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Indo-Pak Mushaira in Dubai today

Indo-Pak Mushaira in Dubai today

News desk DUBAI: An exciting event for poetry lovers of India and Pakistan takes place in Dubai this evening (Sep 30, 2010) – an Indo-Pak Mushaira and Kavi Sammelan — hosted by Hamari...
The spirit of Aman ki Asha

The spirit of Aman ki Asha

Unassuming, down-to-earth and soft spoken, tennis ace Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi embodies the spirit of Aman ki Asha, together with his Indian doubles partner Rohan Bopanna, who deserves, he says,...
Aisam-Bopanna to play for flood victims

Aisam-Bopanna to play for flood victims

By Khalid Hussain KARACHI: It’s not easy for one to get attention in Pakistan if you are standing next to Shahid Afridi. But that’s what Aisam-ul-Haq precisely did as he attended a...
Iftar with Puja

Iftar with Puja

By Zarminae Ansari I made lasting friendships with Indians as a high school student in an an international school in Victoria, Canada, then later as a graduate student at MIT in Cambridge,...
This Ludhianvi from Pakistan wants ‘visa-till-death’

This Ludhianvi from Pakistan wants ‘visa-till-death’

By Nidhi Singhi LUDHIANA: Partition saw him move to Pakistan but his heart still lies here in this city. Seventy-five-year-old Shabbir Ahmed Mufti Ludhianvi has a last wish — to spend the last...
Pakistani boy to undergo heart surgery in India

Pakistani boy to undergo heart surgery in India

Rotary International’s District 3271, comprising provinces of Sindh and Balochistan, has facilitated the treatment and subsequent heart surgery of Pakistani boy, Muhammad Sufiyan in the Indian...
A potential for cooperation

A potential for cooperation

There were those who suggested that the Aman ki Asha seminar on water issues should be postphoned, in the wake of the disppointing Foreign Ministers’ meeting in Islamabad barely two weeks...
Aisam eyes maiden Grand Slam crown in 2011

Aisam eyes maiden Grand Slam crown in 2011

KARACHI: Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi may not have won a major title so far but he is already a sporting icon in Pakistan – a country that is facing a dearth of heroes these days. The 30-year-old from...
A salute to Aisam and Rohan

A salute to Aisam and Rohan

It’s an unprecedented partnership, one that has captured the hearts and imaginations of millions of Indians and Pakistanis. The ‘Indo-Pak Express’, as the tennis doubles team of...
Pakistan-India “peace” pair advances to US Open final

Pakistan-India “peace” pair advances to US Open final

NEW YORK: Taking the biggest steps yet in their quest to inspire peace between their homelands, India’s Rohan Bopanna and Pakistan’s Aisam-Ul-Haq Qureshi reached the US Open men’s...