We live in a unique moment in Pakistan's history. The country is witnessing an unprecedented democratic awakening. Many Pakistanis both at home and abroad are taking up civic duty to shape the future of their country. It is in this spirit we bring you the world's first #Pakathon -- a hackathon where techies and non-techies form teams, pair up with mentors and over the course of 40 hours come up with a business, website, app, software or project that aims to solve a problem you have identified in one of these fields (1) Violence (2) Education (3) Energy (4) Agriculture (5) Disaster Relief (6) Health. We are tired of people talking about Pakistan's problems. This is an Anti-Conference: we are starting where the conference ENDS. No talk just action. We are calling all hackers, educators, lawyers, doctors, dissidents, accountants, physicists, musicians, artists, scientists and entrepreneurs interested in making a difference to step forward and take part. The team with the best demo will win funding to carry their idea forward.

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