Mobile Financial Services in Pakistan

Posted on January 4, 2010
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Babar Bhatti Growth of Pakistan telecom industry took a hit in recent months because of economy and regulation of SIMs. Even though the number of new subscribers slowed down and the revenues per user remained low, Pakistan telecom industry has shifted to a whole new set of services which provide value and convenience in ways […]

Technology and Science in Pakistan

Posted on October 30, 2009
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Imran H. Khan Take a good look of the photo of Attock Fort above as I am going revisit it towards the end. The use of term science and technology subconsciously suggests that science comes first and technology is a product of science. There is a growing sense in the West that this linear thinking […]

Remembering Prof. Faheem Hussain (1942-2009)

Posted on October 4, 2009
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Pervez Hoodbhoy It was mid-October 1973 when, after a gruelling 26-hour train ride from Karachi, I reached the physics department of Islamabad University (or Quaid-e-Azam University, as it is now known). As I dumped my luggage and “hold-all” in front of the chairman’s office, a tall, handsome man with twinkling eyes looked at me curiously. […]

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