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

Thursday, October 10, 2024

Renewable Energy: Clean Electrification of Pakistan's Economy

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Access to abundant and cheap electricity is essential for running a modern competitive economy. The rapidly growing power demand for  genera...
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Sunday, October 6, 2024

Is Pakistan Getting Ready For AI Revolution?

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Generative  artificial intelligence  (GenAI) has taken the world by a storm. It has drawn the attention of academia, businesses and governme...
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Thursday, September 26, 2024

Investors Celebrate Pakistan's Continuing Economic Recovery

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Pakistan's benchmark KSE-100 index hit an all-time high after the announcement of the $7 billion IMF bailout deal today. Economic indica...
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Friday, September 20, 2024

Powerful Hindutva Lobby Flexes its Muscle in California

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Last year, California lawmakers voted 31-5 to approve the first state-wide bill (SB 403) explicitly banning  caste discrimination . The bill...
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Saturday, September 14, 2024

ITU Cybersecurity Index 2024: Pakistan Ranked Among Top Tier Countries

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International Telecommunications Union (ITU) has ranked Pakistan (score 96.69/100) among top tier countries for cybersecurity in 2024.  Out ...
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Friday, September 6, 2024

Shifting Monsoon Pattern: Is Arid Pakistan Turning Wet?

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Semi-arid Pakistan, with its farmlands predominantly  irrigated  by the world's largest contiguous canal system, has experienced an incr...
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Friday, August 30, 2024

New Net Metering Policy: Is Pakistan's Solar Boom in Jeopardy?

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Recent experience in California has shown that changes in incentives have a huge impact on residential adoption of solar power technology. S...
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Sunday, August 25, 2024

Following the Money: Insights into Pakistan's Budget 2024-25

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A look at Pakistan's current fiscal year 2024-25 budget helps gain insights into how the country is run. It shows the money flows from t...
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Sunday, August 18, 2024

Pakistan EV Launches to Accelerate Clean Energy Transition

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Pakistani automobile joint ventures with Chinese automakers BYD and Changan have recently launched several all-electric and plug-in hybrid m...
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Thursday, August 15, 2024

Exodus From Pakistan: 1.62 Million Emigrated in 2023

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Pakistan had a net negative migration of 1.6 million people, the highest of all countries in 2023, according to the  World Population Prospe...
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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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