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, July 5, 2018

NGO-ization of Pakistan

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Pakistan has seen more than 10-fold increase in the number of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) operating in the country since 911. Ther...
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Wednesday, July 4, 2018

Pakistan's Economic Performance Since 1960

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Asia 2025, a US Defense Department Study produced in summer of 1999, forecast that Pakistan would  "disappear"  as an independent ...
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Thursday, June 28, 2018

Pakistan Water Crisis: Facts and Myths

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Pakistan is believed to be in the midst of a water crisis that is said to pose an existential threat to the country. These assertions raise...
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Saturday, June 23, 2018

Democracy in Pakistan: Headlines vs Trend-lines

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With the country's parliament completing its second term since 2008, is Pakistan truly on the road to democracy? How do the headlines co...
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Friday, June 22, 2018

Pakistan's Rough Road to Democracy

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Pakistan National Assembly has recently completed its 5-year term for the second time since 2008. A neutral interim government has assumed ...
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Tuesday, June 19, 2018

How America Promotes "We're the Good Guys" Narrative

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In a 2017 Super Bowl Sunday interview with President Donald Trump,  Fox News anchor Bill O'Reilly authoritatively declared  Russian Pres...
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Monday, June 18, 2018

Pakistan Among Top 5 Countries to Discover Oil and Gas in 2017

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Pakistan made two key oil and gas discoveries in the third quarter and another three discoveries in the fourth quarter of 2017. These discov...
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Friday, June 15, 2018

"Veere Di Wedding" Challenges South Asian Social Norms

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I had a chance this week to see Veere Di Wedding, the latest Bollywood flick released recently in Silicon Valley, CA. The movie's story ...
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Tuesday, June 12, 2018

Pakistan Launches NUTech to Prepare 21st Century Workforce

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As technology begins to permeate every aspect of life in Pakistan , the country needs a balanced mix of highly skilled workers, technicians,...
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Friday, June 8, 2018

Pakistan Among Top Contributors to Global Plastic Pollution

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Pakistan is among the biggest contributors to the 8 million tons of plastic waste that is dumped into the world's oceans every year, say...
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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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