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Ahmed Affan

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Karachi
As seen in: Red Bull, Dawn, The Express Tribune, Pakistan Observer
Covers:  Sports, Social Issues, Business, Tech
Doesn't Cover: Politics
Marketing & communications professional with a taste for the unconventional | Contributing Journalist.Bylines at @dawn_com & @etribune | muckrack.com/ahmedaffan
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Adnan Gandhi: Shaping Pakistan's Running Landscape

Adnan Gandhi: Shaping Pakistan's Running Landscape

Red Bull — Adnan Gandhi, a key figure in Pakistan's running scene, leads the Seaview Runners Club's annual Inter-Club Half Marathon and 10km, turning it into a standout event that inspires many.
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Adnan Gandhi & Berlin Marathon: Igniting a Running Revolution in Pakistan

Adnan Gandhi & Berlin Marathon: Igniting a Running Revolution in Pakistan

Red Bull — Adnan Gandhi's Berlin Marathon triumph isn't just personal-it sparks a running revolution. Discover impact, challenges and aspirations shaping a vibrant community, inspired by Adnan's dedication.
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MOTOR RACING: FORMULA FOR SUCCESS

MOTOR RACING: FORMULA FOR SUCCESS

Dawn — What was blindingly fast and meant for the demigods of Formula 1 (F1) till recently, is now becoming achievable. The fact is, it will soon be considered slow. After all, F1 is not immune to the universal truth of evolution.
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A safer alternative for 1.3 billion people

A safer alternative for 1.3 billion people

Pakistan Observer — Many health experts are trying to find a viable solution to this global dilemma of tobacco smoking– fortunately, a simulation study has suggested that the promotion of electronic-cigarettes (e-cigarettes) as a harm-reduction policy is a viable strategy, given current evidence that e-cigarettes offset or divert from smoking.
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the sun is shining "again" at Ferrari

the sun is shining "again" at Ferrari

The Express Tribune — With a dreadfully bad season last year - a team with 16 Formula 1 constructor championships in the bag - Scuderia Ferrari seems to be getting back into their groove this season. In 2020, Ferrari finished sixth on the constructer's championship table giving up invaluable space to many mid-table teams like McLaren, Renault and even the Racing Point.
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Horner's hollow grumble | The Express Tribune

Horner's hollow grumble | The Express Tribune

The Express Tribune — Last Sunday, Mercedes's Lewis Hamilton and Red Bull Racing's Max Verstappen crashed at the Silverstone Circuit in a very happening F1 weekend, to say the least. In the midst of a fiery British Grand Prix battle, Hamilton and Verstappen bumped tires in the very first lap sending Red Bull's car into the crash barriers creating a 51G impact.
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Hamilton's F1 career maxed out? | The Express Tribune

Hamilton's F1 career maxed out? | The Express Tribune

The Express Tribune — With British Grand Prix just around the corner, all eyes will be - in fact, they already are - on the defending champion, Lewis Hamilton. The 36-year-old British driver will be hitting the circuit at Silverstone for the 15th time in what is surely a truly illustrious career.
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From sports to eSports: a market lies in waiting

From sports to eSports: a market lies in waiting

Dawn — Over the years, Pakistan has made its mark as a manufacturer and exporter of sports goods, with the Sialkot-based industry earning hundreds of millions of dollars in foreign exchange every year. The scene, as far as the sporting world goes, has transformed globally, with the digital platform running parallel to the physical.
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A rat race with no winners

A rat race with no winners

Dawn — A Master's degree in Business Administration (MBA) is something just about everyone and his dog has these days. You tell someone you have completed your postgraduate education and they instantly tend to assume that it must be an MBA degree.
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An evolving revolution

An evolving revolution

Dawn — With the ever-growing community of cellular subscribers in Pakistan, the mobile banking industry has made great strides toward financial inclusion over the past decade, Pakistan has witnessed a remarkable telecom revolution, leading to a tremendous proliferation of cellular devices among the masses.
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Time to kick it where it hurts

Time to kick it where it hurts

Dawn — THE most obvious solution to most problems often happens to be a bit too simple to execute. Really. Take for instance, smoking. The best decision that any smoker can make is to quit it altogether. We all know that. The smokers know that.
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The ground reality

The ground reality

Dawn — AWAY from the entire debate surrounding tobacco consumption, there can be no argument about the hardcore legality of tobacco farming and the fact that the crop ensures revenue for the state and employment for the workforce. Tobacco farming, predominant in the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (KP), requires minimal land for cultivation and has the potential to fetch a lucrative price per kilogram.
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Food processing potential needs to be optimised

Food processing potential needs to be optimised

Dawn — FOOD processing and packaging across the world have seen a boom in recent times, and the Pakistani market is no different. The rise in the local market is undeniable but it is still not at its optimal level.
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Onwards and upwards

Onwards and upwards

Dawn — THERE is no doubt that Pakistan's retail sector is moving onwards and upwards. That much is beyond debate. When it comes to fashion retail, there are not even small-time naysayers to argue with. There is a certain sense of eagerness among the masses to wear and promote local fashion brands.
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Stop-gap measures are no shield against gas crisis

Stop-gap measures are no shield against gas crisis

Dawn — Pakistan has regressed from being self-sufficient in natural gas to becoming a gas importer faced with chronic shortages and rationing. This is a result of flawed policy making and lack of vision in the development of the energy sector infrastructure. Karachi, the economic hub of Pakistan, is bearing the brunt of the mismanagement in the energy sector.
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The critical disconnect

The critical disconnect

Dawn — WE often get to see young graduates moaning about lack of opportunities for the freshies in the job market and that every vacancy has a requirement of work experience attached to it no matter how low-paying it is. It seems like a loop of despair where a job requires experience and experience requires job.
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The dreaded three words

The dreaded three words

Dawn — DEATH in the extended family, delay in salary, mobile snatching incident, your laptop taken over by ransomware, or your dad finding your hidden cigarette pack ... all of these can potentially ruin your day or two.
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The myth of thumbs and hearts

The myth of thumbs and hearts

Dawn — I REMEMBER watching a few years ago a documentary which explained a theory saying that humans have anatomically evolved from fish. Yes, fish. For some reason I felt disgusted back then, but in the last year or so I have often thought that maybe there is some truth in that theory.
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The ticket: 'Motion' picture of the year

The ticket: 'Motion' picture of the year

Dawn — While Piku's trailer had not quite tickled one's fancy, high hopes were resting on Shoojit Sircar (Vicky Donor, Madras Café) making a film about the cranky old timer Bhaskor Banarji (Amitabh Bachchan) and his distraught 30-something daughter Piku (Deepika Padukone).
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