March 28, 2012: Peace & Harmony News from S. Asia

Hundreds of people including literary figures, families with children and groups of young lads turn up to listen to the poets from across the country as well as from different parts of the world.

There was a time when this ‘city of lights’ used to have night-long literary and social activities; but then fear had overwhelmed everything and those nights were lost. “However, there are still those who wish to bring back the literary and cultural life which was once the hallmark of this city,” said Syed Ibne Hassan who was one of the 300 members of the organising committee of annual International Urdu Mushaira which is being held continuously since 1989 under the auspices of Sakinan-e-Shehr-e-Quaid…

*BD cabinet body approves India power purchase deal, SAMN, March 26, 2012

http://southasianmedia.net/Test21/DetailPage.aspx?StoryID=65677

The Cabinet Economic Affairs Committee Sunday approved in principle the agreement government signed with India to import 250 MW of electricity from the eastern part of the neighbouring country, reports UNB. The cabinet body at a meeting with Finance Minister AMA Muhith gave the nod to the deal placed by the Power Division of the Ministry of Power, Energy and Mineral Resources…

*S Asia paying higher cost on imports from outside region, SAMN, March 27, 2012

http://southasianmedia.net/Test21/DetailPage.aspx?StoryID=65688

Despite being home to most of the world’s poor and conflict-ridden, South Asia is the least economically integrated region in the world, which results into higher costs to consumers on account of costlier imports from outside the region. Speakers lamented this while sharing the findings of research study ‘Cost of Economic Non-cooperation to Consumers in South Asia (COENCOSA)’. The study reveals that though Pakistan receives only 10.5 percent of total gains, the lowest in region, it stands to save 59.04 percent on its current import expenditure on selected products. Among other factors, Pakistan’s least connectedness with other SA countries and also worsening energy situation hinder its progress on this front…

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.

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