DADU, Nov 19: Visiting Indian intellectuals have called for liberal visa policies between India and Pakistan and removal of undue restrictions in visa policy for the easy visit for the people of the two countries.

A two-member delegation of Indian intellectuals Hero Thakur and Dr Jethmal Lalwani visited their birth places and other areas in Dadu district.

Hero Thakur said that visa restrictions discourage the people from visiting the two countries, hence both the countries should make arrangements to remove hurdles in their visa policies and added that there was a dire need of economic postal charges for meaningful interactions of the writers.

Senior advocate Ali Ahmed Qureshi and Professor Aijaz Qureshi hosted a reception in their honour here on Wednesday. The visiting writers said that they found love and affection visiting Sindh.

Dr Jethmal Lalwani said that culture of Sindh and Indus civilisation is rich which could be spread through media. He said that Sindhi language should remain alive among the people in India and added that they are giving knowledge to their children about Sindh and Sindhi language.

He said that partition was a massive tragedy, and it was unfortunate that they had to leave everything in Pakistan but they remember every thing and always tell their youngsters. He said that there was no difference between the people of Pakistan and India while borders were boundaries for the people of both countries. He said that culture and heritage of India and Sindh was almost same. He said that Moen Jo Daro in Sindh and Kachh in India show same culture and history.

He said that there is need of friendly and humanitarian borders that people- to-people visits can make it more easier for relations. He said that in Sindh there religious places Sadh Bello and Shadhani darbar were maintained with dignity without discrimination by the people of Sindh. He said that if the business community was allowed economic growth will increase.

He said that they visited Karachi, Hyderabad, Jamshoro, Dadu and Naushahro Feroze. He said that he was born in Kandiaro and left Pakistan when he was 18 months old.