Posts From Julie, 2010

South Asian megacities Karachi, Delhi, Dhaka cause social, climate hazards: Experts 

Regional Leadership conference for PWDs starts 

Price hike and Ramzan: On the flip side. 

Floods, draught: Mitigation possible through indigenous knowledge and cut in carbon emissions 

Spell of Monsoon rains 

Air Blue airliner crashes in Margalla hills with 152 people onboard, over 100 bodies recovered 

Time starts at Eleventh Hour in Pakistan 

Paying car token/tax: Far more complicated than it sounds  

National Consultation on Birth Registration  

‘Colors of Summer’ on display in the Capital 

Wake up ‘Sid’: its time for school 

Wattoo Condemns suicide attack 

GM HP for AEC lauds Pakistan’s IT industry 

Teachers on daily wage basis: serving yet suffering 

Seat-belt: boon or bane? 

Pre-Ramadan ‘price-hike genie’ haunts the twin cities 

Technology explosion: are we caught unaware? 

UNDP goodwill envoy visits DTCE office 

International HIV/AIDS conference declaration calls for resources, prevention strategies 

International Council for Peace to redefine Pakistan’s image 

Global warming: a silent killer 

Peaceful protest of Power Loom workers turns violent 

NH&MP must maintain standards of service: Dr. Wasim Kausar 

Workshop on ‘Disaster Risk Reduction’ held 

Impacts and Implications of the 18th Amendment on Child Rights 

Aseff articulates concern regarding 18th Amendment Bill 

Showers: A silver lining for motor boat operators at Rawal Lake 

Fatima Jinnah Park: some grey areas need attention 

Traders claim compensation for G-9 fire incident 

500,000 heroin users in Pakistan: World Drug Report-2010 

AIDS 2010 Heralds Continued Innovation in Global AIDS Response 

Justice delayed is ‘education’ denied! 

Rights protections can ensure Universal Access to HIV treatment 

Police and youth at loggerheads at pickets 

Exhibition of miniature painting at Nomad Gallery  

Action against violation of Bonded Labour Act-1976  

Mohiudding joins as Member Planning Commission 

Action on climate change will shape future of poor countries 

Load-shedding culminates into ‘sleep-shedding’ for Bhara Kaho residents 

Measures to prevent un-authorized trade in APTTA 

Japanese Park: a masterpiece of negligence 

Protection against Harassment of Women at Workplace Bill, 2010: 

Child labour: Circus at the cost of study 

Visitors spell-bound by debutant artists at exhibition  

Rawalpindi left with three playgrounds only!  

SPDI, Capital territory Police sign MoU 

United Youth Conference concluded 

Feeble ‘centurion’ still working for a living 

Rise in mercury: twin city residents swarm water-resorts 

Fruits and vegetables’ price hike – is it the way to welcome Ramadan? 

Jalib's murder a blow to national integrity: HRCP 

International AIDS Society Announces Inaugural Recipients of Innovative HIV Research Awards 

Kids selling water at public transport stops 

The Dying ‘Art of Public Photography’ 

ADB, Bank of China to Broaden Strategic Cooperation 

CIVIL SOCIETY AND LOCAL PARTNERS FOR XIX INTERNATIONAL AIDS CONFERENCE (AIDS 2012) ANNOUNCED 

EAST ASIA CUTS POVERTY, MORE WORK NEEDED TO MEET HEALTH, ENVIRONMENT MDGs - FORUM 

No provincial autonomy sans autonomy in services: HRCP 

Three Former Latin American Presidents Sign Vienna Declaration, Join Global Call to Action for Science-Based Drug Policy Reform 

Monsoon approaching: Absence of drainage at Sabzi Mandi 

A cobbler’s life – hope personified 

Risking lives in Sheesha addiction 

Demo condemns Punjab Assembly Resolution 

Blank eyed, dry lipped: are they alive? 

Living on the edge: whose fault is it after all? 

Innocence untouched by the menace of child labor 

Security pickets in capital: Policemen facing danger of being caught off-guard 

Recollecting a great hero of 1947 

France to give Pakistan 20m Euro for energy efficiency, reducing CO2 emission 

HRCP condemns violence against labour leaders raising voice for workers rights 

Deplorable plight of patients’ attendants at PIMS 

Peace walk’ to condemn terrorism 

Ghurki lauds efforts to eradicate child labour 

Independent Election Commission: must for democracy says Imran Khan 

Challenges faced by working women 

Locked to guard against mixing of memory and desire! 

Islamabad: A birdwatchers paradise 

Case study of Muhannad Aaqib- a child labourer working at a motor workshop in Islamabad 

Emission-free hour: a good initiative 

Fun at the cost of privacy! 

QAU spends almost Rs.100,000 daily to purchase water 

Power outages at night Sound sleep becomes a dream in Rawalpindi 

Nomad starts summer art workshop 

Launching ceremony of book 

Demonstration to condemn Data Darbar massacre paralyzes Rawalpindi 

Wall chalking breeding visual pollution and intolerance 

All hope isn’t lost, yet! 

Nurpur Shahan residents without clean drinking water 

‘Transport mafia’ rules twin cities