New Delhi, December 16: They came, they saw but they have no plans to conquer.
The thirty young members of the Pakistani delegation here to attend the International Children’s Festival of Performing Arts instead plan to leave behind a message of peace and love and they have chosen the unlikely medium of a mime.
Move over terrorism and cross-border tension, the children of the ‘Punjab Theatre’ group from Pakistan plan to present a picture of harmony through the silent play ‘Be Zuban’.
But they had to face quiet some hurdles in their mission as ambassadors of peace, from their visas coming through only a day prior to their planned departure, to apprehensive parents.
“The atmosphere has improved but not enough to inspire parents to send their children across the border.
–Agencies