"If people keep meeting, it will help us to know about each other in a more better way. If you don't meet then some wrong message is spread by the third person. People to people contact is better than that at the upper level," said Nagma Iqtidar, a freelance journalist who is part of the media delegation on visit to Mumbai from Karachi and Hyderabad (Sindh) in Pakistan.
"We are the biggest victim of terrorism. One of our tall leaders Benazir Bhutto became the victim of it. We want you to support us. If democracy is strengthened in Pakistan it will ultimately benefit India," said another scribe during an interactive session at the Mumbai Marathi Patrakar Sangh.
Asked on attitude of Pakistan towards India of late, Tahir Hasan Khan, President of the Karachi Press Club, said it has changed manifolds.
"It (the attitude) has certainly changed from what it was in 60s and 70s. We have also signed memorandum with the Mumbai Press Club, which is aimed at not using hate language in the press. Both the media can solve the issue by coming together," he said.
