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 Silicon Valley PakistanisPositive Media Coverage: The mainstream media and the tech press have noticed the contribution of Pakistani-Americans in the Valley. I was… Started by Riaz Haq |
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"Capitalism's Achilles Heel" by Raymond Baker on Pakistan's Political ClassExcerpts related to Pakistan from the book Capitalism's Achilles Heel by Raymond Baker Nawaz Sharif Family Corruption and criminality run f… Started by Riaz Haq |
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Sherbaz Khan Mazari on Zulfikar Ali Bhutto: " The Journey to Disillusionment"http://www.riazhaq.com/2009/08/ode-to-feudal-prince-of-pakistan.html http://www.riazhaq.com/2010/01/bhutto-documentary-at-sundance-film.ht… Started by Riaz Haq |
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Nov 12, 2017 Reply by Riaz Haq |
Corruption in South AsiaWhen Barack Obama was elected president, Governor Blagojevich of Illinois saw opportunity in the vacancy created in the U.S. Senate. "I've… Started by Riaz Haq |
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Jul 10, 2017 Reply by Riaz Haq |
Digital Media in PakistanThe Open Society Foundations (OSF), an international organization working for shaping public policy to promote issues of democratization, h… Started by Riaz Haq |
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Jan 9, 2017 Reply by Riaz Haq |
FBI's Islam 101 TrainingFBI ‘Islam 101′ Guide Depicted Muslims as 7th-Century Simpletons By Spencer Ackerman As recently as January 2009, the FBI thought its age… Started by Riaz Haq |
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May 10, 2016 Reply by Riaz Haq |
 Hajj tragedy - Muslims need to set up a body to manageTime to take Mecca away from Saudis Given repeated disasters during Hajj at Mecca & Medina and the distortion of Islam by Saudi ru… Started by Oostur Raza |
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Pakistan Civil SocietyDuke Political Review--Examples of Pakistan's growing civil society:: Humaira Bachal started teaching when she was twelve years old. Backed… Started by Riaz Haq |
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Pakistan's Rising Middle ClassThe Emerging Middle Class in Pakistan: How it Consumes, Earns, and SavesDr. Jawaid Abdul GhaniProfessor, Strategy and Marketing Research,Ka… Started by Riaz Haq |
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Pakistan: A Land of Opportunity?Opportunity Pakistan Report by i-genius commission on social entrepreneurship: In September 2013, fifteen people (Commissioners) from Austr… Started by Riaz Haq |
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Nov 7, 2014 Reply by Riaz Haq |
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Pakistan Media Crisis: Facts and Myths
Why are Pakistan media groups laying off employees and shutting down TV channels? Is it caused by Pakistan government cutbacks in advertising? Is it part of the PTI government's alleged efforts to censor media? Or part of the long overdue industry shake-out after almost two decades long un-interrupted media business expansion?…
ContinuePosted by Riaz Haq on December 9, 2018 at 5:24pm
Diaspora Remittances to Pakistan Soar 21X Since Year 2000
Remittance inflows from Pakistani diaspora have jumped 21-fold from about $1 billion in year 2000 to $21 billion in 2018, according to the World Bank. In terms of GDP, these inflows have soared nearly 7X from about 1% in year 2000 to 6.9% of GDP in 2018.
Meanwhile, Pakistan's exports have declined from 13.5% of GDP in year 2000 to…
ContinuePosted by Riaz Haq on December 9, 2018 at 2:00pm — 1 Comment
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