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Founder Katalyst Labs; The Nest I/O. Internet freedom, Entrepreneurship, Privacy/ICT Policy. Women Leaders; Boards: Tiktok; CDC; PITB, SITB, Tamgha-e-imtiaz
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Honoured to be on the Prime Minister’s Task Force on IT & Telecom alongwith some friends and colleagues. Hope to contribute positively.
#pakistan
#pmtaskforce
#tech
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Yes the PM should meet Bill Gates but Should Bill Gates not have had the opportunity to meet young men and women who are excited by technology and/or are aspiring to use tech for the betterment of society? It would have added so much more value to his visit.
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Can someone explain to the Minister that VPN usage cannot slow down internet speed. And by the way why are many people being forced to use VPNs in any case?
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Turning off the internet is such a bad move. Businesses/freelancers/individuals all been affected by this - and to what avail?
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I applied for my CNIC online on Saturday evening and I just received a message from NADRA that it has been TCSed to me. All I can say is wow!
@NadraPak
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Hearing good news that no ban is expected on YouTube or TikTok and that PUBG will also be unblocked soon. Finally some sensible decisions being taken. I guess advocacy and support for tech from some people in govt does help. Let us keep the dialogue going and keep access open.
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Blocking mobile and internet services hurts citizens. It hurts small business. It hurts the economy and it certainly hurts the Digital Pakistan brand. Don’t you get that?
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What is this I am hearing? 17% tax to be levied on computers? Seriously?!?! Is this our strategy for digitising Pakistan? These kind of policies are detrimental for the growth of our digital economy. Please stop this from happening
@ImranKhanPTI
@SyedAminulHaque
@shaukat_tarin
.
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I think there should be no borders, no passports, no IDs, no visas - why label people? And the world should be open for us to explore if we want. That’s what I think!
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My housekeeper - a widow with 4 kids, came to me visibly upset & said: “Baji phone mein kuch kharabi hai. Is par
#TikTok
naheen chal raha”. I had often found her chuckling over a TikTok video. When I told her It was blocked, she said “Magar kyun? Khush hona bura hai?” Hmmm...
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I live alone and am out all day - I run one AC for a few hours for part of the night. So how come my
@KElectricPk
bill has risen to almost 75K?
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Could we have not shown our love for the Prophet (PBUH) thru compassion, empathy and support for those who need our help and by promising to be honest in our dealings with everyone, to try and be better human beings? Or are lights, processions and a public holiday a better way?
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Banks in Pakistan dishonouring a cheque you’ve issued to a client simply because it’s time for closing and they want to show a higher balance for the month. I feel like pulling my hair out!!!
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Are egos so important that we need to throttle the internet and impact business and communication just so people aren’t able to criticise us on social media? Wah!
#pakistan
#connectivity
#firewall
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We need women representation on the Economic Advisory Council. There is no dearth of qualified women in this country. I add my voice to those who are asking PM
@ImranKhanPTI
to ensure balance for a strong Pakistan
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I hope the PM does not accept your resignation. We need good people who are committed to Pakistan.
Criticism levied towards the state as a consequence of my citizenship status is clouding the purpose of Digital Pakistan. In the greater public interest, I have submitted my resignation from the SAPM role. I will continue to serve my country and the PM’s vision to my best ability
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I wish people would understand. It is not about
#tiktok
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Federal IT & Tech Minister Dr. Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui visited
@TheNestiO
today, met with the team & startups. Seems open to suggestions & receptive to working towards a digital Pakistan
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Higher taxes on the salaried class, increased fuel prices, power shutdowns, broken down roads, education that needs intervention from tutors and so much more. So what is the government doing right?
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There are rumours that YouTube may also be blocked & Facebook possibly. Tell you what guys. Why not just ban the use of technology & take us into the dark ages! Technology creates so many jobs for Computer engineers, content writers, designers, gamers and entrepreneurs
#DoNotBan
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Still don’t understand how we will become Digital Pakistan when the Govt charges a huge tax on mobile phones that are imported.Yes supporting local manufacturing of phones may be a good idea but if someone wants an iPhone or a high quality smart phone, why make it more expensive?
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Off to Islamabad to attend the first IT & Telecom Taskforce meeting. Hope it is useful and we are given the opportunity to do something to impact our industry and our community.
#IT
#Taskforce
#government
#advisory
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When is the government going to unblock X? Everyone from the PM to the Ministers to business people, to journalists to the common person is using it via VPN so why not just unblock it? Performance suffers - that’s all.
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Just because Zia Chishti has resigned does not mean the matter should not be thoroughly investigated. The accusations are serious and I am sick to my stomach at the thought of what the young woman went through.
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This is not the way to develop and strengthen Digital Pakistan. We all need to speak up. Freelancers, startups, tech companies, civil society, individuals will all be impacted. Are we going back to the dark ages?
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We have a Minister who understands and uses tech. He is speaking about space technology and yet the basics of access are being affected. He should be championing our cause. What say you dr
@umarsaif
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Six years ago Sabeen Mahmud was taken from us. This city lost one of its most active and vocal citizens. A mother lost her only daughter. Lots of people were deprived of a loving friend. RIP Sabeen Mahmud. You have left so many of us with memories of happier and crazier times.
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I now know that some founders/investors met with Bill Gates during his visit amongst them some women and young people. So I would like to take my words back. That picture still gets to me though. However I will always advocate for more women & youth to be part of the discourse.
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When members of your team cannot get to work because they can’t connect to a Careem, Bykea or InDrive, you begin to wonder why the Government does not realise how it it is negatively impacting productivity and the overall economy.
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Saying goodbye to BEN, my trusted steed the past 6 years, was heartbreaking but necessary. I filled up the tank, parked it safely and handed the keys back to P
@SHA
. BEN kept me safe thru flooded streets, traffic jams, riots, late nights at the office, etc. Adios BEN. Stay safe.
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Are
@PTAofficialpk
@MoitOfficial
hoping that we will forget that they have blocked Twitter/X? Why have we heard nothing about this blockage from an otherwise very vocal caretaker Minister of IT
@umarsaif
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The despondency I have seen in startup founders today, breaks my heart. They had great hopes attached to a Digital Pakistan. How do I console them? How do I make sure they don’t give up on Pakistan?
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Restore internet and mobile services for heaven’s sake! So many daily wagers are suffering. Emergency services are impacted. Lots of tech based businesses are finding it impossible to function.
@SyedAminulHaque
@PTAofficialpk
@MoitOfficial
@PakPMO
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This is what I look like when things work out the way I had been hoping they would 🙂
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Must remember to wear this again when I attend a donor meeting 😁
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I thought the country was in an economic crisis. Will taking away commercial opportunities from young creators, from digital marketing companies and advertising businesses help improve the economy? Will such policies attract investment?
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I applied for a replacement of my CNIC via the
#pakidentity
app and the process was so easy. So impressed that this is even possible to do without going to a
@NadraPak
office. Well done
@ReplyTariq
and team.
#cnic
#automation
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Wonderful to see a smart young qualified woman with experience in digital taking charge of the Digital Pakistan initiative. More power to you
@taidrus
. We are all with you. It will be challenging but you can do it.
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The older I get, the more it occurs to me that it is alright to live a life that no-one else understands
#thoughtoftheday
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Banning YouTube, FB and TikTok wasn’t enough. Now we have banned Wikipedia. No other Muslim country has. Why do we feel so threatened by platforms on which people raise a voice. Young people earn a living via these platforms; many content creators use them to acquire knowledge.
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Maybe one day people will learn that you can disagree with someone and hold them accountable but still be decent in the language that you use. It shows how well you were brought up.
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When I first started working in Hong Kong, I had to work very hard to be taken seriously because I looked like a child play-acting at being a Manager but I did it - and I see so many young women pushing the limits to do the same today fortunately with the support of men & women
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I wish everyone would stop telling me that I look tired. It makes me feel tired. I know I have been overdoing it; overstretching but I needed to. Building a startup is tough. It takes passion, drive, commitment and long hours of work. Is it all worth it? Yes definitely it is!
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Is this for real? Doesn’t the government understand that these tools are used for communication, for marketing, for business? Shutting them down for 6 days is not just against our fundamental rights but also detrimental for the economy.
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Flight is delayed because due to Internet problems, immigration is having trouble processing passengers since they are having to do it manually - at least that is what the crew has been told.
#stillhere
#flightdelay
#immigration
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I wonder if I am not being invited to some events because I have been tweeting about human rights violations in
#Gaza
. These are things that are important and I would never forgive myself if I remained silent.
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Weird! I received a call from someone who said he was from the Pakistan Army. He started asking me all sorts of questions - whether I had an ATM card, how many banks I had an account in etc. When I asked what this had to do with the Army, he handed the phone to another person.
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I am pleased that
@SaniaNishtar
met Bill Gates vis-à-vis the poverty alleviation agenda. Would love to know if there were any meetings with young people. I am ready to be corrected at any time.
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So honoured to receive an "Award for Outstanding Lifetime Contribution to the Digital Industry" at the Pakistan Digital Awards 2021 in Karachi yesterday evening. Thank you Ashifa Paracha and the jury for the recognition, respect and love
#PDA2021
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Two young founders - one male, one female - on a business trip to Lahore and Isloo were stopped by police & interrogated. Did their parents know they were traveling together? Did they know that our society did not encourage this kind of behaviour? Isn't that harrassment?
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When you receive a call from the President of
@HBLPak
on a Sunday to express his excitement at the partnership you have just signed with the organization, it is great to know that the commitment and buy-in is from the top and through the entire leadership
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When powerful, well-connected men are accused of harassment many men & women refuse to accept that it is true. He is so soft-spoken, so well behaved they say. What the hell has that got to do with anything? The woman he has wronged deserves justice and others need to be protected
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I cannot believe people who have been tested positive for Covid are actually having Covid parties and are inviting all those acquaintances who are suffering from Covid.
#Unbelievable
#any
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Got the first dose of my Covid19 vaccine this morning. So far so good.
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Keep explaining to people that there is a logic to wearing a mask properly. Finally asked Arhum Ishtiaq to make this poster
#savelives
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In the end only 3 things matter – how much you loved, how gently you lived & how gracefully you let go of things not meant for you
- Buddha
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I have lived my life - and it has been a decent and moral life. The reason for that is that my parents taught me to distinguish between right and wrong. They didn’t restrict my access to books, to movies, to content but I learnt what was good for me and what wasn’t.
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Instead of trying to wipe out someone else’s legacy it is better to put in the effort to build your own.
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#restoreInternetServices
#restoreMobileServices
Think of our aspirations for
#DigitalPakistan
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#Startups
#Investments
#EarningsOfDailyWageWorkers
and not to speak of the damage this has caused to our reputation.
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Is the PTA actually planning to shut down the internet for multiple days due to elections? Maybe it's time to travel somewhere.
#internet
#connectivity
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I know i am a Pakistani going to the US when the security at the Boarding gate say “Ma’am you have been highlighted for a special security check”. Each element in my hand baggage is checked. I am patted down etc. Until now the trip was going so well. Now I am upset.
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First IT & Telecom Taskforce meeting in Islamabad yesterday. Some serious deliberations. Hope we are able to create some impact.
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Welcome my new wheels - the red Kia Sportage! Just picked it up from the showroom with Mw Waqas & Zohair Ali Khan. Thanks
@faisaltmuhammad
and Team Kia for making the process truly seamless. It’s such a smooth drive. Well worth the price
#kiamotors
#Sportage
#newcar
#newjourney
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This is just the beginning!
#021Disrupt19
@TheNestiO
Pakistani tech startups have raked in millions of dollars from local and foreign investors as a number of deals were announced over the weekend.
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I assume this was a scam and has no connection with the Army. Just wanted to flag it in case others receive such calls.
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I guess we have decided to shoot ourselves in the foot again and again just so there is no chance of us progressing as a nation.
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What wonderful news. Reason for all of us to celebrate. Congratulations Ismail and Babar Khan
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So thrilled that Guy Kawasaki has agreed to be a Keynote Speaker at 021Disrupt 2020. Have been a fan since he was Chief Evangelist at Apple
Meet our first speaker for 021 Disrupt 2020 Wired, Guy Kawasaki!
@GuyKawasaki
is the chief evangelist of
@canva
and the creator of Guy Kawasaki’s Remarkable People podcast. He was one of the main employees responsible for evangelizing the original Apple Macintosh.
#021Disrupt2020
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Finally after 15 months of living a gypsy existence, I finally signed the lease agreement for a new office of our own. So much to be thankful for; so much support during this time, a great team, a wonderful community. Allah ka bohat bohat shukar hai.
#katalystlabs
#community
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Oh yes let us just block everything. Why not just build a wall to isolate ourselves from all types of technology, all cultures, all people who are not like us. Why make the effort to learn to live in a diverse community and teach our kids how to deal with the world as it is.
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Policy makers need to understand that it is essential for women to be in all places where decisions are being made.
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Lovely picture of us
@ZarrarKhuhro
. Thanks for taking the time to moderate the Influencer panel at
#021Disrupt
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If you don’t speak up now, you will only have yourselves to blame
#internetshutdown
#connectivity
#speakup
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An appeal to all politicians: Can you please focus on improving the economy and on solving problems being faced by the citizens of this country. There is enough time for you to take each other to task later.
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Does the government understand that when they turn off the internet emergencies become impossible to handle. Connecting with doctors, sending location pins to them and basic communication becomes impossible.
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When I get into an elevator and ask those getting in to wear a mask, why do they look at me with anger? It is for their protection as much as it is for mine
#covid19
#sops
#masks
#enclosedspaces
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Never apologize for having high standards, high ideals and a great value system. It doesn't really matter what others' say. When you look into the mirror you must be able to like who you see.
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I don't go to the Statue of Liberty - the Statue of Liberty comes to me!!! 🙂
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Will we ever go beyond blocking and banning? Haven’t the authorities learnt that you cannot stop people from using the latest technologies? Why are we scared of things we do not understand?
#bitcoin
@StateBank_Pak
#cryptocurrency
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Have we learnt nothing from banning YouTube for several years in 2008? It not only hurt our image as a country, it hurt business especially content creators and those using tech for learning and collaboration. It took forever to get back on our feet. And here we go again!
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Made coconut barfi this morning for the team and the outgoing batch of Nestlings. They couldn’t believe it was homemade. This was Ammi’s creation and I learnt it from her.
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How is it that the government classifies me as “Ameer” just because I have saved long and hard to buy a bigger car?
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No electricity for several hours during the night at home. Then you get to work at 9 and
@KElectricPk
decides to shut off the power. Really quite fed up especially since bills continue to increase. Sorry none of the excuses work anymore.
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THIS IS HOW I WAS HACKED: You receive an SMS msg from a friend asking u to send them a 6-digit code on WhatsApp that u have received. Sending it back will result in your WhatsApp account being hacked. I was stupid enough to do it coz I was very engrossed in something i was doing
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3 years with the right person at the helm of an org can make such a huge difference. Kudos to you
@rezabaqir
for developing policies based on the needs of the startup ecosystem, women, & citizens’ needs. Policy making made in consultation with stakeholders always works.Thank you
Alhamdulillah tomorrow I complete my 3 years as Governor of our central bank
@StateBank_Pak
. Allah has been kind to give me the chance to serve my country in public office. To other fellow Pakistanis, especially overseas, I encourage you to consider public service 1/n
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We discussed everything from E-sports to politics, the startup ecosystem, the state of the country and everything in between while we partook of some really delicious food. Always wonderful to meet up with my amazing friend
@falamb3
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Internet service is an essential service just as electricity and water. When we are denied these rights, what action can we take?
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What do you get when you put Svwl, Bykea, Careem, Roshni Rides and Airlift on one stage? Pakistan's BIGGEST mobility panel! Introducing: Moving Millions: Transport & Mobility Panel. Moderated by my amazing friend
@SidraIqbal
.
@TheNestiO
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