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Of love and hate in Pakistan

Of love and hate in Pakistan

May 03, 2016 Articles, Featured Top Stories, News, Top Stories 0

What makes an event news? This somewhat unoriginal question came into sharp focus last week for me on my first trip to Pakistan. One of the co-speakers at a marketing conference I was speaking at in...
Getting noticed by Lataji is a dream come true for Pakistani autorickshaw driver Aslam

Getting noticed by Lataji is a dream come true for Pakistani autorickshaw driver Aslam

Apr 13, 2016 Articles, Featured Top Stories, News, Top Stories 0

Pakistani autorickshaw driver Muhammad Aslam, whose video of singing Bade Ghulam Ali Khan’s thumri ‘Yaad piya ki aaey‘ went viral online, says being noticed by singing legend Lata...
Sufiism: glimmer of hope from a shared culture

Sufiism: glimmer of hope from a shared culture

Apr 12, 2016 Articles, Featured Top Stories, News, Top Stories 0

‘Muslims in India bear the brunt when the two countries fight’ – Muzzafer Ali By Anil Datta The two-day Sufi conference that concluded in Karachi on Sunday provided more than a glimmer of...
“We need to inculcate sportsman spirit in our kids” – Sana Mir

“We need to inculcate sportsman spirit in our kids” – Sana Mir

Apr 09, 2016 Articles, Featured Top Stories, News, Top Stories 0

Amidst ongoing hostilities between India and Pakistan at the official levels, members of the Pakistan Women’s National Cricket Team garnered huge support from Indian crowds during their recent...
In youth we hope

In youth we hope

Apr 05, 2016 Articles, Featured Top Stories, News, Top Stories 0

Being the only Pakistani amidst a hall full of Indians when Pakistan loses a cricket match can be… interesting Over the last ten years, the one thing I have avoided most is watching a cricket match...
A Pakistani Hindu doctor’s blogpost on Holi goes viral

A Pakistani Hindu doctor’s blogpost on Holi goes viral

Apr 04, 2016 Articles, Featured Top Stories, News, Top Stories 1

When Rajesh Kumar, a 25-year old medical doctor and peace activist from Hyderabad, Sindh, wrote a blog post on how Hindus celebrate Holi in Pakistan, he never expected it to go viral. It all started...
The image of Pakistan: a view from India

The image of Pakistan: a view from India

Mar 31, 2016 Articles, Featured Top Stories, Milne Do, News, Top Stories 0

#LahoreAttack. India and Pakistan, and the world, must stand united against all forms of extremism As a teacher, the journey to create a democratic classroom space has been arduous, in the course of...
With significant support, Pakistan ‘feel at home’ in Mohali

With significant support, Pakistan ‘feel at home’ in Mohali

Mar 26, 2016 Articles, Featured Top Stories, Poet Corner, Top Stories 0

MOHALI: For the second game in a row, the Pakistan cricket team found good support from fans when they took on Australia in a World Twenty20 group match here today. Non-stop chants of ‘Pakistan...
Brilliant comeback by Pakistan women in thriller against India

Brilliant comeback by Pakistan women in thriller against India

Mar 24, 2016 Articles, Featured Top Stories, News, Top Stories 0

7th Match, Group B: India Women v Pakistan Women at Delhi, Mar 19, 2016 In a double header televised match, the Pakistan women’s cricket team took on India in Feroz Shah Kotla stadium in Delhi...
Neutralising the enemy within

Neutralising the enemy within

Mar 23, 2016 Articles, Featured Top Stories, News, Top Stories 0

India and Pakistan are today no longer the biggest threats to each other, writes an Indian economist on the occasion of Pakistan Day Since partition in 1947, India and Pakistan have gone to war four...