Hope for peace through students on February 16, 2020If we are to reach real peace in this world and if we are to carry on a real war against war, we shall have to begin with children; and if they will grow up in their natural innocence, we won’t have to struggle; we won’t have to pass fruitless idle resolutions, but we shall […]
The Aman-Dosti Yatra: a voice for Indo-Pak peace on August 22, 2018As part of the 40-member ‘Aman-Dosti Yatra’ delegation, which travelled from Delhi to the Wagah border, I had the pleasure of visiting various schools and interacting with the students. At one particular school, we asked the students how many of them desire peace and friendship with the people of Pakistan. All of them enthusiastically replied […]
Why Raza’s return is important on April 6, 2018Pakistan is a beloved country to me and the reason behind is its people. It was not the same when I was unaware of the people of the country. When I was young, I knew very little about my western neighbours and this little information was primarily constructed by the people around me, namely my […]
Silencing of a peace-builder on December 17, 2017The news of Pakistani activist Raza Khan’s disappearance came as a shock to us in India. Raza went missing on December 2 under mysterious circumstances. FIR was registered and police in Lahore are hopeful for his safe recovery in the coming days. Activists from all over the world have condemned his disappearance. There are teary […]
Connecting countries through cinema on May 23, 2016Indian and Pakistani hearts beat alike. The fact is that social bonding, cultural similarities and linguistic approach are in such a way that both sides are able to understand and to feel each other’s joy and sufferings without much effort in understanding. People on both sides are very passionate to know about each other. This […]
Fishermen still waiting on December 19, 2015With he recent visit of the external affairs minister of India to Pakistan and her speech in Indian parliament regarding her visit, it seems that there is progress being made by both sides. With the positive attitude of comprehensive dialogue, it is also expected that the Indian Prime Minister (PM) may visit Pakistan in the […]
Spirituality connects on December 4, 2015Hundreds of Sikh pilgrims from India visited Nankana Sahib, Pakistan on this Gurpurab. Nankana Sahib is a place where, as per belief, Guru Nanak, the founder of Sikhism was born. This time, Pakistan issued visas to 2,850 Sikhs from India. The Pakistan High Commission in India also announced that almost all applicants got their visa […]
Opening the Kargil-Skardu road on August 31, 2015With the development of civilisation, this world witnessed the division of countries, of culture, of many other things. Sometimes, these divisions created a barrier in human relations. In the same way, the division of India and Pakistan from British India has created a barrier in human relations in these north-most regions where Gilgit-Baltistan and Ladakh […]
Relevance of Bhagat Singh today on March 24, 2015On March 23, 1931, Bhagat Singh was hanged in Lahore. It was his rising popularity and support that, despite the official date of hanging being March 24, the British India government hanged him on March 23, a whole day earlier. His martyrdom is still a symbol of courage, proud and emotive among people, especially the […]
Trapped: the sufferings of Indo-Pak prisoners on June 10, 2014Diplomatic tools include goodwill agreements on policies, trade, and about resolving existing conflicts between any two countries, but for two countries of the South Asia region, namely India and Pakistan, there is another tool as well, and sadly, this tool is the release of each other’s prisoners in the name of humanity and goodwill. This […]