Peaceniks arrive from Pak to light candles at border with India

ATTARI: "Bari door sai aye hain pyar ka sandesha layen hai, thukra lo , yan apna lo" sang Khurshanood, one of the 33-member delegation upon arrival at Attari border on Monday.
She said they were here to further peace and friendship between two nations. "Lighting candles at border is a symbolic gesture of our and the people of both countries feeling" she said.
An Indian delegation had also left for Pakistan on Monday to participate in a seminar at Lahore.The peaceniks comprising of businessmen, industrialists would light candles at the India-Pak international border on the intervening night of August 14 and 15 to celebrate the Independence Days of both Pakistan and India respectively.
Another delegate Khushnood Ali Khan said people of both countries had immense love for each other but there were certain hindrances which had to overcome for permanent peace. He said it was due to efforts of peaceniks that their visit was possible.
"Trade has also started and now it has to pick momentum" he said.
A businessmen from Gujarat in Pakistan, Mohammad Imitiaz Ahmad said "We are using Indian vegetables in our kitchen and Indians are making houses of our cement, the differences are being bridged, now the governments of both countries should set examples by liberalizing visa regime " he said.
He said Pakistani businessmen were hopeful of a major boost in trade between two nations after Pakistan gives Most Favored Nation status of India .
"Only those areas and countries had developed which concentrated on regional trade and both India and Pakistan have the immense potential of trade" he said.
President of Lahore Press Club Arshad Ansari said, "I am not feeling as I am in any foreign country, it is the same as in Pakistan" said he.