Violence Against Foreign Aid Workers: Why? – CHUP Correspondent

The violence against foreign aid workers in Pakistan, [see CHUP's related post] has garnered significant Western media attention. Jackie, an American working for a social enterprise in Karachi and CHUP’s correspondent, [see all of her past posts] commented on the recent kidnapping of John Solecki in Balochistan, [read more about his kidnapping]. Although media [...]

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A Snapshot of Lahore – CHUP Correspondent

Jackie, an American working for a social enterprise in Karachi and CHUP’s correspondent, describes her recent trip from Karachi to Lahore for the Eid holidays and her subsequent observations:
My lack of reporting over the past two months was due in part to the very long holiday season which I took as an opportunity to [...]

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Attending Chicago the Musical…in Karachi – CHUP’s Correspondent

Below, Jackie, an American working for a social enterprise in Karachi and CHUP’s correspondent, reviews Karachi’s production of Chicago, the renowned  musical about the city of Chicago in the 1920s, [to see Jackie's other posts, click here]:
I was very excited to see many of the city’s prominent billboards advertising for the musical production of Chicago, [...]

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Karachi Faces Internal Tensions – CHUP’s Correspondent

Below, Jackie, an American working in Karachi and CHUP’s Correspondent, delves into this week’s violence in the city and discusses who are the players, why are they fighting, and how it has impacted daily life in Karachi:
While this week’s international news coverage of Pakistan focused on Indo-Pak relations following the Mumbai bombings, here in Karachi, [...]

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Mustafa Kamal: The World’s Second Best Mayor? – CHUP’s Correspondent

CHUP recently introduced its new correspondent. Each week, Jackie, an American now living and working in Karachi, [see her first post], will discuss the prevalent day-to-day issues occuring on the ground. Below, she addresses the controversy surrounding Karachi mayor Mustafa Kamal’s alleged award of being the world’s “Second Best Mayor”:
Last week, several media outlets, including [...]

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Introducing CHUP’s New Correspondent

Jackie, an American who spent her formative years in Pakistan, will write a weekly piece from Karachi, where she is now working for a development non-profit organization. Jackie will discuss an array of issues based on her observations on the ground – from daily crime in Karachi to the attitudes of people she encounters. Below, [...]

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