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FK - who has written 517 posts on Deadpan Thoughts.
I am a writer sometimes im absurd, sometimes i am poignant, sometimes I rant, sometimes I am silenced but as long as I can write I am free.
Aid convoys under threat
As part of the Offroad Pakistan relief convoy, I have been making regular trips to interior Sindh. On our first trip to Sukkur two weeks ago, our trucks were attacked while distributing food packages on the Sukkur-Shikarpur road. I was present on location then and had to assist in distribution while trying to maintain some kind [...]
Continue reading...Drowning in shame
Monday, August 30, 2010
If you are a Pakistani there can be only two reactions you can have to the above video, the first would be the sinking feeling we all get when things surface then are swept under the carpet and then surface again. In between all this we usually tend to come up with a cockamamie conspiracy [...]
Continue reading...Pk relief mission 3 – Thatta – live
Saturday, August 28, 2010
Today’s our third distribution mission has left for thatta and its surrounding areas, we have been alerted of a mass exodus of people from thatta and thus are taking 20,000 ready to eat meal packets which comprise of one sheermal, one lays 4 packets of biscuits, one milk carton, one bottle of water and one [...]
Continue reading...Pk relief mission 2 report
Thursday, August 26, 2010
Pkrelief2 On return after our first relief effort to Sukkur two weeks back we had several meetings amongst the core group of volunteers adopting a long term medical relief and rehabilitation strategy, however during the subsequent week we continued to receive urgent demands for help emanating from many of the inundated villages [...]
Continue reading...Pk flood relief mission 2 live
Saturday, August 21, 2010
When we got back from our last distribution in sukkur we had gained not just experience & pics but a lot of on field contacts, which will be useful in the 2nd distribution mission which starts tomorrow..err make that today in 5 hours. The plan To take 7 trucks of food/water hampers (3500) & 1 truck [...]
Continue reading...Flood relief mission 2
Wednesday, August 18, 2010
With a very heavy heart I write this blog post urging for immediate suport for the flood victims. We have been receiving word from many sources that there is dire need for food relief in the disaster stricken areas people may possibly be dying while we sit comfortably in our homes enjoying those lavish iftaris. [...]
Continue reading...A battle against time
Tuesday, August 17, 2010
As mentioned in my previous post, Offroaders Pakistan and the Motor Rally club had been collecting funds for flood relief for the past two weeks in Karachi. We received a tremendous response and with around Rs. 2.5 million donated to us, we loaded five trucks of food supplies as well as a truck full of tents and set [...]
Continue reading...PKFlood field updates
Friday, August 13, 2010
Its been a hectic week and a half, since me and Awab Alvi decided to roll our sleeves up and do something for the flood victims of Pakistan and specifically sindh. The resulting initiative saw many friends joining us in our effort, as well as bloggers and tweeple from our online lives. They are now actively collaborating with us [...]
Continue reading...Pkfloods10: Flood Relief Campaign for Southern Pakistan
Monday, August 9, 2010
The earthquake’s that hit Pakistan in 2005 and 2008 were regarded as the worst tragedy for the nation. Few have realized that the recent floods have in fact caused more damage then those earthquake’s did. As per latest reports official figures stand at 1600 dead and 12 million left homeless. The Monsoon rains began two weeks ago and [...]
Continue reading...Coke studio struggling?
Monday, August 9, 2010
June 8th 2008 saw the beginning of a musical phenomenon in Pakistan, the fusion themed recording studio named Coke studio with Rohail Hyatt at its helm as executive producer took the entire nation by storm and showed us a new unexplored side of our music by fusing folk and different contemporary styles together. The result [...]
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Tuesday, August 31, 2010
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