August 2012 Blog Posts (3)

Reinventing the Toilet to End Open Defecation in South Asia

A team headed by Professor Sohail Khan, a British Pakistani researcher at Loughborough

University
, won $60,000 second place prize for developing a

toilet that converts human waste into biological charcoal, which

can be burned, and clean water. The prize was announced on August 14, Pakistan's…

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Added by Riaz Haq on August 18, 2012 at 9:00am — 2 Comments

Celebrating Upward Mobility on Pakistan's 66th Independence Day

Pakistan has continued to offer much greater upward economic and social mobility

to its citizens than neighboring India over the last… Continue

Added by Riaz Haq on August 13, 2012 at 6:30pm — 10 Comments

Record Auto Profits and Sales in Pakistan

Indus Motor Company earned Rs. 4.3 billion in net income on sales of Rs. 75 billion in 2011-12, representing an increase 57% in net income and 25% in total revenue over previous year. The company that is 37.5% owned by Japan’s Toyota Motors sold over 55,000 cars during the financial year that ended on June 30, 2012, its highest ever for a single year. Both revenues and profits were the highest in the company’s history in Pakistan, according to…

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Added by Riaz Haq on August 10, 2012 at 10:00pm — 10 Comments

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    Modi's Hindutva: Has BJP's Politics Hurt India's International Image?

    The Indian cricket team's crass behavior after defeating the Pakistani team at the Asia Cup 2025 group encounter has raised eyebrows among sports fans around the world. Not only did Suryakumar Yadav, the Indian team captain, refuse to do the customary handshake before and after the match in Dubai but he also made controversial statements linking the match with the recent India-Pakistan conflict. “A few things in life are above sportsman’s spirit ......We stand with all the victims of the …

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    Trump's Tariffs on India: Can China or Russia Make Up For Lost Exports to US?

    The United States is the biggest export market for India. Among its top 5 trading partners, the US is also the only country with which India runs a trade surplus. This surplus is now at risk with the 50% tariff recently imposed by President Donald Trump on imports from India. Can Prime Minister Narendra make up for it by cozying up to China and Russia? Recent trade data shows he…

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