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The hounding of Teesta Setalvad is timed to coincide with the publicly articulated urge of the Prime Minister to get a "clean chit" from the courts in relation to the ongoing cases in Gujarat, which Teesta has been doggedly pursuing. She is the victim of the pursuit for justice.

The ashes of Indian journalist, peace activist Praful Bidwai brought from New Delhi were immersed at a ceremony held at the bank of River Indus near Al-Manzar point in Jamsoro near here on Saturday.

Pakistan Peace Coalition (PPC) Sindh organised the event, which was attended Sindh United Party (SUP) President Jalal Mehmood Shah, Karamat Ali of Pakistan Institute of Labour Education and Research (PILER), Zulfiqar Halepoto, General Secretary of Pakistan Peace Coalition (Sindh), Suleman Abro of Sindh Agriculture and Forest Workers Coordination Organisation (SAFWCO), peasants leader Punhal Sariyo, Zulfiqar Shah of PILER and others spoke on the occasion.

KARACHI, July 24, 2015: Peace, human rights and women rights activists, academicians, political workers, students leaders, artists and economists eulogized the services of noted Indian jk6ournalist and anti-nuclear peace activist Praful Bidwai for peace in South Asia at a condolence reference at Pakistan Medical Association (PMA) Auditorium here on Friday afternoon.

The Pakistan India People’s Forum for Peace and Democracy (PIPFPD) on Thursday condemned the ceasefire violations and cross-border firing between India and Pakistan, and called for peace.

To begin with, the aims and objectives of both CJP and Sabrang Trust as contained in their founding documents are wide enough to allow for a wide range of activities. However, since its inception in 2002, CJP’s core concern has been to provide legal aid to the victims of mass crimes. Sabrang Trust’s main focus has been, one, Khoj (education for a plural India) programme run in schools, and two, conflict resolution and peace building.