India, Pakistan: Build on goodwill, not hate
From the Blog beenasarwar[image: A student in Chennai prays for those killed in Peshawar. Schools across India held a two-minute silence on Wednesday. Photo: R. Senthil Kumar/ PTI] A student in Chennai prays for those killed in Peshawar. Schools across India held a two-minute silence on Wednesday. Photo: R. Senthil Kumar/ PTI I wrote this for *The News on Sunday’s* Jan 11, 2015 issue: *Build on goodwill, not hate* *In the wake of escalation of tensions between India and Pakistan, people on both sides of the border continue to express solidarity through peace initiatives* In an unprecedented and heart-warming gesture from India to Pakistan, Indian Prime Minister Modi requested schools in his country to observe a two-minute silence to commemorate the children and teachers killed in the horrific attack opakistanblogs.blogspot.comRead Full Post
My article —- Where is “My Pakistan?”
From the Blog gsntahir“Malala’s Pakistan,” or some such term has been proclaimed in many newspaper op-eds in recent weeks! Over the years we have seen Pakistan being labeled as someone or the others Pakistan. The list of whose Pakistan it is, is long and changes with the need of the hour – often overnight – as circumstances set in motion a domino effect; often forced, and accepted; as the antidote for the ills real or perceived by those who threw the stone to set the ripple going! Between the founding fathers Pakistan to Dr. Qadeer’s Pakistan; snaking through a Pakistan for Islam; a Pakistan of the youth; a Nuclear Pakistan; a Revolutionary Pakistan; a New Pakistan and Sab Sae Pehlay Pakistan. I have lived through a time when we were recognized as “Pakistan Ayub Khan”; stints of Democratic Pakistan; epakistanblogs.blogspot.comRead Full Post
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