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/

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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The Complete List of Apple Dealers/Resellers in Pakistan

Here is the complete list of Apple authorized resellers in Pakistan, categorized by city.

Karachi:

Bawany Technologies –
23 C, 4th Zamzama Commercial Lane
DHA V, Karachi
Tel: 021 5302143-4 Email: info@bawanytech.com

Marsons USA Corporation – Apple Authorised Distributor, Apple Authorised Service Provider
515 Clifton Centre Clifton, Karachi
Tel: 021 5875431
Fax: 021 5873460 Email: nakhtar@marsons.com.pk Web: http://www.marsons.com.pk/

e:Store – Apple Authorised Reseller, Apple Authorised Service Provider
Shop # 6, Ground Floor 3-C 10th Street Stadium Commercial
Phase 4 DHA
Karachi
Tel: 021-5248777, 5248778
Email: e-store@e-store.com.pk

e:Store – Apple Authorised Reseller, Apple Authorised Service Provider
24 Ground Floor, Clifton Centre
Main Clifton Road
Karachi
Tel: 92 21 5362916
Email: e-store@e-store.com.pk

MediaCenter – Apple Authorised Reseller, Apple Authorised Service Provider
Shop 5-C Main Kh-e-Ittehad road
DHA, Phase 2 Ext. Karachi
Tel: 021 5891394
Fax: 021 5396813
Email: info@mediacenterpk.com
Web: http://www.mediacenterpk.com

MediaCenter – Apple Authorised Reseller, Apple Authorised Service Provider
Ground Floor, The Forum Mall,
Clifton, Karachi
Tel: 021 5891394
Fax: 021 5396813
Email: info@mediacenterpk.com
Web: http://www.mediacenterpk.com

Channel-Tek (Head Office) – Apple Video Authorised Reseller, Apple Authorised Service Provider
# 302, 3rd floor, Plot # 131/II, Speedy Towers
DHA Phase ” 1 “, Main Korangi Road, Karachi
Tel: 021 111-567-111
Fax: 021 539-0434
Email: info@channeltek.com
Web: http://www.channeltek.com/

iTech – Apple Authorised Tier 2 Reseller
28-29 Ground Floor, Clifton Centre Block 5
Clifton Road Karachi
Tel: 021 5362916
Email: itech@max.com.pk

Lahore:

iRaffles – Apple Premium Reseller, Apple Authorised Service Provider
5-A, P-Block, M.M. Alam Road
Gulberg II Lahore
Tel: 042 5757402, 5757417
Fax: 042-5873888
Email: info@iraffles.com.pk
Web: http://www.iraffles.com.pk

Marsons USA Corporation – Apple Authorised Distributor, Apple Authorised Service Provider
11, 1st floor, Hafeez centre, Main Blvd, Gulberg-III
Lahore
Tel: 042 5713859
Fax: 021 5873460
Email: nakhtar@marsons.com.pk
Web: http://www.marsons.com.pk/

Raffles (Pvt) Limited – Apple Authorised Distributor, Apple Authorised Service Provider Apple Authorised Distributor, Apple Authorised Service Provider
57-D-1 Gilberg III, Lahore
Tel: 042 5871201, 5871202, 5871215
Fax: 042-5873888
Email: Ibrahim@rafflesystems.com
Web: http://www.rafflesystems.com

Concept Computers – Apple Authorised Reseller, Apple Authorised Service Provider
27 Main Commercial Area
Cavalry Ground, Cantt
Lahore
Tel: 92 42 6610061
Fax: 92 42 6610448
Email: concept@nexlinkx.net.pk

iStore – Apple Authorised Reseller, Apple Authorised Service Provider
5 Ground Floor Pace Pakistan Liimted
Main Boulevard Gulgerb III Lahore
Tel: 042 5757508
Fax: 042 6610448
Email: concept@nexlinkx.net.pk

Pak Mac Links – Apple Authorised Reseller, Apple Authorised Service Provider
Suite No. 2, 2nd Floor, Gaba Building
19-Abbot Road Lahore,
Tel: 042 7241160
Fax: 051 2822322
Email: info@pakmac.com
Web: http://www.pakmac.com/
Bitflow – Apple Authorised Tier 2 Reseller
30 G Latif Centre Main Blulavard
Gulberg III
Lahore
Tel: 042 5019323
Fax:
Email: tariq@bitflowonline.com
Web: http://www.bitflowonline.com

Islamabad/Rawalpindi:

Marsons USA Corporation – Apple Authorised Distributor, Apple Authorised Service Provider
7/8 Abbas centre, 87-W, Fazl-e-Haq Road, Blue Area
Islamabad
Tel: 051 2829174
Fax: 021 5873460
Email: nakhtar@marsons.com.pk
Web: http://www.marsons.com.pk/

Raffles (Pvt) Limited – Apple Authorised Distributor, Apple Authorised Service Provider Apple Authorised Distributor, Apple Authorised Service Provider
Block # 53, Mezzanine 1,2&3, Fazal-e-Haq road, blue area
Islamabad.
Tel: 051 2873973, 2873974, 2873975
Fax: 051- 2873976

Raffles (Pvt) Limited – Apple Authorised Distributor, Apple Authorised Service Provider Apple Authorised Distributor, Apple Authorised Service Provider
Office # 512, 5th floor, Business Avenue, Main Shahra-e-faisal. Karachi
Islamabad.
Tel: 021 4392512, 4392513, 4392514
Fax: 021 4392517

Pak Mac Links – Apple Authorised Reseller, Apple Authorised Service Provider
Mezzanine 1, Chughtai Plaza
35 Blue Area, Fazal-e-Haq Road, Islamabad

Tel: 051 2821177, 2874332, 2829874
Fax: 051 2822322

Electroline – Apple Authorised Tier 2 Reseller
7 Azeem Mansion, Fazal ul Haq Road
Blue Area
Islamabad
Tel: 051 2274348,2274384
Fax:
Email: electronline@yahoo.com

Mac Business Network – Apple Authorised Tier 2 Reseller
Mezzanine #3 Taimur Chambers
Blue Area
Islamabad
Tel: 051 2279186,2279187
Email: macbusiness_isb@hotmail.com

MacKare – Apple Authorised Tier 2 Reseller
Office #10 2nd Floor Masco Plaza
Blue Area
Islamabad
Tel: 051 2274784
Fax:
Email: khalid@mackare.com
Web: http://www.mackare.com

iRaffles – Apple Authorised Reseller, Apple Authorised Service Provider
Shop # 10,11,21 Ground Floor
Midway Centrum
Rawalpindi
Tel: 92 51 8434121
Fax: 92 42 5873888

Pak Mac Links – Apple Authorised Reseller, Apple Authorised Service Provider
Office 132 , Dubai Plaza
Murree Road, Rawalpindi
Tel: 051 4455061
Fax: 051 2822322

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The Right To Say No (To Salman Taseer)

He came, he saw, he conquered.  Muhammad Shahid, a law student and the  top position holder of session 2004-07 of LLB programme. As he went onto the stage, he refused his medal from the Governor Punjab, asking the Governor why no action has been taken against the culprits of the May 12 carnage in Karachi

Perhaps the student forgot that Taseer is the Governor of Punjab, not Sindh, where Karachi is located. However the student also said that he didn’t agree with the Governor’s statements which is also why he refused the medal.

This act of the student maybe ‘shameful’ or ‘disrespecting’ but I won’t blame the student for that. The student didn’t agree with Taseer therefore he showed his disagreement, after all it was only a once in a lifetime chance for the student, he won’t be getting it again.

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Clinton: “I didn’t come only for happy talk”

Looks like Hillary Clinton was already expecting tough questions on her recent visit to Pakistan. She not only met the top leaders, but also interacted with the ordinary citizens of Pakistan which is a welcome sign.
She was on a 3 day visit to Pakistan, which is ‘a long trip for a secretary of state’.  Though her first day was overshadowed by the mighty Peshawar blasts, the rest of the two days turned out to be pretty interesting for Clinton.

The secretary attacked Pakistan and said that we were not clamping down hard on al-qaeda, which according to her are present in the tribal areas of Pakistan, where a military operation is currently underway. She acknowledged that US had made mistakes in the past but also said that ‘I wanted to demonstrate that, look, we are not coming here claiming that everything we’ve done is perfect’.

As she continued giving us lectures on terrorism, a journalist Asma Sherazi, correctly pointed out to her that  “We are fighting a war that is imposed on us. It’s not our war. It is your war, You had one 9-11. We are having daily 9-11s in Pakistan.” The majority of Pakistan doesn’t hold al-qaeda, or Osama bin laden responsible for any terror attack that has struck this country, as responsibility for most of the attacks is claimed by the Pakistani Taliban (TTP).

Although Ms. Clinton answered every furious question of the Pakistani’s, one question to which she couldn’t answer was about the controversial US drone attacks in Pakistan, justifying the drone attacks by saying “There is a war going on”.

Asked whether she had underestimated the level of anti-American sentiment in Pakistan, Mrs Clinton said: ‘No, because I’ve been following the research and the polling that’s gone on for a couple of years. I knew that we were inheriting a pretty negative situation that we were going to have to address.’

The tour had some ups and downs, and her first day was overshadowed by the devastating blasts in Peshawar, but overall I think its a positive step towards building a better relationship. I appreciate the fact that she interacted with ordinary Pakistani’s and listened to their reservations over the US policy in the region. We need more visits like these from high profile US officials, in order for them to understand the real issues concerning Pakistan.

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