Rukhsana Zuberi is the chair person of Pakistan Engineering Council and ex-senator. She is a role model for the political leaders. Refreshingly she would go out of her way to save government funds unlike politicians who waste public money lavishly. Read some of her examples in attached Urdu article. Continue Reading
Politics
A Message of Hope from Cairo, Egypt
Few years ago I worked in Lahore. As common there, we had an army of drivers, office boys & cleaners in the office. They were very very low paid so on occasions I used to collect money for them to help. I would send an email request to colleagues expecting Continue Reading
Bahrain Comments (March 2011)
One of my friend who stayed in Bahrain for some time, sent the following comments & photos regarding my blog on Bahrain. These comments help understand the current situation in Bahrain. Recently unrest has escalated again and Saudi’s have sent their army to curb the protestors. You can understand Saudi Royal family’s Continue Reading
Manama Bahrain Visit
Little more than a year ago, I was in Manama Bahrain for three days (Nov 2009). Pleasant memories of this tiny island visit are still fresh in my mind as if it happened yesterday. Yes, Bahrain is only a tiny bit of an island. See details: Capital: Manama Continue Reading
JAK: An interest-free Bank
JAK: A non-Muslim Bank with a Muslim Philosophy I came across this interest free Swedish customer-owned Bank called JAK (Jord Arbete Kapital). Working on the principle of “Not-for-Profit banking”, it neither pays any interest on savings nor charges any on borrowings – a principle it shares with Islamic Banking. JAK Continue Reading