SOCMM12 Live twitter stream
The social media live tweeters were Rj kulsoom, Abdullah syed, Salman latif, and Nazia, the session spanning over two days was moderated by Shoaib taimur. Great work people!!!
Discontent with mainstream media
Shahid afridi’s arrival back in karachi had more fireworks then the final of the asia cup. He tried to come out like he normally does without much security, there was a throng waiting for him, beyond which was his daughter and then it happened. Someone stepped on his daughters toes, she screamed – people pushed,…
Pkrelief update
Relief initiatives completed this week 1) Abdul Sattar Ishaqani and Nishat wellfare organization combined with us to bring relief in the form of 500 ration hampers as well as medicines and a medical camp to the area of Sanghar. Pictures of this undertaking are available here 2) Hamid Yahya and his team from CFC took…
Upcoming Pkrelief initiatives
Sanghar Hamper distribution The sanghar area in sindh has been very badly hit in the last few days. Â As per local contacts the main city has been completely engulfed by water and is not accesible by car anymore. We are planning to distribute food rations of 8 days to 500 families in this area through…
Killing Karachi
A few days ago, I was running for my life; something so many of us take in our stride now in the city of Karachi. The lanes behind my office at M.A. Jinnah road had exploded with violence and there was gun fire from building corners and roof tops as all of us closed down…
Access denied!
Most of the best statistical analysis about our country is present with our telecom operators who invest in and maintain extensive data on our population as it is to their intrinsic benefit. In a very recent survey according to“Teletimes International†Pakistan is a country of 169 million people with 2.49% of its populace falling under…
Promoting tourism in Pakistan
When I was invited by some friends to go on vacation with them to Sri Lanka, my first thoughts were that of hesitation. Like others, I had not really heard great things about that part of the world. However, I relented and to tell you the truth, my curiosity peaked when I read that the…
Cyber attack and internet security
A group that goes by the name of the Indian Cyber Army hacked into 36 of the Pakistan Government’s websites.While the message left by the hackers has been removed, some of these websites are also temporarily out of order. The world is at war these days, but many of these battles are now fought out of…
Buddies without borders
Twitvey – What to eat in Karachi
Twitveys are random surveys carried out by me on twitter. They often yield pretty interesting results 🙂 Question : What is your favourite thing to eat in Karachi? Answers mosharrafzaidi @faisalkapadia Burns Road. Bhunay huay seekh kabab. Aaa Lahore! Kithhayy?? DanQayyum @faisalkapadia Delhi Javed Niharihttp://www.facebook.com/JavedNihari ahsanshafik @faisalkapadia kata kat & mutton karhai – cafe laziz…