Author: Dr. Awab Alvi
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Out of Bounds – Pakistan Floods 2011
Faisal Kapadia and I have started a new show at 24/7 Online TV called Out of Bounds. On the first show, we discuss the 2011 floods in Pakistan
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PkRelief Update
A blog post by Faisal Kapadia posted on SARelief.com summarizing the ongoing flood relief projects this week. One can donate to SARelief by following through with this link and you may also stay updated of the accounts here Relief initiatives completed this week (29th Sept) Abdul Sattar Ishaqani and Nishat Wellfare Organization combined with our support organized…
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We, The Citizens appeal to CJP for becoming a party to Karachi’s Law & Order Suo Moto Case
In our ongoing effort by the Movement for Deweaponization [MFD] in Pakistan the core group of citizens leading the effort have officially applied to the Chief Justice of Pakistan for becoming a party to the Suo Moto case regarding the Law and Order situation in Karachi. Its ironic the proceedings are underway, but there is…
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Citizens appeal to CJ for complete De-Weapomisation of Karachi
Considering the deteriorating situation in Pakistan, a group of citizens Movement for De-Weaponisation have started an effort to lobby for ways to help de-weaponize Karachi and also Pakistan, it is undoubtedly a long and portracted effort, but it is our core belief that the initiative must be taken to help cleanse Karachi of its stockpiles…
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Jahil Offline with Farigh Liaquat Hussain
A video podcast has just appeared making fun of Jahil Online aka Aamir Liaquat Hussain in response to the controversial video that had recently surfaced where he was caught using profanity in some particular off-air segment.
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BlogBeat: Mission Badin
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[Pictures] Protest Against the Killing in Karachi
Pictures from the protest by the civil society which was held to condemn the rampant killings in Karachi. [nggallery id=96]
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Jahil Online [Aamir Liaquat Hussain] exposed using Profanity
A Youtube clip has just surfaced which has select clips of Dr Aamir Liaquat Hussain aka Jahil Online using profanity off-air. The video I feel may have emerged to blackmail him somehow as some segments of the clip are from quite a few years back but even then its interesting to note that under the…
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Daniyal Noorani presents Own2Feet
Daniyal Noorani presents a music video “Own2Feet” telling the story of dysfunctional partners and highlights some of the issues observed in US-Pak relations. I believe in a mere 4 minutes Daniyal has presented a true picture of the imbalance of the US-Pakistan relationship possibly suggesting that its time for Pakistanis to standup for their own…
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Citizens against Karachi Violence – Press Conf & Rally – August 6th Sat 3:00pm
A group of citizens has met to discuss solutions to the city’s violence. On Saturday Aug 6 at 3pm a Press Conference which will be held at the Karachi Press Club which will be followed by a rally. Please join the Karachi Concerned Citizens and let our collective voice of protest be heard above the…
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Maajid Nawaz: A Global Culture to Fight Extremism
Maajid Nawaz of Khudi Pakistan delivers a TEDTalk to TEDGlobal 2011
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Addressing Pakistan’s Sovereignty Deficit
Christine Fair writes a fairly good assessment of the Pakistan-US love-hate relationship at the German Marshall Fund of the United States to say -> The Pakistan government’s inability to provide for the security and prosperity of its own people has led to questions about its sovereignty, whether in terms of its monopoly of violence, fiscal solvency, or…
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Stuxnet: Cyber Weapon of Mass Destruction
I’m sure over the past year you may have accidentally stumbled across the word Stuxnet, it is technically a simple computer virus that has started infecting Microsoft Windows computers since July 2010, I too heard some reports of the virus, but as usual shrugged it aside as just another scare, little did I worry any…
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Pakistan ranked as THIRD most Dangerous country in the World for Women
Thomson Reuters Foundation under its Trust Law for Women initiative conducted a global research polling over 200 gender experts across five continents to deduce the five most dangerous countries in the world for women. The study ranked the countries in the following order. Afghanistan Democratic Republic of Congo Pakistan India Somalia While the Highest-ranked countries…
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Mukhtara Mai Rejects the WikiLeaks Cable – Huzoor Bakhsh Kharos is NOT her Brother
On 13th June Dawn released WikiLeaks cables from the US Embassy in Islamabad in 2006 in which US Ambassador Ryan Crocker raising Suspicions of Mukhtaran Mai involvement in panchayat rulings against local girls WIKILEAK CABLE: Mukhtaran’s brother Hazoor Bakhsh convened a panchayat (traditional court) to review the case of a nine-year old girl xxx who…