakistan
Last July, 90-year-old Reena Chhibber Varma stood in front of a sprawling bungalow in Rawalpindi’s College Road. It was the family home...
Stars behind the clouds: 20 OP Nayyar classics that never made it to the cinema
Although never seen, these ghost songs still shine bright, testifying to a musical genius who was born in Lahore, 16 January 1926, and died in...
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