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PIB Bond Auction results

Posted on January 29, 2008 by Jawwad

Unconfirmed reports indicate that the central bank picked up about 11 billion rupees in the Pakistan investment bond (PIB) auction this evening. Cutoffs for the 5 offered tenors were as under: Tenor Cutoff yields 3 years 10.05% 5 years 10.25% 10 years 10.85% 15 years 11.75% 20 years 11.95% 30 years 12.11% The benchmark 30…

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ZAK and Presentation Skills

Posted on January 24, 2008 by Jawwad

One of the greatest regret of my life is not going to a school where Zaheer Kidvai taught. All of that should change on Saturday when he runs his infamous (better to be infamous, than famous) workshop on presentation skills at the Karachi Marriot. If you have anything to do with selling, presenting or convincing…

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Startup Insiders – through the pictures

Posted on January 18, 2008 by Jawwad

PASHA and Green and White, started the new year with a bang. Even though the party didn’t get going till about 6:15 pm on the 17th, it was the place to be yesterday in Karachi. If you have been dying to scratch the itch of working for yourself, yesterday was the day you would have…

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Startup Insiders – directions

Posted on January 17, 2008 by Jawwad

Here are directions to the PixSense Office, courtesy Adnan. See you there at 6:00 pm sharp. We will inshahallah start on time.  

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Business Plus interview – review

Posted on January 17, 2008 by Jawwad

PASHA Blog carries the video of the Business plus Interviews… Feedback Yes that really is Mr. Potato Head masquerading as Opti-MASH Prime in the foreground. It has always been important for me to remember to not take myself too seriously. I had to do something to balance out the suit. Yes I did speak about…

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Terror Alerts – from a friend in Europe

Posted on January 16, 2008 by Jawwad

I know I am going to get flogged for posting this, but here’s to our global sense of humor. From a friend of a friend, source uncited: European Alert Status     The British are feeling the pinch in relation to recent terrorist threats and have raised their security level from “Miffed” to “Peeved”. Soon, though,…

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Startup Insiders – Pixsense – 6:00 pm, Thursday, 17th January 2008

Posted on January 15, 2008 by Jawwad

PASHA and Green and White host a two hour, free for all, ask what you want, insiders only session at Pix Sense on the how, why and where of starting your own technology venture in Pakistan. Bring yourself, your friends, your team members and your soul mates to show them the cool geeks you hang…

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Sticky rice and mangoes or building relationships

Posted on January 13, 2008 by Jawwad

Sticky rice with mangoes is an interesting Thai desert. Take rice steamed in starch (hence sticky), pour a few spoons of sweetened coconut cream, sprinkle with cracked peanuts, and serve on a banana leaf with sliced mangoes. It brings out a mix of interesting flavors – slightly salted rice, crunchy peanuts, sweetened cream and ripe…

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Predictions for 2008

Posted on January 10, 2008 by Jawwad

Building up on predictions for 2008 at Tech Lahore We will once again witness a broad based equities melt down on NASDAQ and NYSE, but with a limited fall out in emerging markets.   Despite conditions back home, we will see an increase in the reverse brain gain into the country.   2008 will see…

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The next 50 years or Student output – its extrapolation and impact on our future

Posted on January 10, 2008 by Jawwad

In the course of my meandering search for Pakistani datasets, I came across the HEC website where I found to my surprise that: We produce about 150,000 students every year from our nationwide University system. The actual number was 118,000 in 2004 and projecting growth for 2005, 2006 and 2007 at the prior three year…

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