Karachi Coastline Under Threat!

On Saturday, 8th of March, which by the way is also International Womens Day SHEHRI-CBE, and DHARTI - A Coalition of Civil Society, in collaboration with Friedrich Naumann Stiftung FÜR DIE FREIHEIT will be hosting a seminar about Karachi's coastline, and the threat it is under.

This seminar is a continuation of the Sahil Bacho movement. To RSVP email info@shehri.org and also a Facebook Event has been setup, courtesy Friends of Karachi, in the Silicon Valley.

Dharti Members:
Baanhn Beli, The Helpline Trust, HRCP, Indus Earth, Institute of Architects, Pakistan (IAP), Karachi Women’s Peace Committee, Maheegir Tehrik, PILER, Sahil Bachao, Shehri- CBE, Sindh Participatory Organization (SPO), Shirkatgah, WWF-Pakistan, Women Action Forum (WAF), War Against Rape (WAR), Pakistan Fisher Folk Forum

U.S. Ambassador Meets MQM Bosses in Karachi

Very interesting? What can we infer from this? Comments? Thoughts?

Karachi, May 9, 2008: U.S. Ambassador Anne W. Patterson meeting with MQM’s parliamentary leader Dr. Farooq Sattar at the Khurshid Memorial Hall in Azizabad. Also seen in the picture are U.S. Consul General Kay L. Anske, U.S. Embassy’s Press Attaché Elizabeth Colton and other MQM leaders.

Karachi, May 9, 2008: MQM leaders Dr. Farooq Sattar, Senator Babar Ghauri and others seeing off U.S. Ambassador Anne W. Patterson and U.S. Consul General Kay L. Anske after the conclusion of their meeting at the Khurshid Memorial Hall in Azizabad.

Karachi, May 9, 2008: U.S. Ambassador Anne W. Patterson and MQM’s parliamentary leader Dr. Farooq Sattar during their meeting held at the Khurshid Memorial Hall in Azizabad.