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Second Annual Pakistan Blog Award 2011

S A J Shirazi — Sun, 20 Nov 2011 09:14:56 +0000

Set aside the usual blogosphere buzz, rabid trolls, rants and ramblings and you will notice that the Pakistan blogosphere has matured into a wider and more dynamic community. Associated with blogging since it started in Pakistan, I have gladly followed the rise. Given my personal love for those who have been doing a good job blogging different subject and addicting the local context and content online, I have been pointing out top Pakistan blogs, bloggers and the post every year at Light Within. It is such a difficult task to sift through the burgeoning Pakistani blogsphere and pick out the best.

Thanks to CIO Pakistan, IDG got together with Google Pakistan that they launched the Annual Pakistan Blog Awards in 2010. The award has become an annual feature and all Pakistani bloggers and readers to look forward to. This year, blogs related to Pakistan either through the topic, language or audience can context in Pakistan Blog Award 2011. The theme for 2011 is “Colors of Pakistan: Celebrating the New Media Spaces” and it aptly shows on the blog award site. Nomination will close by Monday morning (November 21, 2011). Voting will continue through November 25, 2011.

Lahore School Blog has been nominated here. Show your support for the blog by voting, rating and or leaving comments. Look for golden little star and click on the last one. Your vote is done. Check the image below for more help. Also leave your comments at the bottom of the page. Your comment and feedback matters a great deal.

Click here to vote

People’s Bulls at Mall Road!

Hasan Mubarak — Sun, 07 Nov 2010 10:14:05 +0000

People's Bulls at Mall Road

SAVE METBLOGS!

azface — Wed, 26 May 2010 13:48:41 +0000

Guys n Gals,

In case you are unaware, MetBlogs is being forced to shut at the end of this month. MetBlogs has been a miraculous journey which started with just two people which grew into a global community of free expression.

Can I ask all authors and readers to post “I WANT TO SAVE METBLOGS” across all their web channels i.e. MetBlogs home page, Facebook status, Twitter, MySpace and so on.

Thank you very much (in advance),
azface

Ever wonder why

azface — Mon, 17 May 2010 19:54:36 +0000

As I digest the endless stream of bad press about my country of birth, I feel utterly powerless to do anything but to pick up my pen (or laptop) to vent some anger and hopefully stir some thought.
I do wonder what it will take for the common man/woman to rise up against the establishment – much like the Red Shirts in Thailand. It seems the vicious cycle of ignorance, religous dogma and fear of the unknown has dulled our minds and seriously weakened our resolve.
Our so called “foe” India with all it’s social and religious ills still managed to produce leaders who had the vision to invest in Education and infrastrusture that has started to pay dividents back to the entire nation. About the same time the likes of Nehru were sowing the seeds of change back in the 70s, our ‘capable’ generals led by ZuH were plotting to destroy the future of the next two generations.
I sometimes wish somebody had the foresight and guts to offer ZuH a few crates of exploding mangoes a decade or so earlier – perhaps Pakistan and the rest of the world might have been a little different.
So when we all sit in our darkened homes across the country for up to 20 hours a day, we should really thank our ‘great’ generals and mostly uncle ZuH for filling our lives with darkness.

Better late than never: Rain

Mars — Wed, 21 Apr 2010 03:54:51 +0000

It is raining in Lahore. Finally.

Children Film Festival

Hamza Ahmad Qureshi — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 17:32:14 +0000

2nd Lahore international children film festival is being held from 6 – 11 October, 2009 at Ali auditorium Ferozpur road, near Gulaab Devi hospital.

Ali institute of education with its legacy of promoting new teaching methodologies has come up with this festival which will be screening short films, animations and documentary shorts made by and for children from around the world. Entertaining as well as educating, it will be an exciting and novel experience for children.

Outside the auditorium other than the usual eateries, stalls are installed by sponsors like Dawn News with loads of free goodies. You might want to buy DVDs of the documentaries aired by Dawn News; I found them very informative and were a treat to watch.

There is also an art exhibition with paintings, sculptures and ceramics; displaying works of students of Naqsh School of arts which might be of interest to parents accompanying their children. So hurry up and collect you tickets.

For further information: www.lahorechildrenfilm.com

Its raining–get your butt outside!

Mars — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 05:17:16 +0000

Yes, its true. Crack open a window-roll down the car windows–start frying some pakoras and brewing some chai–because it is raining in Lahore.

Enjoy!

Blast in Lahore

Mars — Wed, 27 May 2009 05:14:20 +0000

ARY News

The Lahore CCPO’s office and the Rescue 15 center were targeted–both show signs of severe destruction. The Rescue 15 building is located on Fatima Jinnah Road–formerly known as Queens Road. The Police have said that 25 people were inside the building when the blast occured.

As is the case in such scenarios, there are conflicting counts for those injured or killed in this incident. Geo TV’s website reports 10 killed and 83 injured. However, according to Edhi’s services, 30 people have been killed so far. According to the DCO Lahore, 23 people have died due to the blast.

TV news reports say 3 security personnel are among the dead. Watching Express 24/7, they say 120 to 130 people have been injured but that the numbers come from two main hospitals serving the victims right now, which includes Ganga Ram Hospital. The casualties are expected to rise.

Emergency crews are continuing to pull people out of the rubble–and aerial surveillance is also underway at the site. Markets in the surrounding areas have been closed down.

Those in Lahore have been requested to donate blood. Contact 042-756-8724 or 8725 to find out more about the donation process.

Two suspects arrested by the police

According to DCO Lahore Sajjad Bhutta, this was a suicide car bombing. 2 suspects have been arrested by the local police. Eyewitness reports also confirm the incident as a car bombing.

Earlier this morning, I turned on the TV–when the news came of this blast in Lahore. At the time, 150 people were reported injured–and children are trapped inside St. Anthony’s school near the Mall. Now it is reported the students have been sent home with their family members.

It is reported that 35 adjacent buildings have been damaged by the intensity of the blast. Also, that the explosion created a crater 20 feet deep at the site.

I also heard that the windows for Quaid-e-Azam library have been shattered. Friends on Facebook who work near the area also reported shattered windows, falling ceilings.

Blast Site

President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Yousaf Razas Gilani have both condemned the attack.

We here at Lahore Metblogs will keep updating this–as more information comes in.

Do pray for those affected by this tragic incident.

Some news sources for those interested:

Dawn , specifically this story
Geo TV, specifically this article

Integrated Marketing Communication in Pakistan

S A J Shirazi — Sat, 23 May 2009 07:45:08 +0000

Lahore School of Economics students of Marketing (MBA – II) have organized a seminar on Integrated Marketing Communication in Pakistan. See the vibrant glimpses of the Seminar LIVE here.

Paint it!

skb — Thu, 14 May 2009 17:18:22 +0000

Guys, there is a painting exhibition by Aasia Bajwa on 16th and 17th May, from 11:30 AM to 11:00 PM in Zavier Hall of PC. Guess what???… you can enjoy host of things there, as there would be many other stalls and interesting items on display.