At this very age … all we ever thought about was which cartoons are IN et al. with our BIG WORRIES only encircling the tests and home works … we spent our childhood like this … why can’t this child ??? Any of our personal contributions in the way we live our lives or is it like blessings bestowed on us and we are still un-thankful to Allah …!

This lil’ beautiful kid’s face is telling stories … stories heart can feel … and sorrowfully can forget too … we may think for a moment and then we go along our way forgetting hundreds of such real-stories around us ….!

People are taking steps in right direction … like the Zindagi Trust by Shezad Roy (the singer) … who is like paying the children to study … fulfilling the study purpose as well as social needs … let us pray that every child of our pak-land be blessed with Happiness and all the Rights he deserve … Amen … words are not needed here I guess !!!
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Meet Shaukat: an eight year old who comes all the way from Rawat to Islamabad, to sell some flowers and to win bread for his family. Going to school is not an option for him “I have to work 8 hours a day to earn some money, so do not have the time for school” he says. Asked if he would like to go to school to study “Sure, I would love to” was his reply with sparkle in his eyes.
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Britain’s Prince Charles and his wife Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, arrived late Sunday night on their first visit to Pakistan amid tight security.

On arrival at the Chaklala Airbase the royal couple was received by various officials from Govt.

From the airport the royal couple was driven off straight to the Punjab House where they will be lodging during their stay in the capital. Later, they will also be going to Peshawar, Lahore and visit an earthquake affected area.
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With only a week to go before Eid, shopping of traditional bangles and henna is yet to gather pace and stallholder are still waiting for customers.

The distribution of bangles and henna as gifts among the girls on Eids, especially on Eidul Fitr, is an old tradition of the sub-continent. Capitalising on this tradition, shopkeepers set up stalls outside their shops in markets to attract more and more customers in the mid of Ramazan. This time too, many shopkeepers have set up stalls in the main markets like Super, Jinnah Super, Aabpara and Karachi Company markets.
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A friend of mine, based in Karachi, Unaiza Nasim isworking these days to raise funds for the creating shelters for homeless in Earth Quake affected areas. I’m pasting the requirements here, would be glad if you can help in this direction. Donating few bucks may lead to few people under a roof … few children saved from fears of insecurity … from dearths of life … !

I am positive to collect and provide shelter to the maximum we can before winter starts in.
Im planning to go to the areas, have not finalized yet where there are most shelterless people and make sure to have them have a home of their own.

A Tin sheet costs around 600-700 Rs and 9 tin sheets are required for a house.I have asked all my friends to help. (my email: unaiza.nasim@gmail.com )

That’s a humble request to all Pakistani fellows, to help your country build up. Less hope do the natives have in government and so do we.The point is not to criticize anyone, but to do maximum help that we can.

Those who have been there know, and, I tell you how hard it is to survive in winters. The tents become deep freezers. And we do not have many NGO’s working like last year to save people.

Let it be a rupee but pour in and Allah would enlighten your soul and pour your hearts and fill your pockets inshaAllah.

“United should we stand for the cause of humanity”