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Riaz Haq commented on Riaz Haq's blog post Pakistan Among World's Largest Food Producing Countries

"Aquaculture in Pakistan is .[1, 2, 3] Current Status and Production Output Growth: Aquaculture production has grown significantly from roughly 12,485 tonnes in 2000 to over 168,000 tonnes, accounting for about 25% of Pakistan's total fishery…"

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Xi-Trump Summit: US-China G2 Rapprochement to Avoid Thucydides Trap

The summit meeting of the leaders of China and the United States in Washington appears to signal a rapprochement between the two superpowers. President Trump has repeatedly referred to what he calls "G2", without mentioning "G7" or "G20", the groups that include many more countries. This development is seen as positive for world peace but it diminishes India's significance as a "counterweight to China" and the benefits Indians expected to flow from the US-China confrontation in…See More

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Riaz Haq commented on Riaz Haq's blog post Pakistan Downs India's French Rafale Fighter Jets in History's Largest Aerial Battle

"Military Channel on Facebook: 88 Hr India Pakistan War in 2025https://www.facebook.com/themilitarychannelusa/posts/pfbid02ZjFwqcb2na5ErdePrT3gN75hbLNEBBkLqLNVpPyEC7WFAZSvFRRaUJWtU9ZDUyjQl?mibextid=wwXIfrThe 88-Hour War between India and Pakistan in…"

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Riaz Haq commented on Riaz Haq's blog post Does Pakistan's Real GDP Exceed One Trillion US Dollars?

"@najam-ali In PPP terms, India’s GDP might be 1.5 times larger than Pakistan’s, but the real story is different. Once you account for Pakistan’s massive undocumented economy, our GDP per capita in PPP terms actually edges out…"

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Riaz Haq commented on Riaz Haq's blog post Does Pakistan's Real GDP Exceed One Trillion US Dollars?

"The undocumented economy (also known as the informal or shadow economy) plays a massive, foundational role in both India and Pakistan. However, they differ significantly in size, how they are accounted for in official metrics, and government…"

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Riaz Haq commented on Riaz Haq's blog post Pakistan's Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) Initiative Transforming Lives

"EBANX advances emerging market infrastructure with Pakistan expansion in motion and native Apple Pay decryption By PR…"

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Riaz Haq commented on Riaz Haq's blog post Raast Aims to Create Pakistan's Unified Digital Payments Infrastructure

"EBANX advances emerging market infrastructure with Pakistan expansion in motion and native Apple Pay decryption By PR…"

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Riaz Haq commented on Riaz Haq's blog post Digital Pakistan: Bridging the Geographic Digital Divide in the Country

"EBANX advances emerging market infrastructure with Pakistan expansion in motion and native Apple Pay decryption By PR…"

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Profile Information

Where do you live?: Silicon Valley, CA, USA

Your real name? (No pseudonyms, please): Riaz Haq

Which college or university?: NED University and New Jersey Institute of Technology

Any fellow Pakistani Alumni living near you?: Yes, many.

Your graduation date?: 1974

Your major?: Electrical Engineering

What do you do for a living?: Start-up business consulting

Any professional affiliations? Memberships in professional orgs?: TIE Charter member, NED Alumni Association of Silicon Valley

What have you done for your alma mater lately?: Organized NEDians Convention 2007. Started NEDians Worldwide.

Tell us about you:: I am the Founder & President of PaAlumni . In addition to being a high-tech executive, I am an entrepreneur, an investor, and an avid watcher of South Asia and financial markets, I have more than 25 years experience in the hi-tech industry. I have co-founded two high-tech startups and managed multi-million dollar business. 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. I have two blogs: http://riazhaq.blogspot.com, http://southasiainvestor.blogspot.com

What are your hobbies?: Reading, travel, blogging, community service.

Your favorite books?: 1984, Fahrenheit 451, The Long Tail, Wikinomics, Blue Oceans Strategy, The Buffet Way

Website:: http://southasiainvestor.blogspot.com

Favorite Music:: The Beatles, Led Zeppelin, U2, Cat Stevens, Ghazals, Nusrat Fateh Ali

Favorite TV Shows:: 60 Minutes, The Simpsons, Aaj with Kamran Khan,Pak Music on Geo & ARY, CNBC Squawk Box.

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Xi-Trump Summit: US-China G2 Rapprochement to Avoid Thucydides Trap

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Posted on September 25, 2026 at 5:30pm

Digital Pakistan: Bridging the Geographic Digital Divide in the Country

Like many other countries, Pakistan has a geographic digital divide. Residents of remote areas of the country have significantly lower access to the Internet than those in the urban centers. While the mobile internet usage in the urban areas has reached 65%, only 50% of those living in rural areas have access to it, according to a recent GSMA report titled "State of Mobile Internet Connectivity 2026". …

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Posted on September 20, 2026 at 12:30pm — 6 Comments

Four Major Chinese EV Automakers Building Assembly Plants in Pakistan

Pakistani auto industry, currently dominated by Japanese automakers building ICE (Internal Combustion Engine) vehicles, is expected to be transformed with the arrival of Chinese new energy vehicles (NEV) manufacturers. Beyond Your Dreams (BYD), Chang'an, Great Wall Motors (GWM) and Shanghai Automotive Industry Corporation (SAIC) are planning to build plants in Pakistan. Coming on the heels of the ongoing solar revolution in the country, these new EV entrants are helping…

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Posted on September 15, 2026 at 8:00pm — 4 Comments

BAPS in France: Modi's Hindu Supremacy Boasts Come Under Scrutiny

"When you claim that your civilization is superior, is older, is the mother of democracy, is the mother of science....you antagonize others". Christophe Jaffrelot, French Political Scientist, speaking to Indian journalist Karan Thapar after expressions of outrage against BAPS Hindu leader’s recent visit to Eiffel Tower.

In an article published by Carnegie Endowment, Jaffrelot explained that "the majoritarian…

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Posted on September 12, 2026 at 11:30am — 3 Comments

Intelligence vs Consciousness: Will AI Agents Ever Attain Human Attributes?

What is the difference between intelligence and consciousness? As AI agents becoming more intelligent and some are even going rogue, can they attain consciousness like human beings? To answer this question, it is important to define "intelligence" and "consciousness".

Yuval Harari on Intelligence vs…

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Posted on September 5, 2026 at 8:30pm — 12 Comments

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At 7:08pm on October 30, 2007, Sohail Sarwar Tahir said…: Thanks for your comments, certainly you have experienced these kinda forumns more closely.....but let me share couple of points...

1) we have couple of mailing lists for NEDians to say in touch but most of the students are not aware of dat

2) web is the most effective way to share our thoughts (scholarship program: transactions can be made onlilne etc, mentoring forum: detailed profile of alumni with search capabilities and students can contact us)

3) online books, resources that can be added later....in fact that should be done by NED Admin but I dont think daz gonna happen in next decade

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So, my point is if we can create a web its easy to share with students and they can get any info they want from there (just one platform)

I know its a lot of effort and you are right you wanna figure out if its worthit.....which is perfectly alright BUT I THINK its worth trying

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Solution::: Can we suggest the web development as final year project for NED students?? Do you think this can do??

When I had time, I worked on that but I was depending on folks in karachi to register NGO / NPO but no one really wanted to do all the paper work and therefore I almost had to quit the idea....

Couple of students contacted me for scholarship but I really didnt have any good answer for them

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Bottomline::: These ideas are not new, all we need is a proper representation, that is accessible to students [we dont need to depend on any mailing lists, any other mode of communication, like notice board :) etc......just one single platform]

Looking forward to hear from you more on this

Take care,

Regards,

At 11:21am on November 12, 2007, Syed Qasim Bukhari said…: thnx for the informative links sir !! they r really of my great interest & i would give some thoughtful time in reading those articles butttttttt actually they are not related to the problem em facing....... em having difficulties regarding the stereo vision algorithms ... 8 point algorithm n others.. how to aply them.. what if I ve a pair of images what to do next ?? what problem i might face when working underwater . etc

At 9:47pm on December 13, 2007, Riaz Qamar said…: Thanks for your appreciation. Sadly, I don't see revival of cricket in Pakistan :'(

At 10:35pm on December 18, 2007, Syed Zulfiqar Yezdan said…: Thanks. I will try to get the source files and upload again

At 5:12pm on December 29, 2007, Dilara Hafiz said…: Thanks Riaz Bhai - this looks like a great website. I always enjoy your opinions in Pakistan Link - keep up the thoughtful, analytical writing - we need it!

At 12:33pm on January 17, 2008, Ameer Alam said…: Thanks Riaz Bhai. I will post more material as soon as I can find some time. Allah Hafiz

At 12:42pm on January 17, 2008, Ameer Alam said…: Inshallah very soon, I need a recent potrait made.

At 8:50pm on January 18, 2008, Sohail Sarwar Tahir said…: Thanks sir...what are your plans for de long weekend?

At 9:49pm on January 18, 2008, Sohail Sarwar Tahir said…: i will relax ...daz all i want...might look into office stuff on sunday and monday though....tried to implement something, somehow it didnt work as expected, have a deadline to meet (feb mid)....daz about it..