Rana Hameer Singh, Rani Nalini and son Karni Sodha at home in Amarkot. Photo: Maha Sarwar Shahid
Something I wrote for Aman ki Asha after a magical trip to Tharparkar last weekend…
The Rana and Rani of Amarkot (Umerkot) urge a liberal visa regime between India and Pakistan
By Beena Sarwar
“The people-to-people contacts idea or vision initially came from the Indian side, when we were stuck, unable to move forward. My country had taken the position that Kashmir has to come first, that no dialogue was possible until that issue was resolved,” says Rana Hamir Singh, head of the Hindu Sodha Thakur Rajput clan in Pakistan, in Umerkot, former capital of Sindh. Continue reading
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