“Ammar Afzal” Pakistani Student Makes a World Record in Winning a Software Course

Tribute to Young pakistani Student Ammar Afzal Who Made us proud!!!
Hasb-e-Haal - 1 May 2009

World Record Pakistani Boy Passes 23 A Levels

One ambition was fixed in Ali Moeen Nawazish's mind as he made his way through school in Pakistan. He wanted to win a place at Cambridge.

Sitting seven A-levels might easily have done the trick, even though he had started to study some of the subjects only three days before the exam.

But he was determined to get some good grades. So he sat another three, and three more. Then another nine. Just in case, he took a couple of AS levels along the way

The result? The remarkable young student, who modestly explains he has 'quite a thirst for knowledge', secured 22 A grades, one B and a C.

When he filled out his university application forms at home in Rawalpindi there was barely enough space to list his qualifications.

His Cambridge dream came true four months ago when he embarked on a computer science degree course at Trinity Hall. Now he is due to win another place - in the Guinness Book of Records.

Yesterday Ali, 18, explained, perhaps superfluously, that he rather enjoys hard work. He's got even more qualifications in his sights to fulfil another ambition.

Ali, who speaks Urdu, English and Punjabi, sat all the exams within 12 months at Rawalpindi's Roots College International. His entry was organised through accredited boards Ed-Excel and Cambridge International Examinations.

Ali also achieved a top score in the U.S. admissions test and was accepted by most Ivy League institutions, including Harvard and Yale. Apart from core science subjects he is almost entirely self taught. He studied for up to 12 hours a day, using energy drinks to help concentrate.

He still managed to keep up his leisure pursuits, however, playing the guitar, cricket and table tennis, and editing his school newspaper. He even found time for a trip to America to attend a Harvard leadership course.

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The Real Pakistan

Documentary about Pakistan.

Pakistan's rich culture, customs, history, and tourist attractions all across Pakistan.
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Outsourcing Your Software Development

MarvelServices offers competitive rates for outsourcing your software development. We have a development center located in Pakistan with expertise in PHP, .NET, Java, and many other development platforms.

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Future outsourcing crisis in India and China - how massive ...

Rapid wage rises in India and China is forcing corporations to consider moving support centres and call centres fo places like Pakistan, Bangladesh, Vietnam. On current trends many outsourcing projects in India and China will become uneconomic within 5-6 years. Outsourcing trends and what happens to jobs in America and Europe? Winning the war for talent and beating shortage of experienced managers in emerging economies. Coment by Dr Patrick Dixon, Futurist and author of 12 books including Futurewise.

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The Future of Networking in Pakistan

Engineers from Cisco US and UAE came to Pakistan for the NSP365 event. Here's the kind of future THEY see.

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Bits and Bytes - Featuring the ISEF Students

The Intel International Science and Education Fair had 5 students from Pakistan representing some fantastic projects. Here's a brief interview with them BEFORE they left for the US ISEF Competition.

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Pakistan IT Industry coverage on CNBC - Business Tonight

Gartner Global Sourcing Group has ranked Pakistan amongst the Category 1 countries in terms of suitability for offshore outsourcing - MD PSEB shares the details.

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Breakfast at Dawn - PSEB Yusuf Hussain about Pakistan IT sector

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PAKISTAN's IT EXPORTS

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The Little Company That Could: Alchemy Technologies founder, Jawwad Farid

Having been watching the local industry for almost 11 years, when I finally found myself sitting in yet another seminar where I heard Jawwad Ahmed Farid say something like this: “I have failed not once but twice, and learned double the amount of things through the process.” And that’s probably where this company named plugged....

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Boys from LUMS with a Vision

When Microsoft Corporation announced the 2007 Imagine Cup’s theme for students to “imagine a world where technology enables better education for all” students around the world rose to the challenge, and Pakistan was no exception.

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PAKISTAN A BIG EMERGING MARKET

RISING AND SHINING PAKISTAN.

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Thomas FarrellTalks About Higher Education in Pakistan

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Pakistan's IT Industry, Syed Qutub Ahmed

Problems and Oppertunities in Information Technology Industry of Pakistan, by Syed Qutub Ahmed.

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Pakistan I.T. Industry outlook on Breakfast At Dawn

A look into Pakistan's I.T. Industry by Faisal Qureshi (Loose Ends & PASHA), Jehan Ara (PASHA), Adnan Agboatwala (PixSense) & Naveen Naqvi (DAWN).

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Kashif Aziz at PTV News

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Afifa Balagam at Corporate Coffee

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THE NEXT TOP EMERGING MARKET OF THE WORLD FIND OUT WHICH ONE?

Since 2004 we are witnessing a phenomenal success and very high growth rate (averaging 50% growth rate annually) for the IT industry in Pakistan. Not only are the companies able to survive longer but are thriving in the national and international markets. And some of them have truly become great success stories worldwide
Pakistan is rated 76th, as compared to India at 120. With Pakistans fast-paced IT industry, it is emerging as a powerhouse in the South Asian region due to the governments friendly policies.These include 100 per cent foreign equity ownership, 100 per cent repatriation of profits for foreign investors and tax exemption for the sector till 2013.The availability of a large pool of English-proficient skilled professionals, affordable connectivity rates, competitive infrastructure and operational costs are some of the other benefits that Pakistan enjoys. Due to the same, an increasing number of foreign IT companies prefer Pakistan for their outsourcing operations and setting up development centres.Doing Business 2008 is the fifth in a series of annual reports that evaluates the regulations which directly impact economic growth, provides objective measures of business regulations and their enforcement. The data is collected across 178 countries and selected cities at the sub-national and regional leve
Pakistan has been ranked as one of the top favourable economies in the world, states Doing Business 2008, a recent report released by the World Bank.According to the report, Pakistan ranks second compared to other South Asian countries, based on certain economic indicators such as ease of doing business, dealing with licences and protecting investors as identified by the analysts.Pakistan has a comparatively better business environment in terms of paying taxes and registration of assets, the report adds.The report evaluates business activities based on regulations affecting the 10 stages of a business life, which are starting a business, dealing with licences, employing workers, registering property, getting credit, protecting investors, paying taxes, trading across borders, enforcing contracts and closing a business.It is pertinent to note that in the overall global rating of 178 countries.

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Dr Aamir Matin on Dawn News' 3030-5

Dr Aamir Matin talks about the IT industry on Dawn's 303.

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