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Multi-dimensional Poverty Index: India 2nd Worst After Afghanistan in South Asia
"India is home to over 340 million destitute people and is the second poorest country in South Asia after war-torn Afghanistan...In South Asia, Afghanistan has the highest level of destitution at 38%. This is followed by India at 28.5%. Bangladesh (17.2%) and Pakistan (20.7%) have much lower levels" Colin Hunter, Center for Research on…Continue
Added by Riaz Haq on October 29, 2014 at 8:14pm — 11 Comments
Karachi Shares Index Outpacing Developed, Emerging and Frontier Market Indices
Pakistan lost its place in MSCI Emerging Markets Index in December 2008. It was included in MSCI Frontiers Market Index in May 2009. Some analysts believe that Pakistan could re-gain the Emerging Market classification (which includes BRIC countries) in a couple of years.
Since the beginning…
ContinueAdded by Riaz Haq on October 29, 2014 at 7:33am — 7 Comments
Can Pakistan Stand Up to India in Conventional War?
Newly-elected Prime Minister Narendra Modi government's rhetoric about "jaw-breaking" (munh tod) policy toward Pakistan is the latest manifestation of a disease described by Indian diplomat Sashi Tharoor as "India's Israel…
ContinueAdded by Riaz Haq on October 19, 2014 at 12:00pm — 118 Comments
Pakistan: Land of Opportunity for Social Entrepreneurs
"All members of the Commission (on Social Entrepreneurship and Innovation) were agreed, Pakistan is a land of opportunity" i-genius Opportunity Pakistan Report April, 2014
i-genius, headquartered in London, calls itself a "World Community of Social Entrepreneurs". It promotes social entrepreneurship to a…
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Pakistan's First Bitcoin Exchange
"We plan to create a platform (Urdubit Bitcoin Exchange) where people feel safe with the world of Bitcoin and hopefully substitute it for trading locally as easily as Pakistani rupees, while giving everyone an opportunity to invest in this commodity." Zain Tariq, Urdubit, Pakistan
Zain Tariq and Danyal Manzar have launched Pakistan's first Bitcoin exchange called Urbudit, according to… Continue
Added by Riaz Haq on October 14, 2014 at 9:11pm — 8 Comments
NED University Alumni Meet in Silicon Valley; Talk Innovation
Added by Riaz Haq on October 13, 2014 at 3:30pm — 2 Comments
India-Pakistan Economies Compared in 2014
India and Pakistan are running neck and neck in per capita GDP in both nominal US dollar terms and purchasing power parity terms, according to data available from multiple sources.
Nominal and PPP GDP:
ContinueAdded by Riaz Haq on October 3, 2014 at 9:00pm — 9 Comments
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Pakistani International Students Flocking to European Universities
Recent data shows that there are nearly 10,000 Pakistani students attending colleges and universities in Germany. This figure is second only to the United Kingdom which issued over 35,000 student visas to Pakistanis in 2024. The second most popular destination for Pakistani students is Australia which is hosting nearly 24,000 students from Pakistan as of 2023, according to the ICEF…
ContinuePosted by Riaz Haq on July 15, 2025 at 9:00am
Pakistani Prosthetics Startup Aiding Gaza's Child Amputees
While the Israeli weapons supplied by the "civilized" West are destroying the lives and limbs of thousands of Gaza's innocent children, a Pakistani startup is trying to provide them with free custom-made prostheses, according to media reports. The Karachi-based startup Bioniks was founded in 2016 and has sold prosthetics that use AI and 3D scanning for custom designs. …
ContinuePosted by Riaz Haq on July 8, 2025 at 9:30pm
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