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Shell Eco Marathon Asia 2013 NUST Rawalpindi Event

Chowrangi Team — Tue, 21 May 2013 14:26:11 +0000

Top universities from Pakistan unveiled their hand-built fuel-efficient vehicles for the Shell Eco Marathon Asia at a launch ceremony held at NUST in Rawalpindi. This event has put Pakistani teams on track for the Shell Eco Marathon Asia competition at the Sepang F-1 track in Kuala Lumpur in July 2013. There, they will compete with [...]

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PML-N to form National Government, matching men to ministries

Kashif Aziz — Thu, 16 May 2013 17:17:27 +0000

After winning the majority of seats in National Assembly, PML-N is in a comfortable position to make government without taking a major partner on board. So far, many independents have joined them and Maulana Fazlur Rehman and his JUI-F are also in talks to share power. The groups inside PML-N are lobbying for their favourite [...]

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Pakistan’s War on Terror? Is this really our war?

Kashif Aziz — Tue, 14 May 2013 04:56:47 +0000

Is this really Pakistan’s War on Terror? Americans are negotiating with Taliban yet pressurize us to do more at our borders. Who controls the drones and why Pakistan has allowed its air space to get drones kills Pakistanis? Some tweets that were made last year but are still pertinent, relevant, and fresh. We will continue [...]

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Karachi Elections 2013: Rigging, Harassment, and Criminal Negligence by ECP

Kashif Aziz — Mon, 13 May 2013 10:55:36 +0000

The elections in Karachi were full of blatant rigging, cheating and harassment by MQM. ECP showed its criminal negligence while the LEAs have mostly stood aside, arguing that they have not received the orders to interfere. Zainab Imam sums up the rigging at NA-250, and why MQM is afraid of PTI, at her blog: MQM’s [...]

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Pakistan Elections 2013 – Social Media Coverage

Chowrangi Team — Sat, 11 May 2013 07:08:00 +0000

[View the story "Pakistan Elections 2013" on Storify] Pakistan Elections 2013 Social media updates on Pakistan Elections 2013 Storified by Chowrangi· Sat, May 11 2013 13:27:23 How to find your Polling Station. Send a your NIC number without dash symbol to 8300. You will get a reply with your serial number, block code and polling [...]

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Over 750,000 UNDP trained government staff joined election duties

Chowrangi Team — Fri, 10 May 2013 13:29:43 +0000

More than 750,000 government employees trained by the UNDP have joined election duties at the 69,876 polling stations across Pakistan. Following the ECP’s announcement on appointing the electoral staff at the polling stations, over 7000,000 employees of the Federal and Provincial Governments comprising the ECP staff members and school teachers would be reporting to the [...]

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Fall of Imran Khan is rise of PTI?

Kashif Aziz — Wed, 08 May 2013 11:40:59 +0000

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan fall from a forklift while being elevated to a stage at a rally in Lahore. After the fall there were scene of chaos. Apparently the PTI organizers had no ambulances at reserve, nor there were any first aid kits or paramedical support available. Imran Khan was lifted like danda [...]

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Jamaat-e-Islami using Google Ads to campaign for Elections 2013

Kashif Aziz — Tue, 07 May 2013 15:11:55 +0000

Earlier, it was reported that PTI is using Google Ads to campaign for Elections 2013. Now, Jamaat-e-Islami is also following the same path. This ad has been noticed at Pakistani websites lobbying visitors to vote for Jamaat and directing them to JI website, when clicked. Related PostsFinal Voter Lists and Stats for Election 2013 by [...]

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MQM using public parks for its unit offices. Media and ECP are blind and dumb?

Kashif Aziz — Tue, 07 May 2013 04:35:41 +0000

Muttahida Quami Movement or MQM ruled Karachi for 10 years in a row, first with General Musharraf and later as a coalition partner of PPP and ANP. During the last tenure MQM occupied various public grounds across Karachi, turning them into parks and charity outfits. However these parks, along with providing health and recreational services [...]

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PTI using Google Ads to attract voters

Kashif Aziz — Mon, 06 May 2013 13:19:51 +0000

Pakistan Tehreek Insaf (PTI) is known for its innovative campaigns to move and motivate its workers and general public alike. Starting from the recorded phone call where PTI Chairman Imran Khan invited public to his gatherings, PTI has done live streaming of its events, manages a strong (and vocal) social media presence as well as [...]

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