by Qaisar Shareef | May 5, 2018 | Pakistan, Qaisar Shareef
I grew up in Pakistan, and I have lived abroad – in Turkey, and then in the US, for the last 45 years. Throughout this time, I have continued to stay close to the goings-on in my native country. Much of the news about Pakistan in recent years, particularly in Western...
by Qaisar Shareef | Mar 10, 2018 | Business, Pakistan, Qaisar Shareef, Ukraine
When I accepted my company’s offer to move as head of their business to Pakistan in 1990, to Ukraine in 1996, and again to Pakistan in 2006, my mind was totally focused on the challenges of running the business. The consumer products industry is highly competitive –...
by Qaisar Shareef | Aug 18, 2017 | Pakistan, Qaisar Shareef, USA, When Tribesmen Came Calling
In June, I wrote a blog headlined “Hatred Destroys Everyone.” There had been a spate of hate crimes in the preceding couple of months targeting various minorities, none of which had been denounced by the President of the United States or any senior members...
by Ethan Casey | Jun 9, 2017 | Alive and Well in Pakistan, Ethan Casey, Pakistan
Mohsin Hamid’s second novel, The Reluctant Fundamentalist (2007), gained the Pakistani writer a measure of well-earned global notoriety and indicated the scope of both his ambition and his ability. But, really, it was only a jumping-off point. Hamid has a great...
by Qaisar Shareef | Jun 2, 2017 | Pakistan, US, USA, When Tribesmen Came Calling
In the 1970s a military dictator, General Zia ul Haq, came to power in Pakistan by overthrowing a duly elected government. Very soon, he began a campaign to implement his intolerant vision of religion in the country. His decade-long reign started a descent for...
by Qaisar Shareef | May 22, 2017 | Media, Pakistan, Qaisar Shareef, Ukraine, When Tribesmen Came Calling
Over the last year or so, much has been written about the news and the role media should or should not have played in certain affairs of national import. This is clearly an important topic for the United States and the world, as well as for those responsible for...
