Promoting Peace: Indian guru to visit Pakistan

BANGALORE: Indian guru Sri Ravi Shankar will pay a three-day visit to Pakistan from March 12 to meet a range of Pakistanis. This is the Art of Living founder’s second visit to Pakistan. “We have spent a lot on conflicts, on escalating conflicts, destruction of life and the environment. Now we have to work towards making peace,” he said. The visit aims to find peaceful solutions by promoting friendship, understanding and dialogue, the Art of Living said in a statement. Shankar is expected to meet Pakistani academics, spiritual, business, political, opinion leaders to strengthen collaborative efforts between the two countries.

Published in The Express Tribune, March 11^th, 2012.