A six story residential building has collapsed in the Meetha Dar area of Karachi. The surrounding lanes around the site of the building collapse are too narrow to allow any earth moving equipment to reach for rescue work. Two dead bodies have been retrieved from the site while Reports suggest more then 45 people may have still been trapped in the rubble. The building was constructed only about a year and a half ago.

People from the area, fire brigade and Edhi emergency staff members are trying to rescue people who may still be alive underneath the rubble.

Blood required at Aga Khan Hospital, Any one can donate blood. A Lady admit in Aga Khan hospital and she is suffering from blood cancer and she is on Ventilator please help. She has already gotten several bags of blood but she needs even more on daily basis so you can sense the urgency.

Patient name : Mrs. Gulshan Mushtaq Khowaja
MR # : 0023981
Blood Group: AB+
Please Note down the MR # Specially if you are going to donate Blood.

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Kolachi Tweet-up ‘09 was by no means anything out of the ordinary, a gathering of over 75 twitter users from the city, Karachi, organized yesterday, 26th of July, 2009 by Google and CIO, for an idea conceived by Haris, sponsored by Intel, Acer and DawnNews, was one amazing event.

Twitter, “a free social messaging utility for staying connected in real-time” as described by official creators of the service is no less then a revolution. The tool as discussed in the tweet-up my have it’s side effects but if used with a little responsibility can prove a blessing for students, researchers, writers, marketing executives, business representatives, journalists  and professionals.

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OR Just a routine matter, may be.  Couldn’t see any kit, rope or precautionary steps.