Blind Pakistani reporter dreams of peace

COLOMBO, Mar 9 (AFP): Sania Zaidi sits in the R Premadasa stadium press box as the World Cup drama unfolds beneath her. Nothing unusual about that except the 28-year-old Pakistani journalist has been blind since childhood and is on a mission to promote better relations between Pakistan and India. "I want cricket to promote peace, courtesy and courage which we have been lacking in our wonderful world. I can't see it but I can sense it and am here at this World Cup to promote my mission," Sania told. Working on a laptop with special software, the college professor from Multan in central Punjab is hard-working and determined. On her mobile phone she tapes all the tournament press conferences to use in her stories for a Pakistan magazine as well as radio bulletins.