October 2020 Blog Posts (43)

Is the Pakistani Diaspora in the West Doing Poorly?

A recent Dawn newspaper article entitled "Getting Ahead in the West" by British journalist Owen Bennet Jones suggests that Pakistanis in the US and the UK are doing poorly relative to their Indian counterparts. It builds this narrative using the example of 3 ministers of Indian origin and just one junior minister of Pakistani origin in Prime Minister Boris Johnson's cabinet. It also cites the…

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Added by Riaz Haq on October 5, 2020 at 8:00am — 17 Comments

Zardari indicted in Thatta water supply, Park Lane cases

Pakistan English News

An accountability court on Monday has indicted Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) co-chairman and erstwhile president Asif Ali Zardari in Park Lane and Thatta water…

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Added by Sobia Anjum on October 5, 2020 at 12:46am — No Comments

CNG station closure schedule announced for Sindh

Sindh News

The compressed natural gas (CNG) stations across the Sindh province will remain closed for three days in an ongoing week because of the low pressure of…

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Added by Sobia Anjum on October 4, 2020 at 11:44pm — No Comments

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    NED University Alum's Chip Startup Acquired by ARM For $265 Million

    DreamBig, a fabless semiconductor company founded by NED University alumnus Sohail Syed, has been acquired by Advanced RISC Machines (ARM) for $265 million. The Silicon Valley-based startup is developing networking chips for data centers, with hardware specifically designed to run AI applications. The startup  does not manufacture its own chips but instead licenses its designs to other semiconductor companies. It has had a partnership with Samsung’s foundry division to bring its hardware to…

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    Posted by Riaz Haq on November 10, 2025 at 3:00pm

    Mayor-Elect Zohran Mamdani Makes History in New York City

    "Ana minkum wa alaikum" declared Zohran Mamdani, the mayor-elect of New York City in his victory speech on November 4, 2025. The phrase translates to "I am from you and  and I am with you".  "New York will remain a city of immigrants, a city built by immigrants, powered by immigrants and, as of tonight, led by an immigrant", he added. Mamdani is the first Muslim and first immigrant of South Asian descent. At 34, he is not only the youngest but also the first mayor of the Big Apple who was…

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    Posted by Riaz Haq on November 5, 2025 at 10:30am — 3 Comments

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