Hafiz Saeed and the ‘Alignment’ with Pakistan Army
I had goosebumps reading the news yesterday that several criminals took stage in Lahore under the banner of JuD and aligned themselves with Pakistan army. Was it a conspiracy to malign Pakistan army, I wondered. Who could have been behind this? You see, I have no sympathies for characters like Hafiz Saeed who have eroded the [...]
Long Live Bangladesh: War Crimes to Independence
As Bangladesh celebrates independence day I am reminded of the human rights violation, war crimes and atrocities that I witnessed as a child. I first saw a young man hung by the electric pole not far from our house in Saidpur- but it was the beginning of a series of horrendous events that I will [...]
Charitable Giving: HP Donates WebOS to Open Source Community
Hewlett Packard was in the news past couple of days for finally making a decision about WebOS. For some the decision to declare WebOS an opensource project was a welcome news and for many it was “too little, too late.” A blog on ZDNet “WebOs is doomed to fail” argues that “WebOS, meanwhile, is getting [...]
USA Lost Global Financial Hegemony
The global financial order with the hegemony of the United States has broken down and a new order with a new hegemony is taking time to emerge as China is refusing to assume the vacant central role. The international monetary system is in chaos trying to establish order to avert currency war and trade protectionism. [...]
U.S. Economy To Boom And Bust Again?
United States federal reserve announcement on Wednesday to purchase additional treasury bonds worth 600 billion dollars as part of second round of “quantitative easing” to enhance weak economic growth raised concerns for the emerging economies. The Fed said in a statement “The pace of recovery in output and employment continues to be slow”. The Fed [...]
Bashing China Solves No Problems
The campaign for US Congress election has united democrats and republicans in China bashing for all their economic woes. Republicans are expected to win majority seats in Congress and participate in US governance with Democrats to tackle with difficult economic challenges of high unemployment and massive deficit. United States needs to invest more in research, [...]
Ibrahim Sajid Malick is a Pakistani-American writer, technologist, and social entrepreneur. He has been writing on Pakistani society and politics since 1986. He has held several media, communications, and technology positions for organizations large and small. Mr. Malick graduated from New School for Social Research with a master’s degree in anthropology. He holds several technology and management certifications. He works for a leading technology firm and blogs at www.ibrahimsajidmalick.com