Pakistani-Americans in Silicon Valley and wider San Francisco Bay Area celebrated Pakistan’s 69th Independence Day this year (Aug 14 2015) with several events in different cities and communities in the region. I (Riaz Haq) was invited to speak at Pakistan Flag Raising event at Milpitas City Hall. The event was organized by Pakistani-American Cultural Center. […]
How to donate for IDPs of North Waziristan
Pakistan Army Karachi & Hyderabad: Collection points at COD Karachi, DHA Golf club, Malir Cantt gate. At Hyderabad and Pano Aqil, donation collection points have been established at respective cantonment gates. Contact numbers for further details are 03212532699, 03006420542, and 03213789526. Lahore: Collection points at Fortress Stadium Lahore, Masjid Chowk E-Block DHA Phase […]
Monthly Event for June: Karachi, Palestine, Website
The iKolachi community event for June was held at the WBT-TV Offices as usual. Topics discussed included the events in Karachi, the state of affairs in Israel-Palestine, and updates to our own website. Riaz Haq Saahab also provided insights on the state of the economy. Members benefitted from his exposition of the fundamentals of economic theory […]
Event: Dr. Fouzia Saeed talks about Working with Sharks
Fouzia Saeed, Ph.D., is coming to iKolachi on August 1, 2013 for a conversation about the issues of gender justice, social justice and civil rights in Pakistan. The iKolachi team is looking forward to brainstorming with Dr. Saeed and welcomes members of the community to the discussion. We will start at 6 pm and hope […]
6/21/13 Bay Baithak with Kamal Siddiqi, Editor of the Express Tribune
As our first event under the iKolachi Banner, we are hosting a conversation with The Editor of The Express Tribune, one of Pakistan’s major English language newspapers. Prior to being Editor of The Express Tribune, Kamal Siddiqi was Editor, Reporting, at The News International and Lead Writer at The Daily Dawn. For the three years […]
