Indo-Pak tennis duo look to promote peace
Rohan Bopanna and Aisam-Ul-Haq Qureshi, the new face of Indo-Pak solidarity, may have lost in the US Open 2010 finals, but their ability to close rifts between the neighbours is being hailed by many.
"These things are not meant to achieve anything directly but these will embellish the peace process," Abduallah Hussain Haroon, Pakistan's envoy to the UN, said.
Urging people to think "out of the box", he said: "Some people say this is a 'romantic vision' but it is better to have this vision than to fall prey to the status quo."
The pair, seeded 16th, however, lost to the Bryan brothers in straight sets 6-7, 6-7.
In an interview with media at the US Open earlier this week, Qureshi revealed that Bopanna was a big hit in Pakistan.
"He probably doesn't know, but he is very popular in Pakistan," he said.
"We're just trying to promote peace through sports...we are not looking into any political part," said Bopanna.
"If even like 2 per cent or 3 per cent people change their minds of saying, you know, if we can both get along why can't they," he said.
"These things are not meant to achieve anything directly but these will embellish the peace process," Abduallah Hussain Haroon, Pakistan's envoy to the UN, said.
Urging people to think "out of the box", he said: "Some people say this is a 'romantic vision' but it is better to have this vision than to fall prey to the status quo."
The pair, seeded 16th, however, lost to the Bryan brothers in straight sets 6-7, 6-7.
In an interview with media at the US Open earlier this week, Qureshi revealed that Bopanna was a big hit in Pakistan.
"He probably doesn't know, but he is very popular in Pakistan," he said.
"We're just trying to promote peace through sports...we are not looking into any political part," said Bopanna.
"If even like 2 per cent or 3 per cent people change their minds of saying, you know, if we can both get along why can't they," he said.
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