October 25 – The New York Times report by Meher Ahmad states that Pav Akhtar is not one to fall for TV donation ads. In fact, he says, he and his siblings jokingly chide their mother for watching them on Pakistani satellite channels at their home in Lancashire, England. But when he saw the call on a Pakistani news show for overseas Pakistanis to donate to a new fund-raising initiative, he wired his money without hesitation.
The New York Times: Pakistan Tries a New Way to Pay for a Dam: Crowdsourcing
