By Seema Mustafa
Peace was a message that was heard after weeks of anger, hate, threats, allegations and some really base rhetoric by both the governments of India and Pakistan. It took a delegation of Pakistanis to New Delhi to bring home the fact that peace is an ideology that has no parallel, and is the only way through which concrete, far reaching solutions can be found. And that it was time that the peaceniks, activists, bleeding hearts---call them what you will---stepped up the pressure on their governments to stop the acrimony and the war talk and move towards a solution that might seem difficult at this point in time but will not be out of reach if the correct course is taken.The Pakistan delegation comprised persons---academics, activists, journalists---whose commitment to peace is well known. Led by I.A Rehman and Asma Jehangir they were put through a hectic programme over three days during which they met political leaders, participated in television shows, met the media, met former diplomats and others and tried to convey one message:
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