Debunked: Myths About Pakistan

Pakistan offers open source training toolkit

2007-03-20T17:41:00.000-07:00

Article from www.linux.comTuesday March 20, 2007 (08:01 PM GMT)By: Fouad Riaz BajwaPakistan is the third largest low-cost IT-enabled and offshore business processes outsourcing services provider in Asia after India and China. The country's Open Source Resource Center (OSRC), a project of Pakistan's Ministry of Information Technology, has developed and released a FOSS resource kit entitled "OSS

The many seasons and terrain of Pakistan

2007-03-09T18:18:00.000-08:00

Area796,096 square kilometresPopulation148.723 millionLocationSouth Asia, bordering the Arabian Sea, between India on the east and Iran and Afghanistan on the west and China in the north.Land boundariesTotal 7,266 km (Afghanistan 2,430 km, China 580 km, India 2,240 km, Iran 909 km).Coastline1,046 kmClimateMostly hot, dry desert, temperate in northwest; arctic in north.TerrainFlat Indus plain in

Pakistan, India agree to 7.23 billion dollars gas pipeline

2007-03-09T18:14:00.000-08:00

Article from Dawn...By Khaleeq KianiISLAMABAD, March 8: Iran, Pakistan and India plan to start laying a $7.23 billion gas pipeline by September 2009 on a segmented basis to ward off possible US sanctions aimed at punishing oil companies dealing with Iran.Each country will build the pipeline in its territory and Iran “has already started laying pipeline from Assaluyeh to Iran Shehr” to serve its

Myth: Pakistani music non-existent and dependent on Bollywood

2006-12-28T16:05:00.000-08:00

Pakistani music, specifically sufi rock is a music genre unique to Pakistan.

Pakistan investing heavily in energy

2006-11-02T15:10:00.000-08:00

Pakistan plans $40bn oil storagePublished: Tuesday, 31 October, 2006, 09:09 AM Doha TimeISLAMABAD: The Pakistan government is all set to establish an ‘oil city’ with an investment of $40bn at Gwadar Port to make it the biggest crude and refined oil storage base in the region, the News reported yesterday.For this purpose, the government has allotted 12,500 acres of land in Gwadar. It will be made

Are there only mud-hut homes in Pakistan?

2006-10-28T17:21:00.000-07:00

No. Here are pictures of just a few homes in the karachi suburbs of Clifton, Mohammad Ali Society, PCHS, KDA, Defence.

Employment, Investment and Entrepreneurship can change Pakistan!

2006-10-25T15:50:00.000-07:00

By David Montero, Correspondent of The Christian Science Monitor Tue Oct 24, 4:00 AM ETKARACHI, PAKISTAN - When he started his software company, Omar Malik wasn't thinking about social responsibility - let alone changing society.He wanted to make a bundle in Pakistan's exploding service sector, he readily admits. But now, eight years later, he's seen what a difference his company makes in the

Myth: Transportation infrastructure in Pakistan???

2006-10-23T22:10:00.000-07:00

WORLD's 8TH WONDER: The Karakoram Mountain Range Highway linking China to PakistanONE OF MANY MOTORWAYS LINKING PAKISTANI CITIESKKH - Karakoram HighwayKarachi - to - Gwadar COASTAL HIGHWAYWatch Video: http://www.whatispakistan.comThe best book out there for Travel to Pakistan.

New Development: FIVE STAR HOTEL: This post dedicated to Talha...

2006-10-18T16:52:00.000-07:00

The Centaurus complex is a 3 million sq ft (278,700 m²) concept for a mixed-use development in central Islamabad unveiled by Atkins UK. It is currently under construction and expected to be completed by 2008. The centrepiece of the mixed-use scheme, commissioned by Pak Gulf Ltd, is a 37-storey, 350-bedroom seven-star hotel topped by a panoramic restaurant capturing views of both the city and the

Myth: Pakistan is not a viable destination for IT & BPO Services

2006-10-15T17:25:00.000-07:00

Pakistan is a great, cost-effective and stable environment for outsourcing bpo & IT Services. As of late, Even major Indian corporations have opened up IT shops in Pakistan. It is hoped that such mutually advantageous commerce will lead to peace between the two countries.P@SHAPakistan Software Houses Association If you are not doing business here already, you must have missed the news: Pakistan

Myth: Public Debate is not allowed anywhere in Pakistan

2006-10-15T15:13:00.000-07:00

The truth is arguing and debating is our national obsession. Even little school girls get into the act. Here some girls in Lahore present pros and cons to the government's decision to go ahead with nuclear tests. The girls interact with an Indian journalist.Video:

Myth: Pakistan is a divided nation with little or no unity

2006-10-15T15:00:00.000-07:00

It is possible that this myth is perpetuated by Pakistanis themselves. We can be a nation of argumentative, cynical complainers! However, After the Earthquake in Pakistan the whole nation had galvanized to help their fellow countrymen. Although, the earthquake was a horrific catastrophe, the atmosphere in the cities and towns and villages of Pakistan was electric with a sense of purpose. The

Myth: India is a paradise for Muslims, Pakistan is hell for Muhajirs

2006-10-15T10:00:00.000-07:00

There is a belief in the Indian circles that Muhajirs (refugees from India) live under terrible circumstances and discrimination. They claim that Muslims in India are infinitely better off than Pakistani Muhajirs.To debunk this myth: Let us read the account of a brilliant and highly conscientious young man (a non muslim) from India regarding his observations about the state of Muslims in India.

Myth: Women in Pakistan have no rights

2006-10-14T21:57:00.000-07:00

The two time democratically elected prime minister of Pakistan: Ms. Benazir BhuttoArtistsFigher Pilots in the Armed Forces.Cadets in the Naval Academy.Pakistan almost elected a woman as early as the 1940's to lead the country. (Fatimah Jinnah)The world's most famous democracy, the United States, has not yet had a female president in its history.

Myth: Pakistan's so called democracies were better than the current regime

2006-10-14T21:16:00.000-07:00

Excerpt from Copyrighted Material. Permission Granted by holder of copyrights.Internationaly Copyrights apply.© 2006 M. UsmanThe Decade of Darkness: Shamocracies in PakistanPakistan’s decade of democracy can be more aptly described as a decade of darkness. The era of democracy witnessed two democratically elected governments destroy the very fledgling democracy that brought them to power. The

Myth: All women are forced to wear the Burqa in Pakistan

2006-10-14T19:50:00.000-07:00

This will be an easy one to debunk. Enjoy these pictures of Pakistani models.Please note that the women that do wear the burqa do so by their own choice based on their interpretation of modesty.Women that wear the hijab do so by their choice. Men also have to adhere to norms of modest clothing. Majority of Pakistani women simply wear a dupputta - a long scarf. There are no laws requiring a

Myth: Pakistan has no moral, legal case for Kashmir

2006-10-14T19:12:00.000-07:00

Pakistan wishes for peace with our much larger neighbor India. However, Pakistan along with a large majority of Kashmiris contest India's occupation based on a very strong moral and legal case. If this core issue is resolved, Pakistanis would live in harmony with India. Here is our case for an independent or Pakistan Kashmir:At the time of the British withdrawal from the Sub-continent and its