A border crossing to remember
LAHORE: "The Commonwealth Games taking place in New Delhi this year are an achievement for all of South Asia," said Shahbaz Sharif, Chief Minister Punjab, speaking at a dinner in Lahore the night before the Queen Baton's Relay Ceremony at Wagha border between Pakistan and India on June 25, 2010. "It is an opportunity for us to showcase our culture, traditions, rich history and the wealth of our hospitality. We wish the Indian government and the organisers every success and assure them of our full support and cooperation."
Cooperation was much in evidence the following day at the Baton handing-over at Wagha, organised by the Olympics Associations of Pakistan and India. Aman Ki Asha, the joint peace initiative of the Jang Group of Pakistan and The Times of India Group joined in the celebrations with their Peace Chain event, in which schoolchildren tied together strings of handkerchiefs inscribed with peace messages from both countries. With some 200,000 peace hankies completed by schoolchildren in India and about 30,000 in Pakistan, these hankies would form the longest ever such chain if joined together.
Nadia Khan did a special show on the event, which her production team took to exciting levels by introducing a sequence of performances that energised and captivated the crowd of mostly schoolchildren and teachers.
Thursday, July 01, 2010
LAHORE: "The Commonwealth Games taking place in New Delhi this year are an achievement for all of South Asia," said Shahbaz Sharif, Chief Minister Punjab, speaking at a dinner in Lahore the night before the Queen Baton's Relay Ceremony at Wagha border between Pakistan and India on June 25, 2010. "It is an opportunity for us to showcase our culture, traditions, rich history and the wealth of our hospitality. We wish the Indian government and the organisers every success and assure them of our full support and cooperation."Cooperation was much in evidence the following day at the Baton handing-over at Wagha, organised by the Olympics Associations of Pakistan and India. Aman Ki Asha, the joint peace initiative of the Jang Group of Pakistan and The Times of India Group joined in the celebrations with their Peace Chain event, in which schoolchildren tied together strings of handkerchiefs inscribed with peace messages from both countries. With some 200,000 peace hankies completed by schoolchildren in India and about 30,000 in Pakistan, these hankies would form the longest ever such chain if joined together.
Nadia Khan did a special show on the event, which her production team took to exciting levels by introducing a sequence of performances that energised and captivated the crowd of mostly schoolchildren and teachers.
Thursday, July 01, 2010
The ice must melt
By Abdulaziz Khan
People living on both sides of the divide welcome reports about exchang .....more
The people of both countries want to live in peace
By Abdulaziz Khan
People living on both sides of the divide welcome reports about exchang .....more
An old man's plea:Let us meet
An online video about Sikhs looking after a mosque built by his ancestors inspires
An online video about Sikhs looking after a mosque built by his ancestors inspires
the writer to re-connect with his past across the border
By Syed Saadat Hu
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Celebrating Vaisakhi in Pakistan
Photos by Saiyna Bashir
The annual festival of Vaisakhi or Baisakhi is a centuries old spring celebration observed by farmers across northern India, particu .....more
Photos by Saiyna BashirThe annual festival of Vaisakhi or Baisakhi is a centuries old spring celebration observed by farmers across northern India, particu .....more
BriefS
Little Pooja returns safely
AKudos to the border forces in India and Pakistan for starting to take a more humane view of human mistakes. On Sunday, March 24, the Indi .....more
Little Pooja returns safelyAKudos to the border forces in India and Pakistan for starting to take a more humane view of human mistakes. On Sunday, March 24, the Indi .....more
Testimonials
If war is not the answer, peace has to be
"Pakistan-India relations have not been very pleasant for the last 65 years for various reasons and biases. Both countrie .....more
If war is not the answer, peace has to be"Pakistan-India relations have not been very pleasant for the last 65 years for various reasons and biases. Both countrie .....more
India, Pakistan: Let academics meet
A Pakistani scholar writes about the shared bonds with Indian colleagues whom he met in a third country
By Riaz Ahmed Shaikh
It was at a seminar in Thailand, t .....more
A Pakistani scholar writes about the shared bonds with Indian colleagues whom he met in a third countryBy Riaz Ahmed Shaikh
It was at a seminar in Thailand, t .....more
Hope amid a hostile environment
The daughter of a former cross-border prisoner reflects on her own family's experiences over two decades
By Amna Chishty
Last year my father Dr. Khalil Chishty's 20 .....more
The daughter of a former cross-border prisoner reflects on her own family's experiences over two decadesBy Amna Chishty
Last year my father Dr. Khalil Chishty's 20 .....more
That India Pakistan visa thing
By Jehan Ara
Whether you are a Pakistani applying for an Indian visa or an Indian applying for a Pakistani visa, the road ahead is challenging. I have been fort .....more
By Jehan AraWhether you are a Pakistani applying for an Indian visa or an Indian applying for a Pakistani visa, the road ahead is challenging. I have been fort .....more
TESTIMONIALS
"'India and Pakistan, why all the rivalry? Before 1947, weren't we just known as "The Subcontinent"? We are one, .....more
We are two wings of a single bird
"'India and Pakistan, why all the rivalry? Before 1947, weren't we just known as "The Subcontinent"? We are one, .....more
Shatrughan Sinha refuses to hate Pakistan
"Let's talk peace," says Shatrughan Sinha who refuses to hate Pakistan
You've just returned from attending a wedding in Islamab .....more
"Let's talk peace," says Shatrughan Sinha who refuses to hate Pakistan
By Subhash K Jha
You've just returned from attending a wedding in Islamab .....more
Sign the Milne Do petition!
To sign the Aman ki Asha Milne Do petition urging governments to allow greater people-to-people contact please go to this direct link: more
To sign the Aman ki Asha Milne Do petition urging governments to allow greater people-to-people contact please go to this direct link: more
Zardari ratifies Pak-India visa accord
ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari has endorsed the liberalized visa agreement between Pakistan and India, Geo News reported Tuesday.
The two nations had alread .....more
ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari has endorsed the liberalized visa agreement between Pakistan and India, Geo News reported Tuesday.The two nations had alread .....more
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Articles
Visa regime & national identity
Thursday, July 15, 2010
by Faiza Moatasim
One of the positive issues taken up by the Aman ki Asha initiative is the aggressive campaign to force revisions in the ridiculous visa regimes for citizens of India and .....more
Thursday, July 15, 2010
by Faiza Moatasim
One of the positive issues taken up by the Aman ki Asha initiative is the aggressive campaign to force revisions in the ridiculous visa regimes for citizens of India and .....more
Searching for Aftab Manzil
Thursday, July 08, 2010
by Sehar Tariq
In 1947, Aftab Omar and his wife AshfaqJehan Begum packed a suitcase, locked the front door of their house in Meerut, got on a tonga for the railway station and left for .....more
Thursday, July 08, 2010
by Sehar Tariq
In 1947, Aftab Omar and his wife AshfaqJehan Begum packed a suitcase, locked the front door of their house in Meerut, got on a tonga for the railway station and left for .....more
Praying for a visa-free zone
Wednesday, July 07, 2010
by Rabia Ali
The hurdles faced by those wanting to visit holy sites in India
Wednesday, July 07, 2010
When Sardar Ramesh Singh enters the awe-inspiring Golden Temple in A .....more
Wednesday, July 07, 2010
by Rabia Ali
The hurdles faced by those wanting to visit holy sites in India
Wednesday, July 07, 2010
When Sardar Ramesh Singh enters the awe-inspiring Golden Temple in A .....more
Cutting off a nose to spite a face?
Wednesday, July 07, 2010
by Murtaza Ali Shah in London
Local economies would benefit hugely if India and Pakistan lifted the visa restrictions that prevent visits from foreign citizens with links to the other country .....more
Wednesday, July 07, 2010
by Murtaza Ali Shah in London
Local economies would benefit hugely if India and Pakistan lifted the visa restrictions that prevent visits from foreign citizens with links to the other country .....more
Side-effect Constant, for sure
Friday, July 02, 2010
by Harris Khalique
Seasoned Indian diplomat and legislator Mani Shankar Aiyar, in his column titled "Constant or Composite?" has pleaded for an uninterrupted and uninterruptible dialogue pr .....more
Friday, July 02, 2010
by Harris Khalique
Seasoned Indian diplomat and legislator Mani Shankar Aiyar, in his column titled "Constant or Composite?" has pleaded for an uninterrupted and uninterruptible dialogue pr .....more
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For the past 2 years the Jang Group and Geo have been working on a project of great national interest; one that we hope will help usher in an era of peace and prosperity in the country and indeed, in the region. And one that hopefully all Pakistanis can be proud of.
The Jang Group has entered into an agreement with the Times of India Group, the largest media group of India, to campaign for peace betw
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