July 4, 2009: Peace & Harmony News from S. Asia

[Pritam Rohila]

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IN THIS ISSUE

*The Garage School For All: Without Any Religious Bias, Minorities’
Concern of Pakistan *Sonia for strengthening Indo-Pak ties DAILY TIMES
| July 03, 2009
*Gilani to meet Manmohan on 16th: Pak, DAILY TIMES | July 03, 2009
*'Anti-India activity not allowed in BD', THE HINDU | July 03, 2009
*India, Bhutan to fast-track power plans INDIAN EXPRESS | July 03,
2009
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*The Garage School For All: Without Any Religious Bias, Minorities’
Concern of Pakistan, Issue No. 40, July 2009,
minorities_co...@yahoo.com

Shabina Mustafa is waging a struggle against the forces of anarchy
with her deep love and caring for the children of domestic workers
from her neighborhood. Her husband Flight Lieutenant Syed Safi Mustafa
(S.J.) went missing in action in East Pakistan in 1971. She was 20
back then and had a two month old son. In 1999 a maid’s daughter from
Shabina’s building was denied admission in a sewing school because she
could not read or write. That rejection prompted Shabina to open a
school in her garage for all the servants’ kids from the neighborhood
and Garage School was born. Ten years later the school has over 200
kids from Muslim, Christian, Hindu and Sikh families in Karachi.
Garage school is their home where they celebrate their birthdays
and religious festivals, get an annual medical check up and
vaccinations. They get free education, uniforms, books and stationary.
They also receive biscuits, milk, boiled eggs and vitamins to ensure
nourishment for body and mind. They are taught tolerance and respect
of all religions. (Kathay Kalame, All Things Pakistan, May 31)

*Sonia for strengthening Indo-Pak ties DAILY TIMES | July 03, 2009
http://www.southasianmedia.net/index_story.cfm?id=591555&category=Frontend&Country=MAIN

ISLAMABAD: The Congress party and the Indian government are committed
to strengthening person-to-person contact and cooperation between
India and Pakistan, Indian National Congress President Sonia Gandhi
said. In a letter to Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid (PML-Q) President
Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain on Thursday, Sonia thanked him for his
congratulatory message on Congress’ victory in the recent elections…

*Gilani to meet Manmohan on 16th: Pak, DAILY TIMES | July 03, 2009
http://www.southasianmedia.net/index_story.cfm?id=591570&category=Frontend&Country=MAIN

ISLAMABAD: The Foreign Office (FO) on Thursday said Prime Minister
Yousuf Raza Gilani would meet his Indian counterpart Manmohan Singh on
the sidelines of the Non-Aligned Movement summit in Sharm El-Sheikh on
July 16. The spokesman said the Indian and Pakistani foreign
secretaries would also meet on the sidelines of the summit…

*'Anti-India activity not allowed in BD', THE HINDU | July 03, 2009
http://www.southasianmedia.net/index_story.cfm?id=591560&category=Frontend&Country=MAIN

MALDA: No anti-India militant activity would be allowed on Bangladeshi
soil, the Bangladesh Rifles Director-General (BDR-DG), Mohammad Mainul
Islam, said on Thursday. The present government shares good relations
with India and the Sheikh Hasina regime wants to make it better, Islam
told reporters after a two-hour-long meeting with the BSF's
Murshidabad sector DIG, Dilbar Singh Sidhu, at Mahadipur BSF camp in
the district…

*India, Bhutan to fast-track power plans INDIAN EXPRESS | July 03,
2009
http://www.southasianmedia.net/index_story.cfm?id=591627&category=Frontend&Country=MAIN

NEW DELHI: India and Bhutan have agreed to expedite work on hydro-
power generation in the Himalayan nation, which has set a target of
10,000 MW by 2020. New Delhi also assured assistance to Thimpu in
developing its IT and e-governance projects…