March 07, 2012: Peace & Harmony News from S. Asia
Pritam Rohila
ASSOCIATION FOR COMMUNAL HARMONY IN ASIA (ACHA)
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March 07, 2012: Peace & Harmony News from S. Asia
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IN THIS ISSUE
*India: An extraordinary message of love, hope to Japan, Rediff News, March 5, 2012
*Pakistan attaches high priority to regional peace: Gilani, APP, March 6, 2012
*Bangladesh satisfied with Pakistan cricket security, SAMN, March 5, 2012
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*India: An extraordinary message of love, hope to Japan, Rediff News, March 5, 2012
Sadako Sasaki, a 12-year-old victim of the 1945 Hiroshima nuclear bombing in Japan, had an innocent wish in her last days -- she wanted to make a thousand origami cranes so that her wish to live would be granted. She could make only 644 such cranes in her nursing home as she succumbed to leukemia….Decades later, Tara Trust, an NGO from Goa, taking inspiration from the story of Sadako Sasaki, has launched The 1000 Crane Project, where it attempts to get underprivileged kids from Goa and other cities of India to paint 1,000 T-shirts depicting cranes. These T-shirts would eventually make its way to Fukushima to the young victims of the catastrophic earthquakes and tsunami in 2010, thereby spreading the message of compassion…
*Pakistan attaches high priority to regional peace: Gilani, APP, March 6, 2012
http://app.com.pk/en_/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=182895&Itemid=1
ISLAMABAD, Mar 6 (APP) -Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani on Tuesday said Pakistan attaches high priority to promoting regional peace, security, prosperity and stability. The Prime Minister expressed these views in a meeting with outgoing Foreign Secretary Salman Bashir, who paid a farewell call on him at the PM’s House here. The Prime Minister directed the outgoing Foreign Secretary Salman Bashir, who has been designated as Pakistan’s High Commissioner to India, to pay special attention to improving relations and seeking resolution of outstanding issues, notably Jammu and Kashmir…
*Bangladesh satisfied with Pakistan cricket security, SAMN, March 5, 2012
http://southasianmedia.net/Test21/DetailPage.aspx?StoryID=64784
The head of the Bangladesh Cricket Board said Sunday he would try to bring international cricket back to Pakistan after voicing satisfaction with security arrangements in the country. Pakistan have invited Bangladesh to tour next month in a bid to revive international cricket in the country after it was suspended following the terrorist attacks on the Sri Lankan team bus in Lahore three years ago…
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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.