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‘Humsafar’ fashion hits India Pakistani fashion is becoming a rage in India, thanks to the popular new (for India) show on Zingadi channel titled “Humsafar”. Ever since the...
Balraj Sahni: the ‘Pindi connection

Balraj Sahni: the ‘Pindi connection

A young journalist goes looking for a hero’s home and legacy By Ammad Ali I t was March, 1947. Rawalpindi was burning. The callous manipulation of religious sentiment had led to attacks in...
‘We owe it to our future generations’

‘We owe it to our future generations’

Inspired by the joint Nobel Peace Prize Malala Yousafzai and Kailash Sathyarthi, Pakistanis and Indians join hands for peace The Nobel Peace Prize being jointly awarded to a Pakistani and an Indian...
The urge to express ourselves

The urge to express ourselves

Gaurav Chavan and Ramsha Jahangir continue their online cross-border discussion. The earlier two installments of this conversation appeared on Sept. 3, and Sept. 24, 2014 Ramsha Jahangir: Is India...
Another feather in MHB’s cap

Another feather in MHB’s cap

The Mekaal Hasan Band’s recently released album Andholan is the first instance of such a joint Indo-Pak collaboration. It also features the band’s first female vocalist The Mekaal Hasan...
“I feel if music is honest and made with integrity, it has the power to touch and heal hearts.”

“I feel if music is honest and made with integrity, it has the power to touch and heal hearts.”

The Sufi-rock band from Lahore becomes a cross-border collaboration as Sharmistha Chatterjee takes a place behind the mike in Meekal Hasan Band’s line-up. Instep catches up with the...
Spotlight on: child rights, education and peace

Spotlight on: child rights, education and peace

Joint Nobel Peace Prize laureates Pakistani Malala Yousufzai and Indian Kailash Satyarthi vow to work together and invite their Prime Ministers to the awards ceremony Speaking at the Birmingham...
Briefs

Briefs

Sand artist for peace Sand artist Sudershan Pattnaik had created a sculpture of Malala Yousufzai on the beach of Puri in Odisha with a “Get well soon” message after she was attacked. He...
India, Pakistan, South Asia groups call for peace

India, Pakistan, South Asia groups call for peace

Citizens’ groups urge India and Pakistan to implement the 2003 ceasefire and resolve all issues through talks With the civilian death toll rising and desperate villagers forced to flee their...
What this Nobel Peace Prize means to us

What this Nobel Peace Prize means to us

Some comments from Aman ki Asha supporters on the joint award of this year’s Nobel Peace Prize to an Indian and Pakistani Lalita Ramdas: The theme of Indo Pak peace has been a recurring one,...