Haq's Musings

Riaz Haq writes this data-driven blog to provide information, express his opinions and make comments on many topics. Subjects include personal activities, education, South Asia, South Asian community, regional and international affairs and US politics to financial markets. For investors interested in South Asia, Riaz has another blog called South Asia Investor at http://www.southasiainvestor.com and a YouTube video channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkrIDyFbC9N9evXYb9cA_gQ

Wednesday, October 31, 2012

Credit Suisse Bullish on Pakistan Cement Sector

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Renewed construction boom in Pakistan has helped the nation's cement producers significantly increase their sales and profits. Year-ove...
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Monday, October 29, 2012

Imran Khan Draws 500 Pakistani-Americans in Silicon Valley

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"We will rid the country of corruption within the first 90 days in office...I condemned the attack on Malala within 48 hours and was t...
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Thursday, October 25, 2012

Pakistan Among Top Meat Consuming Nations

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Media coverage of Pakistan's brisk Eid-ul-Azha livestock sales are a reminder that the nation is among the world's top ten consumers...
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Saturday, October 20, 2012

Malala Moment: Profiles in Courage...Not!

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Ordinary Pakistanis have responded to the barbaric attack on  courageous 14-year-old Swat schoolgirl Malala Yousufzai and her classmates by...
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Sunday, October 7, 2012

Pakistan's Top Fashion Models

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Mass media revolution and rising consumption in Pakistan have spawned an impressive fashion scene in the last decade. It has given birth t...
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Wednesday, October 3, 2012

Pakistanis Rank High on Happy Planet Index

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Pakistan ranks 16th among 151 countries of the world on the Happy Planet Index (HPI) 2012, slightly behind Bangladesh in 11th place but well...
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Monday, October 1, 2012

US Seeding Venture Capital and Private Equity in Pakistan

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US is providing $80 million to create multiple VC and PE funds in Pakistan. These funds will be run by professional fund managers who will b...
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Monday, September 24, 2012

Meeting the Heathcare Challenge of the 21st Century South Asia

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It is a great challenge of the 21st century to provide the best possible universal health care at the lowest possible cost. It's in fac...
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Friday, September 21, 2012

Globalization of West's Hate Speech Against Muslims

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Negative stereotyping of Prophet Mohammad has been the preoccupation of generations of Western writers from the time of the Crusades to the ...
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Tuesday, September 11, 2012

Strong Food & Beverage Demand Draws Investments in Pak Agribusiness

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US venture investor Tim Draper, Swiss food giant Nestle, and American beverage titan Coca Cola are investing heavily in Pakistan's agrib...
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Riaz Haq
I am the Founder and President of PakAlumni Worldwide, a global social network for Pakistanis, South Asians and their friends. I also served as Chairman of the NEDians Convention 2007. In addition to being a South Asia watcher, an investor, business consultant and avid follower of the world financial markets, I have more than 25 years experience in the hi-tech industry. I have been on the faculties of Rutgers University and NED Engineering University and cofounded two high-tech startups, Cautella, Inc. and DynArray Corp and managed multi-million dollar P&Ls. I am a pioneer of the PC and mobile businesses and I have held senior management positions in hardware and software development of Intel’s microprocessor product line from 8086 to Pentium processors. My experience includes senior roles in marketing, engineering and business management. I was recognized as “Person of the Year” by PC Magazine for my contribution to 80386 program. I have an MS degree in Electrical engineering from the New Jersey Institute of Technology. www.pakalumni.com http://www.riazhaq.com http://southasiainvestor.blogspot.com
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