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August 2009 Blog Posts (6)
NY Times Fires Harpoon at Heart of Pak Aid Bill
The New York Times is quoting unnamed senior Obama administration and Congressional officials as claiming that the United States is accusing Pakistan of illegally modifying American-made Harpoon anti-ship missiles to expand its capability to strike land targets, a potential threat to India.
American military and intelligence officials reportedly say they suspect… Continue
Added by Riaz Haq on August 30, 2009 at 1:00pm — No Comments
Pakistan Launches Production of Falco Drones
Jaswant Acknowledges Quaid-e-Azam MA Jinnah as a "Great Indian"
Gandhi himself called Jinnah a great Indian. Why don't we recognize that?
Jinnah stood against the might of the Congress party and against the British who didn't really like him.
Jinnah was not against Hindus.
Indian Muslims… Continue
Added by Riaz Haq on August 19, 2009 at 8:55am — 6 Comments
Three Summer Days in Beijing
My family and I arrived on a Saturday evening in late July at Beijing's international airport's beautiful and spacious terminal 3, the new massive glass and steel structure that was opened just prior to last year's Summer Olympics in the city. I did not see it when I visited Beijing… Continue
Added by Riaz Haq on August 8, 2009 at 9:05am — 6 Comments
Karachi in July 2009
Arrival in Karachi
My family and I arrived at Karachi's Jinnah International Airport on Tuesday in mid-July, 2009, after a short flight from Dubai in the afternoon. Our arrival was an hour later than scheduled. The disembarkation from the… Continue
Added by Riaz Haq on August 5, 2009 at 8:44am — No Comments
Dubai in July
My family and I stopped in Dubai for a three-day vacation in July on our way to Pakistan from the United States. As I was planning the Dubai stopover, a friend of mine who maintains an apartment in Dubai for his frequent business trips there heard about it, and offered to me the use of his apartment and his driver for the duration of our stay. This friendly gesture… Continue
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Vehicles in Pakistan: Over Half of All Households Own Motorcycles in 2019
Private vehicle ownership in Pakistan has risen sharply over the last 4 years. More than 9% of households now own cars, up from 6% in 2015. Motorcycle ownership has jumped from 41% of households in 2015 to 53% now, according to data released by Federal Bureau of Statistics (FBS) recently. There are …
ContinueTrump's China Tariffs Helping Pakistani Garments Exports to America
Pakistan's garments exports to the United States have jumped 12% in first quarter of 2019 from the same period a year ago, according to USITC Dataweb. This double digit exports growth is being partly attributed to US President Donald's Trump ongoing trade war with China with the US government imposing 10% to 25% tariffs on certain Chinese goods. Pakistani rupee devaluation has also…
ContinuePosted by Riaz Haq on June 13, 2019 at 4:59pm — 3 Comments
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