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'I want India and Pakistan to make peace in my lifetime' - Zehra Nigah

'I want India and Pakistan to make peace in my lifetime' - Zehra Nigah

Some thoughts emerging from a chance encounter with one of Pakistan's most respected and iconic progressive poets. Published as a Sapan News syndicated feature

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'I want India and Pakistan to make peace in my lifetime' - Zehra Nigah
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By Beena Sarwar / Sapan News

"It's the girls that give me hope," says the celebrated poet and writer Zehra Nigah.

She leads a quiet life at her home in Karachi, without a mobile phone…

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