Build on goodwill, not hate
Jan 11, 2015
In the wake of escalation of tensions between India and Pakistan, people on both sides of the border continue to express solidarity through peace initiatives In an unprecedented and heart-warming...
Forging ahead: Five years on
Dec 31, 2014
Re-visiting the first ever Aman ki Asha joint statement, January 1, 2010 On January 1, 2010, the Jang Group of Pakistan and The Times of India launched an unprecedented initiative for peace between...
Mahesh Bhatt’s “Milne Do”
Dec 10, 2014
Mahesh Bhatt, in an attempt to find common ground between India and Pakistan, is all set to produce and present a play titled “Milne Do”. The veteran filmmaker Mahesh Bhatt, in his...
The “DearNeighbour” Peace Challenge
Nov 19, 2014
A ‘velfie’ movement is sweeping social media as Indians and Pakistanis share video messages for peace. Are the politicians listening? A three-minute film urging people to converse with...
Spotlight on: child rights, education and peace
Oct 20, 2014
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...
Asha ki Kiran
Feb 05, 2014
By Beena Sarwar On January 20, 2014, her seventeenth birthday, Kiran Soomro flew from Karachi to Bangalore on with her parents. They left with hope in their hearts and a prayer on their lips,...
Nitu’s mission: Save Kiran
Jan 25, 2014
By Beena Sarwar PERSONAL POLITICAL “Didi, I want to live,” 16-year old Kiran Soomro in Karachi tells her friend Nitu Jiwnani in Mumbai. “I don’t want to die.”They are...
Indian activists urge govt to return Pakistani prisoner’s body
Sep 28, 2012
Karachi: Indian activists are pressuring their government to promptly release the body of Nawaz Ali Jat, the 32-year old Pakistani fisherman prisoner who died in India on September 8, 2012....
Indian activists urge govt to return Pakistani prisoner’s body
Sep 28, 2012
Karachi Indian activists are pressuring their government to promptly release the body of Nawaz Ali Jat, the 32-year old Pakistani fisherman prisoner who died in India on September 8, 2012....
New visa regime
Sep 12, 2012
A welcome step forward, a long way to go The Aman ki Asha “Milne Do” online petition addresses several areas that the governments have not touched – especially issues faced by...
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