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Saad Shafqat

@_saadshafqat

Cricket columnist (Cricinfo), novelist (Rivals, Breath of Death), and professor of neurology at Aga Khan University.

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calendar_today25-08-2012 04:26:23

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Tantalising stuff. Europa has a thick ice crust with liquid water underneath and the possibility of hydrothermal vents around which microbial life may exist. This probe will reach its destination in 2030. theguardian.com/science/2024/o…

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This gadget is roaming the Martian surface nonstop for 4 yrs now. With not the sign of slowing down. How do we get this awesome battery technology here on Earth? Nothing would ever need to be recharged! space.com/perseverance-m…

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And what kind of battery is this gizmo on? Launched in 1977, still alive while so unimaginably far away, in temps near absolute zero (-270 deg C). And I still have to charge my phone battery more or less daily! NASA Caltech NASA JPL Royal Astronomical Society scitechdaily.com/15-billion-mil…

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I found this an excellent article cogently arguing why the avenues of a true uprising in Pakistan are choked off, and how not just the establishment but paradoxically also the political parties (including PTI) are complicit in this. #pakistanprotests dawn.com/news/1875884

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Btw. Cost of most expensive ad during an ICC tournament (Pak/Ind clash in WC 2023) was $1,750 per second. Cost of most expensive ad during NFL (last Sunday’s Superbowl) was $260,000 per second. Still a long, long way to go …

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“I could look at the science and say, ‘Hey, this is a solvable problem.’ And we could actually make a vaccine for typhoid that’s less than a dollar," said Anita Zaidi president of the Gender Equality Division at the Gates Foundation. trib.al/3BjHN62

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This landmark gift was spearheaded by two of the class’s most distinguished alumni, Dr Saad Shafqat and Dr Anita Zaidi, and presented during their 25th graduation anniversary. Aga Khan University AKU Alumni Association of North America Aga Khan Development Network The Ismaili thenews.com.pk/print/1318969-…

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Saad Shafqat Aga Khan University AKU Alumni Association of North America Aga Khan Development Network The Ismaili Proud to say that I led the medical college research subcommittee that decided upon these awards after a rigorous evaluation process! Also thankful to Saad Shafqat & Anita Zaidi for their $250k donation to AKU Paediatrics for improving MNCH in peri urban communities of Karachi.