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Very encouraging to see a 35% reduction in the number of attacks. That is essentially the indicator which determines how capable terrorists are of mounting repeat attacks. The other encouraging trend is the decrease in reach, which is not highlighted by this article. 2009 had more attacks...

The really upsetting thing is that I actually wrote a very conciliatory note which the IndianExpress refused to publish (they have a moderated comments area). Just imagine. This is a major newspaper which is approving hate filled comments like the ones I have produced above, and is refusing to...

Well, I am very excited! And everyone I've spoken to in the IT community is too. You should see the P@SHA President's blog (P@SHA = Pakistan Association of Software Houses) about this. She's written a great post...

Thank you, gaurav. If only your large heartedness could be on display to folks like these posters at Indian Express... perhaps that would make them a little less hateful! ---------- Post added at 08:03 AM ---------- Previous post was at 08:03 AM ---------- Could be. FiveRivers could...

This news is being carried in much of the Indian press. Here commenters at Indian Express show what they're best at: Top Blackberry app made in Pakistan Islamabad: A Blackberry application from a Pakistani company has made it as a top seller across the world. Till recently, Lahore-based...

This news has gone viral. It has appeared in hundreds of international newspapers, including Times of India, Hindustan Times, Deccan Herald, Rediff, Sydney Morning Herald, Finnish Newspapers, Pakistani TV channels, across the European and Middle Eastern press... everywhere! I thought this...

Stay on topic.

I appreciate your comments. But when did FATA become "the world's problem"? It became the world's problem after NATO action in Afghanistan. We forget that the deal on the table while the Taliban were still in power, was: 1) They would give up Osama and gang if his trial was done in a muslim...

There are a number of problems with the above. First, is the insurgency problem in Afghanistan localized to the border areas with Pakistan? No. Second, has NATO been able to control the Afghan insurgency in all areas other than the ones that border Pakistan? No, in fact the insurgency has...

If you simply mandated drip irrigation installations and provided subsidies, you would get to a higher than 15% growth rate. The amazing thing is how LITTLE needs to be done in Pakistan to experience tremendous growth rates.

I guess you didn't read my post: " But I am assuming in all my estimates above that there is no substantial change in the competence level of the Government in power."

In 5 years, my prediction should yield a GDP (nominal) of: $263B In 10 years, it should be at (nominal): $370B And in 15 years, it should be at (nominal): 2025: $570B This should translate into a GDP-PPP of roughly $1.4 Trillion.

My take is that we'll average 6% over the next 5 years. We'll average 7% in the 5 after that, and anywhere from 8-10% in the 5 years after that. My logic is that a couple of the GDP suppressors (floods, earthquakes) were "flukes" and statistically cannot be expected to repeat themselves...

No problem. How are you doing? Long time no gup shup.

Just to keep this thread updated... the app has hit #1 and has been covered all over the place, Dawn, Tribune, TV shows, Times of India, business Recorder, Sydney Herald and more. Here's a youtube video of a TV interview: YouTube - Local firm makes best selling Blackberry app

YouTube - Local firm makes best selling Blackberry app great news. something to really be proud of!

Just three or four of the last 30 or 40 posts have been related to the thread. The rest has been the usual Kashmir related jhagra, a segue re the Urdu language and then, of course, personal attacks and trolling. This thread has outlived its usefulness.

Raza Kazim of Sanjannagar is now also working on speaker designs which are absolutely revolutionary. The quality he has achieved in his lab is already unsurpassed. And I mean unsurpassed by systems costing $100s of thousands of dollars. He has invested probably well over $1M of his own personal...

Sirius Embedded/Handheld Computer and AlelphOS operating system. Circa 2004. Built in Pakistan from absolute scratch. Every line of code written in Pakistan. This is not/was not designed to compete with an iPhone. It was designed so that a completely locally owned and controlled computing stack...

Closing this thread - there are two other threads on 1971 and specifically on the topic of "apologies".