Addressing Future Fest, Pakistan’s largest tech conference and expo in Lahore recently, I found myself facing a well informed and technical savvy audience. I took the liberty of speaking about Pakistan and the perception of the situation we are facing, a topic very close to my heart which I felt would also strike a chord…
Pakistan’s western border has not been serene for almost four decades now. It has been a theatre of revulsion and an immediate threat to Pakistan’s security and sovereignty. This is so despite a friendly perception being nursed with the landlocked state, and a swirl of unending tales reminding the nation that Afghanistan comes with strategic…
Suicide Attacks On March 6, nine persons, including eight Policemen and one civilian, were killed while 13 other persons were injured in a suicide attack on a Balochistan Constabulary van on the Kambri bridge in Dhadar tehsil (revenue unit) of the Kachhi District, reports Dawn. The Police van was returning to Quetta from Dhadar where…
Q. The concept and inception behind Futafut?Ans. The idea behind the Futafut shopping app provides a digital marketplace (B2B2C) to serve Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) like retailers, restaurants, and home-based or women-owned businesses. We are promoting digital and documented economy culture in Pakistan by supporting digital payments only on our platform, freeing the…
The Hijab Enforcement for school going girls in AJK (Azad Jammu and Kashmir) is an unnecessary doctrine. A circular was released about enforcing Hijab in institutions that practice co-education, on 28th February 2023, signed by a Deputy Director of the AJK Directorate General of Elementary and Secondary Education (Males). The PTI-led government’s AJK Minister for…
The literary world in Pakistan will always speak about Ameena Saiyid with utmost respect. Her contribution has been significant in changing the dynamics for women in the field of literature in the country. Ameena Saiyid is the recipient of the Sitara-e- Imtiaz, the third-highest civilian award in 2018 for excellence and courage in the field…
It was in the aftermath of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor that the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), predecessor of the Office of Strategic Services (OSS) was born. Over the next few decades, several intelligence agencies were tasked with handling different shades of intelligence. The National Security Act of 1947 established CIA that remains the…
Welcome to all the panelists and welcome to everybody. Talking about reshaping Pakistan I want to start with the people on the stage, you’ve already heard Muzaffar Hayat Piracha speaking about his fantastic company, Airlink. I had the honor of hosting Tariq Malik during his speech in VRG’s Breakfast Meeting for the WEF’s Edison Alliance…
What should I speak to an audience that is already very informed and very precocious and far more learned or educated than I could ever be. So I thought to myself that I am going to first speak about Pakistan and I will take the liberty of telling you a little bit of how I…
Ikram Sehgal, Co-Chairman Pathfinder Group spoke at Karachi Literature Festival 2023 on the topic, “Untangling South Asia.” This segment of the event was organized in collaboration with Oxford University Press (OUP). Mr. Sehgal welcomed Mr. Michael Kugelman – Director, South Asia Institute at the Woodrow Wilson Center and Deputy Director of the South Asia Program…
