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Educational Attainment in South Asia
As of 2010, there are 380 out of every 1000 Pakistanis age 15 and above who have never had any formal schooling. Of the remaining 620 who enrolled in school, 22 dropped out before finishing primary school, and the remaining 598 completed it. There are 401 out of every 1000 Pakistanis who made it to secondary school. 290 completed secondary school while 111 dropped out. Only 55 made it to college out of which 39 graduated with a degree.…
ContinueAdded by Riaz Haq on May 29, 2012 at 10:00pm — 38 Comments
Silicon Valley's Fast Changing Demographics
The U.S. Census Bureau has recently reported that the United States has reached a historic tipping point -- with Latino,
Asian, mixed race and African American births constituting a majority of
births for the first time. Minorities made up about 2 million, or 50.4%, of the births in the
12-month period ending July 2011. The
latest figure was up from 49.5% reported in the 2010 census.…
Added by Riaz Haq on May 24, 2012 at 10:30pm — 2 Comments
Australia Beckons Growing Numbers of Pakistani Students
While the overall foreign student population in Australia has declined this year, the number of Pakistanis studying in Australia is continuing double-digit growth, according to recent Australian government data on international education. Pakistan has now become the top growth market for Australia's…
ContinueAdded by Riaz Haq on May 16, 2012 at 5:00pm — 15 Comments
Sense of Well-being Declines in Pakistan But Still Higher Than Neighbors
Gallup 2012 Wellbeing survey reports that 20% of Pakistanis say they are "thriving", down from 32% last year. However, the report shows that more of them are still better off than their neighbors in Bangladesh (16% thriving) and India (11% thriving). The number of those "thriving" increased in Bangladesh by 3% and declined in India by 6%.
The…
Added by Riaz Haq on May 10, 2012 at 9:00am — 4 Comments
Multi-Year Bull Market Forecast For Pakistan
Elliot Wave theorist Mark Galasiewski is forecasting continuation of multi-year bull market in Pakistan. This forecasts marks an unusual agreement of a technical analyst with fundamental research done by Jim O'Neill of Goldman Sachs who recently reiterated Pakistan's place on its growth map. …
Added by Riaz Haq on May 2, 2012 at 10:02pm — 10 Comments
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With the expansion of the internet access in rural areas, several local language AI applications have recently been launched for downloads by farmers in Pakistan. These apps help with crop planning, soil sensing, personalized fertilizer recommendations, disease diagnoses, weather forecasts and market prices. A couple of these have been downloaded by half a million or more farmers in the country. Some of these apps use open source large language models (LLMs) like…
ContinuePosted by Riaz Haq on October 14, 2026 at 1:00pm — 2 Comments
Tata's Boardroom Crisis: Will it Impact Philanthropy in India?
India's Tata Group is going through a major boardroom crisis. Noel Tata, the Chairman of the Tata holding company, has been removed from the Tata Group's board by N. Chandrasekaran, chairman of Tata Sons. Noel Tata has declared the decision illegal, a stance the board disputes. The crisis has been precipitated by a 2022 decision by India’s central bank to order the company to seek a stock market listing for Tata Sons, to comply with new rules governing systemically important…
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