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

Tuesday, May 31, 2011

Hookah Smoking Alarms American Health Advocates

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Since the hookah (shisha or water pipe) made its debut in North America a few decades ago among immigrant communities, it has continued to g...
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Sunday, May 29, 2011

Culture of Corruption in Pakistan

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Rampant corruption is believed to be a major factor impeding economic development in Pakistan and many other developing nations. Is this c...
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Wednesday, May 25, 2011

Pakistan Leads Asia in Biometric IT Services

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All the hype about Indian IT sector makes it hard to believe that it is Pakistan, not India, which has widely deployed biometric identificat...
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Monday, May 23, 2011

Military Mutiny in Pakistan?

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Pakistani military is a disciplined force. Its soldiers have a long history of acting in strict accordance with the orders of senior militar...
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Thursday, May 19, 2011

World Bank on Poverty Across India in 2011

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In spite of recent poverty declines with its rapid economic expansion, India still has higher poverty rates than Pakistan, according to a 20...
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Tuesday, May 17, 2011

Pakistan's Tax Evasion Fosters Foreign Aid Dependence

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As Pakistan's ruling elite and its ghairat brigade, led by PML's Sharif brothers, engage in loud empty rhetoric about infringement ...
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Saturday, May 14, 2011

Pakistan's Vast Shale Gas Deposits

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Reports of new gas reserves of 40 trillion cubic feet (upped to 105 TCF in 2013 by US EIA ) are specially welcome at this moment in Pakista...
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Saturday, May 7, 2011

Can Bin Laden Raid Ignite Twitter Revolution in Pakistan?

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Live tweets of the Abbottabad raid have brought instant fame to Pakistani blogger Sohaib Athar, and shined new light on the role of Facebook...
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Tuesday, May 3, 2011

India's America Envy

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Since Osama Bin Laden's death in Pakistani town of Abbottabad on May 1, 2011, I am seeing a dramatic increase in cyber activity by many...
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Monday, May 2, 2011

Seeing Osama Bin Laden's Death in Broader Perspective

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Usama Bin Laden was not only the "Most Wanted" man for his horrible crimes against innocent civilians, but also the most hated per...
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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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