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Mumbai, Karachi classrooms connect

Mumbai, Karachi classrooms connect

  To facilitate interaction between students of India and Pakistan aiming to dispel prevailing misunderstandings between people of two nations especially the youth, an Indo-Pak joint forum,...
Indo-Pak youth group’s letter to Sushma Swaraj ahead of Pakistan visit

Indo-Pak youth group’s letter to Sushma Swaraj ahead of Pakistan visit

Ahead of Indian foreign minister Sushma Sawaraj’s visit to Pakistan, an Indo-Pak friendship initiative, Aaghaz-e-Dosti, has sought to bring more flexibility, transparency and liberty in...
Citizens of the ‘United States of Indus Valley’

Citizens of the ‘United States of Indus Valley’

Many have articulated the idea of a South Asian Union or Federation, but perhaps none so lovingly and with as much compassion as Haider Rizvi, a journalist who held all humanity and life dear It was...
A flavour of home

A flavour of home

When Indians and Pakistanis connect, ‘the possibilities are endless’, says writer and editor S. Abbas Raza who has just published his first book: ‘desi’ recipes for beginners The...
A cross-border friendship puts women in the driving seat

A cross-border friendship puts women in the driving seat

An Indo-Pak friendship born in the United States underlines the shared value of women’s empowerment Sightings of women driving pink rickshaws around Lahore have seized global media attention about...
Pakistan welcomes Sikh pilgrims

Pakistan welcomes Sikh pilgrims

Hundreds of Sikh pilgrims have arrived in Pakistan on three special trains over the past few days to participate in the 547th birth anniversary celebrations of Baba Guru Nanak, the first of 10 Sikh...
“A Walnut Tree” from Pakistan bags top award at Film Southasia 2015

“A Walnut Tree” from Pakistan bags top award at Film Southasia 2015

Displacement and nostalgia for the homeland are very personal themes for young filmmaker Ammar Aziz who “grew up hearing about the green fields and mango orchards of Hoshiarpur” Young...
‘Gen 3.0’ has no baggage, ‘can connect with each other’ – Sherry Rehman

‘Gen 3.0’ has no baggage, ‘can connect with each other’ – Sherry Rehman

The people should take agency by tapping into “the power of democracy, of people talking to each other, the power of society and public conversation” Introduced as “one of the most...
Indians, Pakistanis come together for inaugural Faiz International Festival

Indians, Pakistanis come together for inaugural Faiz International Festival

A large delegation from India includes Allahabad-based writer Shamsur Rahman Faruqi makes his first ever visit to Lahore, and actor Naseeruddin Shah returning with his play ‘Einstein’ The...
Dear Prime Ministers, please keep your promise

Dear Prime Ministers, please keep your promise

Indian, Pakistani activists remind their Prime Ministers of their commitment at Ufa, Russia about release of fishermen, boats Fishermen’s organizations and peace activists of India and Pakistan in...