“He stood first in every exam but failed in one, driving test”, the hall fell into laughter and he continued with saying, “when he came back home he said that now I know how people feel when they fail, anyhow I am a theoretical physicist not a practical one”. These were the words of Mr. Abdul Rashid, who was sharing some personal memories about his brother and Pakistan’s only Nobel laureate – Dr. Abdus Salam. It was a fine windy Thursday evening and I was standing in a warm room of Imperial College London.
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March 28th, 2013PFLC 2013 – There Is A Long Way To Unity In Diversity
February 27th, 2013
Once again, this year I was in Oxford to take part in the Pakistan Future Leaders’ Conference (PFLC 2013) organized by Oxford University Pakistan Society. It was my third trip to my favorite city in England for the same purpose. Just like past, this year’s trip was full of heated debates, networking with some new and some old people, exchange of ideas, and inhaling the chilled air of oxford that had flying snowflakes in it. The Friday afternoon started with the guided tour of the Oxford city and the tour ended at the Oxford Town Hall where opening ceremony took place. Presence of Malala Yusufzai‘s father was another feature of the ceremony and it was somehow better than the eighteen and a half pages long speech by Mr. Gardezi Deputy High Commissioner.
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DigiMARK 2012 – Digital Marketing: Today, Tomorrow & Beyond
December 17th, 2012
After creating a buzz last year during Pakistan’s first ever digital marketing conference, TEC-Pakistan is arranging the second edition of the conference – digiMARK 2012. Last year digiMARK successfully elaborated the growth and success stories of digital media marketing (find the event pictures here). It describe the tools and techniques that every marketers must have in his arsenal today to utilize the exposure digital media has created. This year the theme is “Digital Marketing: Today, Tomorrow & Beyond”, and the speakers’ line up and session schedule truly goes with the theme. This conference will cover Best practices/efforts/ guidelines of digital marketing experts and advocates. And, how brands/ businesses digitally equip themselves for future technologies and innovations?
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Social Media Mela to bridge Pakistan – India gaps
July 13th, 2012
One of the biggest features of previous century was the series of World War. A war that has taken countless lives and effected whole globe in every aspect. The partition of India is said to be one of the effect of second world war. However, where participants of WWII decided to sit together and achieve collective peace and eventually made European Union, Pakistan and India two newly engraved countries on world map developed a revelry that featured wars, conflicts, and tension.
Past is something that has gone and can not be changed but future can be, somehow this sense has emerged on the both sides of the border and there has been initiatives to take down the tensions, and bridge the gap between the people from both sides who might have different emotions towards the human across the border then what has been projected for so many years.
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PTI Glasgow Jalsa and Fundraising Dinner
May 30th, 2012
Pakistan Tehreek e Insaf has continued the ritual of conducting grand ‘Jalsas’ in different parts of the country and abroad. As a part of the ongoing promotional campaigns of PTI, Imran Khan and his team organized a Jalsa in Glasgow Marriot Hotel. The Glasgow Jalsa followed by a dinner in the evening, was a fund raising event for PTI and Khan’s Namal University.
PYLC 2012- Optimism About Right Direction Of Pakistan
March 14th, 2012
At House of Commons with Najam Sethi, and Delegation from Pakistan at the opening ceremony of PYLC 2012
Youth is the future of any nation, and that is why sensible and visionary nations invest in the youth to reach the bright future. On the other side, youth can help nations to reach the national goals using its natural passion. NUPSA (National Union of Pakistan Students and Alumni) is an organization that is working to unite youth for the betterment of both Pakistan and the youth of the country. Pakistan Young Leaders’ Conference (PYLC) is the flagship event of NUPSA that takes place every year in Pakistan as well as UK. Last weekend PYLC 2012 took place in London where students and alumni of over 30 universities of UK took part. The agenda of the conference was to discuss problems Pakistan facing in the fields of Legal affairs, Health, Interior Affairs, Foreign Affairs, Media Affairs, Finance, and Education. A delegation from Pakistan also joined the conference as an observer.
PFLC – in search of Unity in Diversity
February 12th, 2012
Issues can be resolved better when different brains sit together, debate over it, and come up with the solution that leads to the betterment of those around and who have real concerns attached to it. Keeping this factor in mind Oxford University Pakistan Society organized “Pakistan Future Leaders’ Conference” in the prestigious city of Oxford. This conference gave chance to the Pakistani students from more than fifty universities across UK to come to Oxford University.
TEDxAnarkali – Revitalizing the cultural heritage
October 6th, 2011
I will not define TED all over again as many has already done that. I am more concerned to the E of TED, here it represents “entertainment” and it is one regular feature of TED or TEDx events. Entertainment is not just about fun only; it can be helpful in elaborating tough subjects with ease and less time. The best example can be Junoon and Shehzad Roy trying to redefined Poetry of Iqbal in late 90s.
TEDx is coming to Lahore again; where team of TEDxLahore is busy in designing the third edition of the event and the work is underway TEDxAnarkali is coming to add music to the TEDx legacy of the city. Music is the feature of this event to celebrate the E of TEDx.
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TEDxBristol from My Camera
September 9th, 201120 things I am Looking For at TEDxBristol
September 7th, 2011
Normally I avoid writing such posts that mention the certain number of best and worst things. The reason might be the facts that I do not consider anyone not even me to determine some really best or worst things about something that yet has to happen. However, I will justify this post of mine with the human psychology of doing something other than the usual things either because of excitement or because of pride. I have both the reasons for this post so out of the blend created by the excitement and the pride towards TEDxBristol. TEDxBristol is indeed the next big thing happening in Bristol or i batter say West of England tomorrow in Mshed Bristol at 10am. So, here are few things that I am looking forward tomorrow.
