Pakistani News for the Rest of Us

Pakistan has become a leading country in Asia and the third largest user of CNG in the world after Argentina and Brazil. About 700,000 vehicles have been converted to Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) in the country by March 2005 as compared to 450,000 vehicles during the same period last year, showing an increase of 56 …

The world’s second-fastest growing economy after China is no longer India. It’s Pakistan. Now that Pakistan is within striking distance of China’s growth, it aims to catch up. The growth target for the next fiscal year, as set out in the nation’s annual budget yesterday, is as much as 8 percent, the same as Beijing’s …

A recent study by Pakistan Software Export Board clearly establishes the important role of expatriate entrepreneurship in the development of the software industry in Pakistan, in particular, and developing countries, in general. The study found a clear, positive correlation between ventures that had foreign-based founders (generally, expatriate Pakistanis) and their success and growth over the …