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What do you do when are told that as a result of the COVID-19 lockdown you cannot run 95 miles in 35 hours in the West Highland Way (WHW) Race…

COVID-19 Status in Pakistan The official statistics reported from Pakistan on 29 June 2020 state 208,358 COVID-19 cases, and 4,254 deaths, and these are growing rapidly day by day. In…

“I’m Shagufta, I lost my husband 5 years ago and my three daughters all study at Dean Public School. I was doing cleaning, dish washing and laundry work in different…

Pakistan, like many developing nations, is severely affected by the COVID-19 virus. All schools, shops, and businesses are closed. It is the poor who suffer most. We are receiving an…

In just over a month’s time, Ruth Coleman was planning to take part in the Isle of Wight Round walk, which as the name suggests is to walk round the…

During 2019, Starfish Pakistan provided 276 students with scholarships for higher education, taking the total number of young people that have benefited through scholarships to over 1,000. The eight girls…

Once again, Starfish Pakistan arranged Award Ceremonies for young people from the Christian community who received high marks in their Matrix exams (similar to GCSE). The purpose is to celebrate…

Whilst in Pakistan last week, Anser, Mike and Duncan took part in a Demolition and Ground-Breaking Ceremony for a replacement building at the Holy Shepherd Grammar School for which we…

On 31 August 2019, Allan Grant crossed the finishing line of the CCC (Courmayeur – Champex – Chamonix), an “ultra marathon” of 101km, 26 hours after starting the previous day.…

In June 2018 Anser Javed was invited by the All Party Parliamentary Group for Pakistani Minorities to address a meeting in Westminster on the education crisis facing Pakistan’s minorities. Anser…