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5 yrs on, MP’s runaway lad to return from Pakistan this week

5 yrs on, MP’s runaway lad to return from Pakistan this week

May 01, 2018 Articles, Featured Top Stories, In Humanity's Name, News, Top Stories 0

BHOPAL: Almost five years after a minor from Madhya Pradesh was arrested and convicted for crossing over to Pakistan, Islamabad has decided to repatriate him on May 4. Jitendra Arjunwar, now 22, a...
Indian theatre activists term Pakistan’s Madeeha Gauhar’s passing an irreparable loss

Indian theatre activists term Pakistan’s Madeeha Gauhar’s passing an irreparable loss

Apr 28, 2018 Articles, Featured Top Stories, In Humanity's Name, News, Top Stories 0

By Neel Kamal BATHINDA: Renowned Pakistani playwright and peace activist Madeeha Gauhar died after a prolonged battle with cancer in Lahore on April. She was 62. Known for her commitment to theatre...
Prisoner repatriation: Include forgotten POWs​

Prisoner repatriation: Include forgotten POWs​

Apr 25, 2018 Articles, Featured Top Stories, In Humanity's Name, News, Top Stories 0

It is good news that India and Pakistan plan to repatriate prisoners from each other’s countries. Those being considered for this leniency are civilians — minors, women,...
Invisible casualties of tensions and red tape

Invisible casualties of tensions and red tape

Apr 03, 2018 Articles, Featured Top Stories, In Humanity's Name, News, Top Stories 0

Jitendra Arjunwara case update April 2, 1018: Superintendent of Police in Seoni, Madhya Pradesh on Sunday told Indian journalist and peace activist Jatin Desai that police have now verified Jitendra...
Parents of ailing two-year-old plead for Indian medical visas

Parents of ailing two-year-old plead for Indian medical visas

Mar 09, 2018 Articles, Featured Top Stories, Heart to Heart, In Humanity's Name, News, Top Stories 0

With each passing night since late December 2017, 32-year-old Jawwad and his wife have been earnestly hoping for a phone call confirming their Indian visas so their ailing two-year-old son Maier can...
Furthering the peace narrative: Find Raza

Furthering the peace narrative: Find Raza

Feb 26, 2018 Articles, Featured Top Stories, In Humanity's Name, News, Top Stories 0

The tiny dents that young activists like Raza Mahmood Khan make on the narrative of violence and coercion are precious, and worth preserving. Hopefully Raza will be produced in the Lahore High Court...
Peace activists in India honour Pakistani lawyer Asma Jahangir

Peace activists in India honour Pakistani lawyer Asma Jahangir

Feb 15, 2018 Articles, Featured Top Stories, In Humanity's Name, News, Top Stories 0

Thousands attended the funeral of Pakistani lawyer, human rights, peace and democracy advocate Asma Jahangir in Lahore on Tuesday – women, men, rich, poor, workers, lawyers, journalists, farmers,...
Mera dost Raza, my friend Raza

Mera dost Raza, my friend Raza

Dec 11, 2017 Articles, Featured Top Stories, In Humanity's Name, Top Stories, Youth initiatives 0

I cannot find the words to express my grief over the disappearance of my dear friend Raza from Lahore. When I heard that he was missing, it shook me to the fibre of my being. How can a man who...
A young Indian activist’s anguished post about her disappeared colleague in Pakistan

A young Indian activist’s anguished post about her disappeared colleague in Pakistan

Dec 07, 2017 Articles, Blogs, Featured Top Stories, In Humanity's Name, News, Top Stories, Youth initiatives 0

Young Indian activist Devika Mittal in Delhi has written a moving post about the disappearance of her friend and colleague Raza Khan in Pakistan. Mittal, one of the leaders of the cross-border youth...
#FindRaza Aaghaz-e-Dosti concerned about whereabouts of Raza Mehmood Khan

#FindRaza Aaghaz-e-Dosti concerned about whereabouts of Raza Mehmood Khan

Dec 06, 2017 Articles, Featured Top Stories, In Humanity's Name, News, Top Stories, Youth initiatives 0

The cross-border youth group Aaghaz-e-Dosti (start of friendship) has issued a statement expressing concern about the disappearance of Raza Khan, the group’s Pakistan Convener. Raza Khan was...