by Qaisar Shareef | May 19, 2018 | Middle East
A grand event took place in Jerusalem on May 14, 2018 when, with extreme fanfare, the U.S. Embassy in Israel was moved from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. The city was recognized by the U.S. government for the first time as the capital of the state of Israel, putting aside...
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 | Jan 31, 2018 | Qaisar Shareef, US, USA, When Tribesmen Came Calling
I came to the United States in 1977 as a student and ultimately settled down here, becoming a citizen along the way. So 2017 was a milestone of sorts for me – 40 years of living in the United States. Through these years I learned a lot about the U.S. Constitution as...
by Qaisar Shareef | Oct 7, 2017 | Qaisar Shareef
Some years ago, during a time when Benazir Bhutto, former Prime Minister of Pakistan, was in self-imposed exile, an American friend asked me about her. He asked if I thought she could one day be a candidate for the Nobel Peace Prize. I was shocked at the question....