Punjab

Supporters of Waris Punjab De shout slogans favoring their chief and separatist leader Amritpal Singh and other arrested activists

Sikh separatist still on the run in India

Borders

In his latest video, Singh, a preacher calling for a Sikh homeland known as Khalistan, says he’ll surrender at a time of his own choosing.

a collage of photos from Kashyap's dinner

Cross-border meals connect people from countries in conflict

Food
A man sits behind a desk

The town that doesn’t vote: Pakistan’s Ahmadis say forced to abstain

Indian rebels being executed by cannon, September 8th 1857

The story behind the skull found in a London pub

Conflict
Maritime Bhangra dance in Peggy's Cove, Nova Scotia.

Check out this bhangra by the beach, Nova Scotia style

Culture
Members of civil society and the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan hold placards during a protest in Islamabad May 29, 2014 against the killing of Farzana Iqbal, 25, by family members on Tuesday in Lahore.

Pakistani media mocks clerics who say men can ‘lightly beat’ wives

Justice

“It is difficult to comprehend why anyone in his right mind would think that any further encouragement or justification is needed to invite violence upon women in Pakistan,” the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan stated.

Canada's Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, delivers a formal apology for the Komagata Maru incident in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Canada, May 18th 2016.

What Trudeau’s Komagata Maru apology means to a descendant of one of the ship’s passengers

Culture

In 1914, a shipload of would-be immigrants from India were roughly handled and turned away. Canada’s government of the time wanted to keep the country white. Finally, a prime minister has acknowledged Canada was wrong on the record.

The World

This Indian mother takes her husband’s abuse to protect her daughter

Justice

In India’s slums, women often suffer abuse from their husbands in silence in order to keep their daughters safe.

Punjabi flood victims are evacuated by boat from their flooded house following heavy rain in Jhang, Pakistan, on September 10, 2014.

Pakistanis rush to relief efforts after devastating floods in Punjab

Environment

Severe flooding has killed more than 240 in Pakistan and forced thousands more from their homes. With the Pakistani government wrapped in its own political drama, ordinary citizens have taken a central role in relief efforts and documenting the tragedy.

Water scarcity heightens tensions between India and Pakistan

In 2013, the Asian Development Bank declared Pakistan as one of the most “water-stressed” countries in the world. One of the hardest hit areas is the Sindh province, in the northernmost region of Pakistan. It shares a border with India. This land is mostly desert so migration in search of water is a way of life. Those who live here say that India is making their life harder and could be a source of conflict between the two countries. In 2013, the Asian Development Bank declared Pakistan as one of the most “water-stressed” countries in the world. One of the hardest hit areas is the Sindh province, in the northernmost region of Pakistan. It shares a border with India. This land is mostly desert so migration in search of water is a way of life. Those who live here say that India is making their life harder and could be a source of conflict between the two countries.