June 6, 2010 at 8.30 pm Situation Update for Cyclone PhetStrengthening Participatory Organization At the time of compilation of this update, the Cyclone Phet is about to struck coastal areas Sindh. After playing havoc in areas of Balochistan with widespread heavy rains and thunderstorms, the weather system is causing unprecedented rains in several districts of
June 5, 2010 at 7.00 pm Strengthening Participatory Organization According to Met office, “the cyclone is expected to make landfall near Karachi and in the nearby province of Baluchistan on Sunday with “maximum sustained winds around 35 to 50 nautical miles per hour. “The Cyclone Phet has been reduced to category one storm. However, its
International Women’s Day is a global day celebrating the economic, political and social achievements of women past, present and future. Every year International Women’s day is celebrated on 8th March across the world. Since Pakistan in general and NWFP in particular has been experiencing conflicts during the last few years, the development process of the
Following its mission of building peaceful and just society in Pakistan, Strengthening Participator Organisation (SPO) held a conference on ‘Education and Social Justice’ on March 29, 2010. The objective of the conference was to further explore educational processes and their impact on exclusion and persistence of inequalities in education from multidimensional and intra-disciplinary perspectives. The
Strengthening Participatory Organisation (SPO) arranged a “Consultative Workshop on Youth Policy” on March 26, 2010. The objective of the workshop was to identify unfavorable or defective areas in the existing policies regarding youth, and recommend policy options within the framework of existing policies. Participants of the workshop stressed the need to include youth in every
Currently, Pakistan is undergoing a tumultuous period in its history for the country is facing violence from elements which are averse to democratic norms, pluralistic society and dissent. This situation is the cumulative outcome of various underlying social, political and economic factors, but their manifestations are appearing today in the shape of intolerance and violence
By A Reporter ISLAMABAD, Feb 17: Speakers at a conference held here on Wednesday resolved to use Faiz’s poetry to correct the nation’s course and steer the country out of the present impasse. They underlined the need to put faith in, and promote, the optimism that Faiz inspires about the ultimate victory of the people
The recent spell of torrential rains caused a flood like situation all over AJK especially in Jhelum valley. On February 8, 2010, Zalzal Lake in Hattian district, naturally created in earthquake of 2005, burst under the pressure of heavy rains. According to the initial assessment of State Disaster Management Authority (SDMA) at least 70
