Congratulating Nawaz Sharif on the electoral win of his political party, Aman ki Asha's plea to both governments continues to be: "Stay the course". Let the people reap the dividends of peace
By Reema Abbasi
The day when a Pakistani can take off on the wings of a whim to the sultry beaches of Goa for New Year's Eve; follow a Yogi's trail in the Satpura Range; perhaps enroll in a Kathak programme at Tagore's Shantiniketan or grab a refresher at th ..... more
By Yudhvir RanaJATTI UMRA: As Nawaz Sharif's Pakistan Muslim League - Nawaz (PML-N) emerged as the largest
party in the recently held elections in Pakistan, his ancestral village in India, Jatti Umra
erupted in jubilations.
The residents o .....more
Imagine the heavenly smell of stable peace
"Pakistan and India must focus on culture exchange initiatives, especially for the youth, who play an instrumental role in every culture.Aman ki Asha is the bedrock to go ahead with the peace process, no matter .....more
By Yudhvir RanaA peace museum celebrating divided Punjab's shared architectural, cultural and culinary heritage is coming up at Attari near the India-Pakistan border. The double-story museum spread over 6,000 sq feet is expected to be opened early next ye .....more
The murderous attacks on an Indian prisoner in Pakistan and a Pakistani prisoner in India highlight the urgency of developing long term, humane policies to protect the vulnerable in both countries
Following the attack on Indian prisoner Sarabjit Singh in .....more
By Beena SarwarOn April 20, peace activist and educationist Ashfaq Fateh, 41, passed away in hospital after doctors unsuccessfully operated on a liver tumour. Fateh, who lived in Toba Tek Singh had long been engaged in peace efforts focusing on inter-fait .....more
On a first-time to India for a South Asian fellowship in Arts and Cultural
Management, a Pakistani participant finds herself at home
By Alina Choudhry
"Hey, you are going to India? Be careful, don't speak to strangers there"
"Oh listen! Neve .....more
Joint statement by Editors of Jang Group & Times of India
Peace between India and Pakistan has been stubbornly
elusive and yet tantalizingly inevitable. This vast subcontinent senses
the bounties a peace dividend can deliver to its people yet it recoils
from claiming a share. The natural impulse would be to break out of the
straitjacket of stated positions and embrace an ideal that promises sustained
prosperity to the region, yet there is hesitation. There is a collective
paralysis of the will, induced by the trauma of birth, amplified by false
starts, mistrust, periodic outbreaks of violence, suspicion, misplaced
jingoism and diplomatic doublespeak. Hypnotized by their own mantra, the
two states are reluctant to move towards normalization until certain terms
and certain promises are kept.
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The world has seen worse cases of animosity
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Thursday, July 12, 2012
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Ammar Shahbazi
Cultural and linguistic bonds of a civilization are stronger than its religious bonds, says professor Naeem ur Rehman Farooqi, former Pro Vice Chancellor of Allahabad University. "So the connection between India and Pakistan is inherent and intrinsic, something that no political and military power can ever erode"
In an interview with Aman Ki Asha, he said that the history of a civilisation cann
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The News on Sunday Special Report: India Pakistan prisoners
We probably didn't need to do this Special Report. Newspaper stories don't matter when it comes to Indians in Pakistani jails and vice versa. In fact, 'vice versa' sums it up. We do to them what they do to us.
Except when the two countries decide to begin talking, yet again! This time a little before the foreign secretary level talks, some Pakistani prisoners were released by India (and vice versa must have happened) and some more were released after the talks.
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When I'm PM, will work to resolve Kashmir issue: Imran Khan - The Times of India
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