Imran Khalid
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@imran2u
Work on intersection of climate, water, ecology and society. Climate justice is social justice. No such thing as natural disasters. Silver linings spell hope!
📸 The last photo of Mikaeil Mirdoraghi, a third-grade student killed in the reported U.S./Israeli strike on a primary school in Minab, Iran. He is waving goodbye to his mother.
The oil is flowing into the sewers and the streets are on fire in Tehran
Was at immigration counter in Islamabad airport today ( entry into Pak) Worst management Hundreds of ppl . Zero ques or crowd management Stampede . Shouting . Breaking lines . Immigration authorities was helpless They said crowd management was airport authority task Worst show with dosens of Chinese , Arab tourists If you can't manage a few hundred ppl at an airport you should stop dreaming being tourist hub @MohsinnaqviC42
Millions of families spent their savings going solar to escape high bills. The government betrayed them by changing rules. Now it buys your power cheap (around Rs10) and sells it back expensive (around Rs45). Same unit, 4x the price. You invest. They extract. Daylight robbery.
Pakistan’s shift from net metering to net billing in simple numbers: You consume 500 units from the grid; your solar exports 400 units. Old net metering: Bill = (500 − 400) × ~Rs33 ≈ Rs3,300 New net billing: Buy 500 × Rs33 ≈ Rs16,500 Sell 400 × ~Rs10 ≈ Rs4,000 credit Final bill ≈ Rs12,500 Same solar. Very different bill. PMLN trapped us in terrible IPP deals (many involving corruption and cuts), and we’re still bleeding because of them. Thank you, Sharifistan.
So you want to moderate a Panel Discussion or a Twitter Space. I did a thread. 1. Start with setting a time limit. I find that 75-90 minutes are perfect. Not so short that you can't have a detailed discussion. And not so long that people start to leave early.
At 4 pm driving with my wife on the Zirakpur flyover. Two Punjab Police jeeps escorting a VIP towards Ambala come from behind with sirens blaring. Slowed the vehicle to let the first vehicle pass, the VIP vehicle perhaps took three additional seconds to pass because there was heavy traffic. Angered, the rear escort jeep, while overtaking from the left, deliberately cut sharply right, hitting the front of my car and then sped off. It was clearly a deliberate act, not only damaging the car, but with no concern of our personal safety on a very crowded road. The arrogance and impunity of someone who is supposed to be a guardian of law soils the uniform and reputation of the organisation. Hope @BhagwantMann and @DGPPunjabPolice take note.
