Beena Sarwar
Build on goodwill, not hate
Jan 11, 2015
Beena Sarwar
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...
A cross-border royal Rajput wedding
Dec 05, 2014
Beena Sarwar
The Rajput ‘Tikka’ ceremony in Amarkot on Dec 7 will take place in Pakistan for the first time since 1947 There is great excitement in the Rajput community in India and in Pakistan about...
The “DearNeighbour” Peace Challenge
Nov 19, 2014
Beena Sarwar
A ‘velfie’ movement is sweeping social media as Indians and Pakistanis share video messages for peace. Are the politicians listening? A three-minute film urging people to converse with...
Spotlight on: child rights, education and peace
Oct 20, 2014
Beena Sarwar
Joint Nobel Peace Prize laureates Pakistani Malala Yousufzai and Indian Kailash Satyarthi vow to work together and invite their Prime Ministers to the awards ceremony Speaking at the Birmingham...
Asha ki Kiran
Feb 05, 2014
Beena Sarwar
By Beena Sarwar On January 20, 2014, her seventeenth birthday, Kiran Soomro flew from Karachi to Bangalore on with her parents. They left with hope in their hearts and a prayer on their lips,...
Nitu’s mission: Save Kiran
Jan 25, 2014
Beena Sarwar
By Beena Sarwar PERSONAL POLITICAL “Didi, I want to live,” 16-year old Kiran Soomro in Karachi tells her friend Nitu Jiwnani in Mumbai. “I don’t want to die.”They are...
New visa regime
Sep 12, 2012
Beena Sarwar
A welcome step forward, a long way to go The Aman ki Asha “Milne Do” online petition addresses several areas that the governments have not touched – especially issues faced by...
NOSTALGIA…Beyond business
May 08, 2012
Beena Sarwar
I remember the excitement as we readied ourselves for that (delayed) flight to New Delhi in May 2010. Several businessmen and women were headed for the Aman ki Asha Indo-Pak Meet along with those of...
India and Pakistan are stronger together
Oct 06, 2010
Beena Sarwar
guardian.co.uk Beena Sarwar Loosening cultural, travel and trade restrictions is a vital first step to rediscovering our two countries’ shared heritage India and Pakistan may be neighbours but...
Flood of despair, a trickle of hope
Aug 29, 2010
Beena Sarwar
By Beena Sarwar July 28, 2010 was a bad day for Pakistan. That morning, heavy rains led to a private airline plane crashing into the Margalla hills near Islamabad, killing all 152 on board. The rains...
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