Author : Aoun Sahi

Milne Do: Aman ki Asha launches online petition urging governments to let people meet

Milne Do: Aman ki Asha launches online petition urging governments to let people meet

KARACHI: Aman ki Asha, the peace campaign launched by the Jang Group and the Times of India, has launched an online petition urging the governments to ease the current restrictive visa regime and let...
NOSTALGIA…Beyond business

NOSTALGIA…Beyond business

I remember the excitement as we readied ourselves for that (delayed) flight to New Delhi in May 2010. Several businessmen and women were headed for the Aman ki Asha Indo-Pak Meet along with those of...
CASE UPDATES

CASE UPDATES

Dr Khalil Chishty: bail granted Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari’s visit to Delhi and Ajmer last weekend brought hope,not just for India-Pakistan relations but also for the Pakistani...
People for peace

People for peace

The Indian government’s clearance of visas for 237 Pakistanis to attend a major peace convention in Allahabad from Dec 29 to Jan 1 is a welcome step, allowing the much-delayed Eighth Joint...
To the respected Governor Rajasthan Shivraj Patil…

To the respected Governor Rajasthan Shivraj Patil…

As an ailing, aged Pakistani prisoner in an Indian jail awaits a compassionate response to his mercy appeal, activists and legal experts counter the Governor Rajasthan’s objections to the...
A factual response to the Governor

A factual response to the Governor

A summary of the detailed response of People’s Union For Civil Liberties, Rajasthan, to the Governor’s concerns regarding the pardon of Dr Chishty The General Secretary of the...
A constitutional and legal response to the Governor’s objections

A constitutional and legal response to the Governor’s objections

Supreme Court Senior Advocate Dr Rajeev Dhawan has addressed the constitutional and legal issues raised by the Governor Rajasthan In “Further comments on Governor’s pardon” dated...
IN HUMANITY’S NAME:

IN HUMANITY’S NAME:

 Dr Chishty case update On June 15, the Supreme Court of Pakistan will hear a human rights petition filed by Dr Chishty’s daughter to urge the Pakistan government to take up his case on a...
The turbulence of a transitional time

The turbulence of a transitional time

An Indian Supreme Court judge explains how Firaq Gorakhpuri’s verses are relevant in this context of India and Pakistan’s common problems like ‘honour killing’, inter-caste...
Indian rights activists visit Dr Chishty

Indian rights activists visit Dr Chishty

On April 14, 2011, Kavita Srivastava of People’s Union of Civil Liberties, India and Anant Bhatnagar, District General Secretary PUCL Ajmer visited Dr Chishty at Central Jail in Ajmer. On April...