Shahid Farooq

The Optimist ; A Sustainable Development & Governance Specialist by profession (Opinions are my own)

[Shahid Farooq @ShahidFaaruk]

COVID 19 has generated alerts for major update in governance system of Pakistan. Key elements of this long overdue update include reinforcing citizens centric structure, use of technology for efficiency & transparency, and data-driven decision making.
https://t.co/njserVRgI7

[SNG Pakistan @SNGPakistan]

Productive meeting with Chief Secretary Khyber Pakhtunkhwa! We discussed the insights and recommendations from our latest report, "Strengthening Disaster Risk Management at Local Level."#DisasterManagement #Resilience

[Dr Amjad Saqib @DrAmjadsaqib1]

ماں اور باپ وہی نہیں ہوتے جو جنم دیتے ہیں ۔ جو سینکڑوں یتیموں کو اپنا بنا لیں ' ہزاروں غریبوں اور مستحق افراد کو گود میں لے لیں اور لاکھوں لوگوں کو جینے کا حوصلہ بخش دیں وہ بھی ماں اور باپ ہوتے ہیں ۔ ماں تجھے سلام

[Shahid Farooq @ShahidFaaruk]

The Rise and Fall of Ukraine-NATO Partnership – Malik Ayub Sumbal https://t.co/h0ls2eQ7vJ

[SNG Pakistan @SNGPakistan]

SNG Learning Event wrap up with the @FCDOGovUK leadership team in Pakistan. This learning event was made possible with the support of FCDO for SNG through @OPMglobal
#COVIDGovernanceinAction

[SNG Pakistan @SNGPakistan]

A milestone achieved: Social Protection & Poverty Reduction Markers, the beacons on the road to implementation of Social Protection in KP were approved by ACS KP. SNG-II is supporting the @KPGovernment all the way in realizing its vision of pro-poor KP and prosperous Pakistan

[SNG Pakistan @SNGPakistan]

2: Readiness to pay taxes
3: Ease of doing business (established)
4: Ease of doing business (Start-ups)

[Shahid Farooq @ShahidFaaruk]

“One smile can lift a nation for a day.” Afghan TV host smiles at the camera even through fear https://t.co/yEKcLyGSXX via @nbcnews

[Shahid Farooq @ShahidFaaruk]

‘I have a dream of eliminating poverty’ https://t.co/klvn91fb0q

[Arab News Pakistan @arabnewspk]

#OPINION: It is time for #Afghan #Taliban to finally engage with #Pakistan on an economic level, which could in turn open doors in terms of connecting #Afghanistan to the region through initiatives like #CPEC, writes @vaqarahmed https://t.co/YiOOAAAK4c

[Shahid Farooq @ShahidFaaruk]

‘Defeat was inevitable’: our panel weighs in on the Afghanistan catastrophe https://t.co/yUy44BSQN8

[Shahid Farooq @ShahidFaaruk]

Blood in the Sand by Jeffrey D. Sachs @ProSyn https://t.co/xwGphSBRC2

[Shahid Farooq @ShahidFaaruk]

@TaleOfTrees @xmubashir Also need to punish the parents of such dogs

[Shahid Farooq @ShahidFaaruk]

@xmubashir Such a disgusting act. Nobody is talking about the public transport system we “developed” over last two decades in Pakistan, particularly in Lahore. Even the life is not safe let alone someones privacy and honour.... Unfortunate

[Michael Moore @MMFlint]

Kabul, Saigon.
The fall, once again.
America loses another war.
Our longest war.
“We’re #1!!”
We spent over $2 trillion.
We sacrificed over 2,300 American lives to invade a country where Bin Laden was never, nowhere, to be found. Bush said he had no interest in capturing him

[Dr Amjad Saqib @DrAmjadsaqib1]

ہے جرم ضعیفی کی سزا مرگ مفاجات ۔۔۔۔۔۔ غزہ میں اسرائیلی ظلم ۔ اس کے مقابلہ کے لئے آنسو نہیں کردار کی ضرورت ہے ۔

[Elif Ahmet 🇹🇷 @ElifAhmetTurkey]

Now why the world is not reacting the same way?
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[UN News @UN_News_Centre]

Over the years, ECOSOC has been a place where "the whole concept of development cooperation, of helping developing countries to make progress and grow, was conceived", @UNECOSOC Akram told @UN News in an exclusive 🎙️ interview.

https://t.co/IAdFEvC5AV

[HuffPost @HuffPost]

CNN contributor Van Jones got emotional shortly after the news network called the election for Joe Biden.

[Shahid Farooq @ShahidFaaruk]

@GulalaiK

[United Nations Geneva @UNGeneva]

Let's #ShareInformation to combat disinformation.

Let's #ShareInformation to combat misinformation.

Let's #ShareInformation to combat the lack of information.

Read about the impact of infodemic in Africa in the @unescocourier: https://t.co/vCvKq8FV2L