February 28, 2012: Peace & Harmony News from South Asia

[Pritam Rohila]

ASSOCIATION FOR COMMUNAL HARMONY IN ASIA (ACHA)
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February 28, 2012: Peace & Harmony News from S. Asia
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IN THIS ISSUE

*Indo-Pak relations: ‘We shouldn’t have wasted resources on war’,
SAMN, Feb 27, 2012
*Pakistan MPs call for strengthening of ties with India, SAMN,
February 25, 2012
*Delhi, Dhaka on trade train, SAMN, February 25, 2012
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*Indo-Pak relations: ‘We shouldn’t have wasted resources on war’,
SAMN, Feb 27, 2012
http://southasianmedia.net/Test21/DetailPage.aspx?StoryID=64518

Instead of indulging in an arms race, India and Pakistan should
compete instead in fields of education, science and arts, said Chief
Minister Shahbaz Sharif on Saturday. He was addressing the 17-member
delegation of Indian parliamentarians at a luncheon at the Chief
Minister’s Secretariat. Sharif said that both countries would have
progressed if the issues had been resolved through dialogue and
resources spent on public welfare “instead of wasting them on wars”…

*Pakistan MPs call for strengthening of ties with India, SAMN,
February 25, 2012
http://southasianmedia.net/Test21/DetailPage.aspx?StoryID=64470

More than diplomatic relations between the two neighboring countries,
it was dream come true for Gul Mohmmad Khan Jakharani and Ramesh Lal,
the members of parliament from Pakistan when they took samadhi darshan
at Sai Baba Sansthan here….Conversing in Hindi and English, while
interacting with media persons after taking darshan at samadhi mandir,
the parliamentarians categorically insisted on more efforts to be made
in strengthening the ties between two countries…

*Delhi, Dhaka on trade train, SAMN, February 25, 2012
http://southasianmedia.net/Test21/DetailPage.aspx?StoryID=64475

Kotak Mahindra Bank is the latest Indian firm to line up to be part of
the growing India-Bangladesh trade and investment story. The private
sector lender has sought permission from the authorities across the
border to set up a joint venture with Abdul Mehtab Ahmed, a local
businessman…
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EXPLANATION/DISCLIMER: The above is a selection of news stories
pertaining to South Asian governments, civil society organizations and
individuals working together on projects of mutual benefit including
peace and communal harmony, and those relating to attempts to improve
the condition of South Asian peoples, especially women and children.
ACHA does not approve of or subscribe to any "disharmonizing
language" (including terms such as POK or IOK) used in these items
selected from various publications. Readers may exercise their
linguistic judgment and ignore any biased language