High GPA Lowers Auto Insurance for Teenagers
Teenagers who maintain a grade point average of 3.0 or higher, pay as much as twenty percent less for auto insurance, claims a Auto Insurance report today. Report claims that pushing teenagers to excel in academics will do more than just help them into a better college or university. It will lower their auto insurance [...]
Making millions online from Pakistan not so difficult!
Following article appeared in The News on July 18th, 2010 http://www.thenews.com.pk/daily_detail.asp?id=251448 When I talk to my nieces and nephews, Pakistan’s millennial generation, I feel rejuvenated and perplexed, at the same time. I get excited because these young children are so creative and worldly. The minute I log into Skype, Gmail, or Facbook, my young buddies [...]
Pakistan seeks access to the US, European markets
President of Pakistan Asif Zardari, who is eager to get free access to the United States and European Union markets for commodities of his country Thursday reviewed options with the relevant governments officials. Federal Minister of Commerce Makhdoom Amin Fahim informed Pakistan’s parliament that Pakistan has lost about $40 billion in war against terrorism as [...]
Pakistan Governance Model: Beg, Borrow and Steal
Discussing the developments of Faisal Shahzad’s arrest on a Pakistani TV channel this week, I was asked: why is America against Muslims. Reducing American actions to ideology is not only simplistic but also obscures critical analysis. Why is it that Muslims from Qatar or Oman: Muslims from India, Bangladesh, Malaysia or Indonesia not under scrutiny? [...]
Cotton Prices Hit The Roof In Pakistan
Cotton price hit record high of Rs6,950 per maund due to shortage of the commodity and sluggish trading on the cotton market today. Dealers at the Karachi Cotton Exchange (KCA) said 400 bales of Haroonabad were sold at the historic high of Rs6,925/Rs6,950 per maund on credit, and 4,700 bales of Rahim Yar Khan changed [...]
If US Really Wanted To Help Pakistan!
Pakistan’s capacity to produce electricity compared to other states of it’s size (geography) and population puts it in the lower 20 percentile among the comity of nations. Combining the three major energy sectors, Hydroelectric, Thermal and Nuclear, Pakistan has an installed capacity of 19.5 GW of electric power. Turkey is a country similar in size [...]
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