PART 1: Lifting the veil
By Sultan Shahin, editor, NewAgeIslam.com
It was with a sense of history, therefore, that a few Indian journalists, including this Asia Times Online correspondent, began their mission, once allowed entry into the region in the last week of November. It was a carefully planned trip under the aegis of the South Asian Free Media Association, which had earlier organized a similar trip to Indian-administered Kashmir for Pakistani journalists. Every minute of our time was accounted for, with the local police force escorting and watching our every move. Yet it must be said, to the credit of President General Pervez Musharraf of Pakistan, that true to his word, he did allow us to interact with every segment of public opinion, including those dissidents who are fiercely opposed to the Pakistani administration, and some who are, surprisingly, pro-India.
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