Update: Traffic cleared [ 05:30pm ]
If you are coming from Regent side and going towards Karsaz/Airport, be careful because there is a huge traffic jam out there.

Update: PSO pump between Baloch Colony Bridge and Kavish Crown is open right now for both petrol and CNG. Pics taken an hour back show chaos, slight noak-jhonk and an effort by rangers & locals to keep things under some discipline at PSO near Baloch bridge. Note : The station usually accepts credit-card but not today so keep some cash.

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Imran Khan inspires young generation not just by words but practical examples. From sports to Shaukat Khanum and NAMAL ( one two three four five) he is probably the only political personality who actually has done something on ground for his country, not from publix tax but own effort and donations. While i have (and i guess many others too) have serious reservations on his political stand on some issues mainly security, nonetheless his speeches (check youtube) are worth pondering for, specially coming young generations. Probably one of the most invited speaker too, IBA gives students a chance to hear the Legend in Karachi on June 19th, 2010.“PakistaniTM brings to IBA a once in a life-time opportunity to take part in a highly interactive session with Mr. Imran Khan. The seminar will be based on the following topic: “Building Brand Pakistan: Leading the change through youth”. Mr. Imran Khan will be delivering a lecture on this topic and will also be taking part in a Q&A session with the students of IBA.The seminar will be conducted on 19th June, 2010 at the APWA Auditorium, IBA City Campus. For further details, log on to http://pakistanitm.blogspot.com”

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Oxford University Press today in a local hotel, launched one of it’s latest publications, Choked Pipes: Reforming Pakistan’s Mixed Health System written by Dr. Sania Nishtar, a book that gives an in-depth review on Pakistan’s health system and the challenges faced in the field. The author has drawn attention on a number of structural factors  both within and outside the health care system and highlights the need to bring reforms to make this system work better.

Dr. Sania Nishtar is the founder and president of a health sector NGO (think tank), Heartfile which is the country’s  most powerful health policy voice today. She is also a member of many expert working groups and task forces of WHO (World Health Organization). She has also been an advisor to the WHO  on numerous occasions, has published over a hundred health journal articles and is the author of 4 other books. She is the recipient of many national and international awards and holds a fellowship of the royal College of Physicians of London and a Ph.D.
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It is to inform you that today, April 20, 2010 at 1700 hrs Jamat-e-islami (JI) has planned to stage a protest demonstration and observe a sit in at Tibbet Centre, M.A Jinnah Rd against the injustices in the society. Disruption of traffic is expected on M.A Jinnah Rd and Roads leading to and the areas around Tibbet Centre.

In addition to the above, tomorrow Wednesday April 21,2010 at 1600 hrs Sind Peoples Youth (SB) will take out a protest rally from Do Talwar, Clifton up to Karachi Press Club. The rally is organized against non-arrest of murderers of Mir Murtaza Bhutto. The planned route is Do Talwar, Dr. Ziauddin Road, PIDC House and Press Club. However local administration has proposed Mai-Kolachi By Pass as the rally route. This rally is expected to gather limited crowds but has a potential to disrupt traffic around Clifton. You are advised to avoid these areas during above mentioned timings using alternate routes.

Aga Khan University Hospital, Faculty of Arts and Sciences is organizing a lecture on Disposable People: Slaves and Slavery in Our Times.

The talk will be presented by Dr Farid Panjwani, Assistant Professor at AKU-ISMC, London. He will deliver a presentation on the causes, forms and experiences of modern-day slavery followed by a Q&A session.

Admission is free and on a first-come first-serve basis. The event is scheduled to start at 2:00 PM today at university’s lecture hall # 2.

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Telenor Pakistan, a few days back called upon a number of bloggers, at there regional office in Karachi to introduce, and discuss their new campaign “Karo Mumkin“. First of all I was glad to realize that the company seriously believes in the potential of the immerging new media (social media) and respect’s the bloggers and the young generation who are busy day and night generating content over the internet for the sake of it and not for any financial gains, there are a lot of other companies who don’t realize the true potential of the social media, and how strong it has become over the days and completely ignore this aspect of marketing .

Coming back to Telenor’s new campaign “Karo Mumkin”, the idea is to give the nation some hope and ignite a fire in them to think of social change and actually making an effort for it by sending in their ideas to the company which will then take these ideas to a TV show where the selected few will be carried forward and a finalist will be chosen who will earn the company’s support to bring the idea into action. (more…)

Mustafa Kamal, former Nazim Karachi, and four other PAKISTANIs have made it to World Economic Forum Young Global Leaders 2010 winners list. Others include Amir Jahangir, Hamid Yar Hiraj, Muhammad Tabba and Umar Saif. According to WEF : The honour, bestowed each year by the Forum, recognizes and acknowledges up to 200 outstanding young leaders from around the world for their professional accomplishments, commitment to society and potential to contribute to shaping the future of the world.. It is indeed a proud moment for everyone and lets give full credit to the ones who deserve. These were drawn from a pool of almost 5,000 candidates, the Young Global Leaders 2010 were chosen by a selection committee. The 2010 honourees will become part of the broader Forum of Young Global Leaders community that currently comprises 660 outstanding individuals.

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