IVLP 2O10: The American Federal System
Posted by Malik Siraj Akbar on February 22, 2010 · 1 Comment
WASHINGTON, Tuesday 9 February, 2010 Our first meeting was scheduled with Mr. Akram Elias, president of Capital Communication Group Inc. at White Meyer Dining Room of Meridian International Center. The room in which we had our discussion was once the residence of Eugene Meyer, the publisher of the Washington Post. He used to sit for … Read more
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IVLP 2010: Arrival in Washington DC
Posted by Malik Siraj Akbar on February 21, 2010 · 1 Comment
International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP) 2010 Arrival in Washington DC Feb 18, 2010: We arrived in Washington on February 8th when the US federal capital was encumbered with snow. It was a long journey that started from Karachi and took us to Dubai, London and finally to DC. Only three of us from Pakistan, Shah … Read more
What Happened in New Delhi conference?
Posted by Malik Siraj Akbar on February 17, 2010 · Leave a Comment
By Malik Siraj Akbar “I really don’t understand your (Pakistani) people,” regretted this Indian journalist fellow who was also one of the organizers of the recently held India-Pakistan conference: A roadmap towards peace in New Delhi. It was a tea break. Both of us walked slowly out of the conference hall of India International Center … Read more
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IVLP: Saturday February 13, 2010
Posted by Malik Siraj Akbar on February 15, 2010 · 4 Comments
International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP) Saturday February 13, 2010 The first part of our International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP) ended in the US capital Washington DC today. However, the group would return to the District of Columbia to make for the all those appointments which were cancelled due to unprecedented snow on our arrival. For … Read more
The College under siege
Posted by Malik Siraj Akbar on February 3, 2010 · Leave a Comment
The Baloch Hal Editorial By Malik Siraj Akbar The Baloch Students Organization (BSO-Azad) took out a mammoth protest rally in Quetta city on Tuesday to protest over the illegal occupation of the Government Degree College in Quetta by the Frontier Corps (FC). The protest rally, led by BSO Shal (Quetta) zone, Shahzaib Baloch, was attended … Read more
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