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[Announcement] Pamir Times is runner-up at the World Summit Youth Award

630 e-content initiatives participated from 102 UN member states

Pamir Times is one of the best e-content initiatives selected from across the globe by the jury of World Summit Youth Award, 2010.

The Award ‘selects and promotes best practice in e-Content and technologicalcreativity, demonstrates young people’s potential to create outstanding digital contents and serves as a platform for people from all UN member states to work together in the efforts to reduce poverty and hunger, and to tackle ill-health, gender inequality, lack of education, lack of access to clean water and environmental degradation’.

Pamir Times had participated in the global competition under the ‘pursue truth’ category and it is with great pleasure that we announce being selected among the top three initiatives in this category.

The World Summit Youth Award winners for 2010 were selected out of 630 applicants hailing from 102 UN member states.

Complete list of the winners and runner-ups is available on website of the World Summit Youth Award.

Pamir Times has been invited to participate in the WYSA Winners event which will take place from September 18th – 22nd 2010, in New York City, alongside the UN Millennium Review Summit

In a letter addressed to the chief editor, president of Chairman of the World Youth Summit Award Board, Prof. Dr. Peter A. Bruck has termed Pamir Times as “one of the most outstanding examples of creative and innovative e-content addressing the United Nations Millennium Development Goals”.

Editor’s note: The award and honor is dedicated to all the volunteers of Team Pamir Times who have worked with dedication and determination to leave a mark at the global level. Congratulations!

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16 Comments

  1. It is with great pride and satisfaction to know that PT has been chosen to be the runner-up in this international competition in such a short time.

    It is all due to the selfless efforts of its volunteers and contributors who have made this possible. It is indeed the hard work by the founders, Zulfiqar, Noor and many others who really made this small e-initiative to be recognized at the world level.

    It is an eye-opener for those who are biased towards PT for different reasons.

    Many many congratulations to both of you and your team of professional volunteers. May Allah bless you with more and more heights in your endeavors.

  2. Congratulations Zulfi and Team. I see this blog a renowned English daily in future from Gilgit Baltistan. God Bless you and your team.

  3. well done PT. wonderful achivement. working with determination and continous effort are making you successful.

  4. Congratulations. you earned it. it is a recognition of the selfless services PT team has rendered to the people of GB, especially highlighting stories and events during and after of the Ataabad disaster.

  5. Dear noor and team

    This is a great achievement under your editorship. Keeping the blog updated with quality reports and amazing photographs of Zulfiqar, Asghar and other reporters is not very easy.

    Your ability to raise issues and become a voice for the ordinary citizens is behind the successes.

    International NGOs shall support you in training the reporters and equipping them with modern media gadgets for wider coverage and better presentation.

    Once again a deep felt congratulations to Noor and Zulfiqar for founding this initiative and keeping it alive for around 3 years. These successes shall serve as an impetus for you to perform even better.

    Your team of volunteers reporters is a precious asset and you need to build their capacity.

    Cheers!

  6. Bravo! Congratulations for the achievement. We all are proud of you guys. Really appreciate the way the team is lead.

  7. Everytime I access the PT, I open it with deep sense of admiration and gratitute for the whole team of Pamir Times.

    The dedication and tremendous efforts of a very diligent and commited team of young and ambitious men have culminated in creation of an effective and reliable medium of expression for the communities living across mountain valleys of Karakorum and Himalayas. PT is a shining example of blending of creative ideas with use of appropriate technology.

    Many a congratulations to Mr. Noor and the whole team upon this well deserved recognition of PT on a global scale. This is truly a monumental achievement and all the audience attached to PT celebrates it in pride and jubilation.

    I wish PT every best for the future and hope that it will keep on informing and inspring us.

  8. All the best wishes….Keep up the Good Work!

    Devleopment and Progress for the Region of Gilgit-Baltistan is in the hands of Our Future Youths..

    Make it or spoil it..both are in your hands..

    Best Regards from USA

  9. Congratulations and excellent team work. We are all proud of you. Please, keep it up. Best wishes for future success and achievement.

  10. Congratulations to all the team members of Pamir Times for this outstanding achievement.
    May God bless you all and give you more and more success in your long term task (Aameen).

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