Earth Hour 2010 in Pakistan

Thanks to an initiative taken by WWF Pakistan, like many other countries around the world, Pakistan will be actively taking part in the Earth Hour–the world’s largest global climate change initiative led by the World Wide Fund for Nature Global during which people will switch off their lights for an hour, although lights here in Pakistan remain switched off for hours due to unprecedented load shedding.

Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani launched Earth Hour 2010 during which environmentally conscious people in the country will show solidarity by turning off household lights from 8.30 to 9.30 p.m on Saturday, March 27. In a message on the occasion, the Prime Minister urged Pakistanis to join the government in the launch of Earth Hour calling it “a historic moment of which government of Pakistan is justly proud to reconfirm its commitment in demonstrating solidarity with environmentally conscious people.”/>

Earth Hour will be observed from 8:30 PM to 9:30 PM. So enjoy the darkness, light some candles, post pictures or videos, tweet about it, and spread the word. For more info check out http://www.wwfpak.org/earthhour/

Okay A Bomb Exploded In Karachi, But Did We Forget Lakki Marwat ?

Yes, we all witnessed the unfortunate tragedy of Karachi, where apart from claiming a dozen of lives, also caused a violent reaction due to which we had to bear a loss of 40 billion Rupees. However, are we so insensitive that these 40 billion rupees overshadow the fact that nearly a hundred people were killed in a blast in Lakki Marwat ? And that too were children, playing a game of volleyball.

Is Lakki Marwat not as much as a part of Pakistan as Karachi, Lahore or Islamabad ? Or do we just care about high class Pakistani’s living in Karachi ? Neither did the media pay much attention to it, nor did the people care about it… as if it happened somewhere in Africa. Did we forget that Pakistani’s died, nearly a hundred of them and hundred is no small number.

How are we suppose to have peace when we are so insensitive, confined to our own world ?

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Taliban now deny involvement in Karachi Blast

I really don’t know whats going on, but it seems that after accepting responsibility for the Karachi Ahsura Blast, the ‘official’ spokesperson of the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) has come forward and and denied any involvement in the blast.

In a phone call to different media organisations, the TTP central spokesman Azam Tariq denied involvement in the Karachi attack, but he didn’t not explain whether Asmatullah Shaheen group was part of the TTP or not. He said Asmatullah Shaheen might have taken responsibility for the attack on behalf of his own militant group, but the TTP leadership was not aware of any plan to attack the Karachi Ashura procession. Azam Tariq said Shaheen had not taken them into confidence before claiming responsibility.

It seems that Asmatullah has his own militant group allied to the TTP. The TTP leaders have stated that they only target sensitive government and army installations and have never accepted responsibility for a blast in which ordinary citizens have been targeted.

Perhaps there is not one group now involved in terrorism in the country, different groups are now in action, these include militant groups, criminal elements and we cannot rule out the work of foreign agencies.

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Solidarity Day for Peace in Pakistan – 1st Jan 2010

Several civil society organizations have decided to join forces all over Pakistan and hold a peace rally on 1st January 2010 as a Solidarity Day at 3:00pm in 37 cities across Pakistan.

The key message of the Solidarity Day is an expression of solidarity with everyone affected by violence and injustice, and a reaffirmation of public resolve that we will prevail – against injustice, against intolerance, against violence. It is also an expression of public commitment to strive for peace, democratic governance, rule of law, justice and a life of dignity for all.

So I urge every Pakistani to step out of their homes, and become part of the change. Its time to show the world that we are serious and we want an end to terrorism in our beloved homeland. , RSVP to the Facebook event and spread the word.

Aman Ittehad : Solidarity Day Locations

Solidarity Day Jan 1st 2010 @ 3:00pm all across Pakistan Location Meeting Point Sindh Karachi Karachi Press Club Hyderabad Press Club Sukkur Press Club Larkana Nizamani Labour Hall Dadu Press Club Badin BRDS Office Jamshoro To be confirmed PUNJAB Lahore Regal Chowk Multan Qasim Bela Bahawalpur To be confirmed Faisalabad District Court Sialkot CDC office – Head Marala Gujranwala District Court Chakwal PODA Office D. G. Khan Press Club-D.G.Khan R. Y. Khan Press Club-Khanpur

Khushab District Council Plaza Muzaffargarh Police Lines NWFP Peshawar Press Club Mardan Press Club Swabi Press Club Mingora To be confirmed Abbottabad Jalal Baba Auditorium Haripur Afaq Hotel Mansehra Press Club Karak To be confirmed D.I. Khan To be confirmed Buner To be confirmed FATA Mohmand Press Club Tehsil Ghalanai Khyber Press Club Tehsil Landi Kotal Kurram To be confirmed Orakzai Tehsil Kurez, Kohat FR Kohat City BALOCHISTAN

Quetta Press Club or Boys Scouts Office Sibi To be confirmed Loralai To be confirmed FEDERAL CAPITAL Islamabad China chowk

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CCTV footage of Karachi Ashura Blast

Also check out: The Karachi Ashura Blast and Our Reaction, Who’s Involved ?

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