Burden of brand ‘Pakistan’
After last two columns in ‘Money Matters’ where I requested Pakistani entrepreneurs to explore theUS and European markets for services business, I received several emails reminding me of theburden of brand ‘Pakistan.’ I agree – it is a serious challenge but nothing that a considered strategy can’t overcome. American and European enterprises planning to relocate [...]
Undisputed Tragedy of Kashmir
Several Pakistani intellectuals who had descended on Washington DC to attend 11th International Kashmir Peace Conference (July 28-29, 2010) were neither intellectuals nor interested in peace. Wasting time and resources, Pakistani representatives (with very few exceptions) read from a script crafted decades ago at the GHQ – slightly changing words. I bet if you took [...]
Kayani To Stay A Bit Longer (We were right!)
As we reported two months earlier, Prime Minister of Pakistan Yusuf Raza Gilani Thursday extended the term of Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Ashfaq Paervez Kayani for three years starting from November 29, 2010. Annoucement came days after high level US administration delegation visited Islamabad. In an exclusive report on May 17th, 2010, we published [...]
Pakistani Turns Pro Golfer
With all the tragic news of suicide bombing, target killings and political instability emanating from Pakistan it is hard to believe that the country has viable golf community as well, reports a prominent golfing Your Golf Home. Your Golf Home reported Friday that a twenty year old Pakistani who recently returned after completing undergraduate degree [...]
Transform muscle-flexing ISI into civil intelligence
Every state apparatus requires intelligence agencies, and Pakistan is no different. There are actually three well known intelligence agencies in Pakistan: Intelligence Bureau (IB), Military Intelligence (MI), and ISI. There are 26 intelligence agencies in the US. Somehow, the ISI and the CIA are the two that are most demonized. The turmoil in Pakistan’s past [...]
To recover from financial ruins, PIA needs a make-over
A high power committee of national assembly, on Friday, agreed that a new business plan is necessary to rehabilitate Pakistan International Airlines which may include replacing aging fleet and adding profitable routes. Begum Ishrat Ashraf, Chairperson of the sub committee of the National Assembly’s standing committee, will lead the endeavor to develop a new business [...]
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