This really got my goat! A friend just pointed out that the NYT has published a highly accusatory article about Pakistan’s latest ship launched cruise missile tests. The basic thrust of the story is that Pakistan has developed a new missile which was recently tested, but not officially announced. US officials “leaked” the news to the [...]
Wired magazine carries a very important story this month. The article talks about evolving business models and a level of development in the technology industry that – excuse the pun – puts a premium on cheap. The piece is titled, “The Good Enough Revolution” and has received wide pickup from other sites and blogs, including [...]
The Karachi Stock Exchange took a beating late last year and early this year, as did most of the other international bourses. Over the last six months, though, it has staged a rally that has exceeded the much talked about bull run on Wall St. While the crisis that the global economy has been in [...]
There’s been a lot of buzz lately about the newly launched Ufone UConnect service, so I figured I’d share my perspective too. First off, the service is AWESOME. Truly. The breadth of capabilities that it brings to an inexpensive mobile phone is incredibly impressive to say the least. The problem with sophisticated applications like this, [...]
Here’s some positive news on the power generation front. On the heels of the 75MW wind based energy project recently commissioned in Sindh, Lahore is now entering the alternate energy race. (I still want to do a post about the wind power project in Sindh, so I guess I shouldn’t steal much of my thunder [...]
