India-Pakistan rail link reunites; Last week's opening of the Thar Express railroad between India and Pakistan is symbolic of more than just peace.(WORLD)

From: The Christian Science Monitor | Date: February 24, 2006 | Copyright information

Byline: Anuj Chopra Correspondent of The Christian Science Monitor

MUNABA, INDIA -- The last time Zahir Ahmad saw his daughter was 19 years ago, shortly after her marriage to a Pakistani man. She has lived in Karachi ever since - a destination so politically distant from Mr. Ahmad's home in Godhra, India, that a face-to-face meeting has been almost impossible - until now.

On Feb. 18, India and Pakistan launched a new weekly train service between Munaba, India ...

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