India-Pakistan dialogue must continue, say peace activists at virtual brainstorming session
Mar 29, 2021
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India and Pakistan peace activists across time zones came together for a virtual brainstorming session on March 28, inspired by the work of giants like Dr Mubashir Hasan, Asma Jahangir, Kuldip Nayar...
Farewell Hasina Moin: A cross-border talk show pays tribute
Mar 27, 2021
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There’s a new cross-border talk show around – and one that’s not a shouting match. In fact, it is the first such offering from India and Pakistan, a concept that grew out of the creators’...
Indian premier Narendra Modi extends greetings to PM Imran Khan on Pakistan Day
Mar 23, 2021
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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday sent a letter to Prime Minister Imran Khan, extending good wishes on Pakistan Day, as well as expressing the intention to improve relations between the...
One dance a month: Celebrating a shared culture, choreographer-dancer Tehreema Mitha launches video channel
Mar 22, 2021
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“The subcontinent has a shared history dating back thousands of years. The good, the bad and the amazing, the whole of history belongs to all of us”, says choreographer and dancer Tehreema Mitha....
“Peace-ing it together”: Across the Line – a book or a movement to heal?
Mar 07, 2021
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A recent book launch encapsulated all my passions as the founder of the Children’s Literature Festival, which aims to create spaces of learning, feeling and healing in Pakistan and beyond. We want...
Ninth Indo-Pak Peace Calendar launch: Activists and academics call to “open visas”
Mar 01, 2021
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This year marked the first virtual launch of an annual calendar featuring children’s paintings themed on peace between India and Pakistan. With the coronavirus pandemic halting in-person...
Ceasefire agreement widely hailed
Feb 28, 2021
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The largest and oldest people-to-people organization in the region, the Pakistan India People’s Forum for Peace and Democracy, is among the many welcoming the recently announced agreement...
India-Pak Relations: What the Kafkaesque Case of a Repatriated Cattle-Herder Tells Us
Feb 01, 2021
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That a poor man ends up spending years in jail due to bureaucratic delays points to a larger issue. But Ismail Sama’s repatriation also gives cause for some hope. The story of an Indian man...
A tale of two officers
Feb 01, 2021
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“Today is March 23rd, so you know what that means?” The immigration officer in Karachi looked at the Indian visa on my Pakistani passport. I didn’t know what he meant, really. It was much later...
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