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By Yusra Husain
The Pakistani
television serials
taking India by
storm? Long
overdue,
veteran
Pakistani actor
Samina
Peerzada tells
an Indian
journalist
B R I E F
A Pakistani investing in India
is also reported to have said that Pakistanis coming on visas are not terrorists. Giving SIM card access will only enhance business ties between the
two nations."
The proposal, which was earlier made to the
UPA government, comes again ahead of a meeting
between Commerce and Industry Minister Nirmala
Sitharaman and her Pakistani counterpart Khurram
Dastgir Khan on July 24 on the sidelines of the
South Asian Free Trade Area ministerial council in
Bhutan the first bilateral ministerial meeting
since the Modi-led government took charge.
"By allowing sim card access, India may be in
a better position to monitor telecom traffic," says
an official. "A person who has to communicate may
anyway use other means such as Skype. If you
bring along a Dubai sim, it will work in India. So
how does the ban on Pakistani sim cards enhance
security?"
Businessmen from either country can get multicity visas to India and Pakistan, but need to obtain
local sim cards. If India moves to unilaterally allow
Pakistani sim cards roaming access in India, Pakistan is likely to reciprocate. This may lead to better
regional integration and boost bilateral trade.
A young Pakistani shares the story of the unlearning process that helped her
overcome her stereotypes about Indians
By Anam Zakaria
At the launch of Zee Zindagi in India: Pakistani actor Imran Abbas Naqvi
Transcending boundaries: (left to right) Lavanya Nath, Chintan Girish Modi, Vani Valson,
Anam Zakaria, Haroon Khalid
Chandigarh and Agra, the places
where I built friendships and deep
bonds, where I have some of my fondest memories. Those relationships are
sustained over e-mail and Facebook,
and of course with delightful occasional visits from this side or that side
of the border.
My second visit came about when I
was invited to participate in the Women
in Security, Conflict Management and
Peace (WISCOMP) Tenth Annual Workshop on Conflict Transformation. At the
four-day event, we discussed India-Pakistan and Kashmir dialogue and peace,
with people from all over the region.
Destination Peace: A commitment by the Jang Group, Geo and The Times of India Group to
create an enabling environment that brings the people of Pakistan and India closer together,
contributing to genuine and durable peace with honour between our countries.