Comments on: Working and Living in Pakistan. Pros and Cons http://greenwhite.org/blog/2007/08/06/working-and-living-in-pakistan-pros-and-cons/ Coffee Sessions for the Industry! Sat, 12 May 2012 08:39:15 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: zara http://greenwhite.org/blog/2007/08/06/working-and-living-in-pakistan-pros-and-cons/comment-page-1/#comment-200575 zara Thu, 27 Jan 2011 19:25:41 +0000 http://greenwhite.org/2007/08/06/working-and-living-in-pakistan-pros-and-cons/#comment-200575 im a female btw,that makes no difference i hope...!? im a female btw,that makes no difference i hope…!?

]]> By: zara http://greenwhite.org/blog/2007/08/06/working-and-living-in-pakistan-pros-and-cons/comment-page-1/#comment-200574 zara Thu, 27 Jan 2011 19:24:07 +0000 http://greenwhite.org/2007/08/06/working-and-living-in-pakistan-pros-and-cons/#comment-200574 i agree with your points suh..i want to move to pk for gud soon,aftr i finish my studies in the uk... i am a germany born,uk bred pakistani..ive lived in lahore and islamabad for 4 years and i think that life in pk is way better than life in europe/usa because you make real friends and enjoy evry bit of life... btw suh i want to ask u few questions about business..i am going to study business in cardiff university next year but i am not sure which business u mean is a goldmine in pk..!?business secretary/business manager/economist/accountant/financialist...?? i agree with your points suh..i want to move to pk for gud soon,aftr i finish my studies in the uk… i am a germany born,uk bred pakistani..ive lived in lahore and islamabad for 4 years and i think that life in pk is way better than life in europe/usa because you make real friends and enjoy evry bit of life…
btw suh i want to ask u few questions about business..i am going to study business in cardiff university next year but i am not sure which business u mean is a goldmine in pk..!?business secretary/business manager/economist/accountant/financialist…??

]]> By: Adil http://greenwhite.org/blog/2007/08/06/working-and-living-in-pakistan-pros-and-cons/comment-page-1/#comment-199878 Adil Fri, 20 Aug 2010 00:24:40 +0000 http://greenwhite.org/2007/08/06/working-and-living-in-pakistan-pros-and-cons/#comment-199878 In Pakistan I dont feel like an alien.Every one speak my language and have my culture.My aunts,uncles,grandparents,cousins,mothers(and fathers my parents are first cousins from both sides)cousins mothers and fathers uncles and aunts and grand parents cousins all meet and greet each other at least weekly and so do distant relatives.Life is cheap butenjoyable children dont have as much access to inapropriate matters and its YOUR soil! In Pakistan I dont feel like an alien.Every one speak my language and have my culture.My aunts,uncles,grandparents,cousins,mothers(and fathers my parents are first cousins from both sides)cousins mothers and fathers uncles and aunts and grand parents cousins all meet and greet each other at least weekly and so do distant relatives.Life is cheap butenjoyable children dont have as much access to inapropriate matters and its YOUR soil!

]]> By: suh http://greenwhite.org/blog/2007/08/06/working-and-living-in-pakistan-pros-and-cons/comment-page-1/#comment-173461 suh Tue, 26 Jan 2010 11:32:49 +0000 http://greenwhite.org/2007/08/06/working-and-living-in-pakistan-pros-and-cons/#comment-173461 never really saw this thread but would like to chip in here as a uk born british pakistani businessman who has spent tons of time in pakistan and is willing to go back to pakistan for business. the biggest pro i belive to live in pakistan is to do business, very cheap labour, markets are unsaturated, very little red tape and dealings with goverment, compared to the wests very competitive and saturated markets where its a mission to get a foot into, huge expenses and tons of red tape. so even tough there is no utilities in pak, the cheap expenses make up for it. secondly, employment, in the west people just dont care about jobs, as the clock hits 5 they pack their bags and run as fast as they can out the door, i have seen a huge difference in pakistan were people are 100 times more hardworking and willing to work longer hours and dnt take days off like westerers, and they can 100 times cheaper. talent is a major factor and i belive pak people are much talented then people in europe or usa. thirdly, life in the west is just to busy, you forget about your families and your whole life and dont get to spend much time with them. fourth, this one i love about pak, traffic is crazy in london, even though its getting very bad in karachi is well but still its nothing like in london and then you can drive your car in pak, in london or new york there is no point in having a car as you can only take the buses and trains with stinking people next to you, ohh and not mentioning standing in the rain at the bus stops. FOR BUSINESS PAKISTAN IS A GOLDMINE, however for employment it has a long way to go. never really saw this thread but would like to chip in here as a uk born british pakistani businessman who has spent tons of time in pakistan and is willing to go back to pakistan for business.

the biggest pro i belive to live in pakistan is to do business,
very cheap labour, markets are unsaturated, very little red tape and dealings with goverment, compared to the wests very competitive and saturated markets where its a mission to get a foot into, huge expenses and tons of red tape.

so even tough there is no utilities in pak, the cheap expenses make up for it.

secondly, employment, in the west people just dont care about jobs, as the clock hits 5 they pack their bags and run as fast as they can out the door, i have seen a huge difference in pakistan were people are 100 times more hardworking and willing to work longer hours and dnt take days off like westerers, and they can 100 times cheaper.
talent is a major factor and i belive pak people are much talented then people in europe or usa.

thirdly, life in the west is just to busy, you forget about your families and your whole life and dont get to spend much time with them.

fourth, this one i love about pak, traffic is crazy in london, even though its getting very bad in karachi is well but still its nothing like in london and then you can drive your car in pak, in london or new york there is no point in having a car as you can only take the buses and trains with stinking people next to you, ohh and not mentioning standing in the rain at the bus stops.

FOR BUSINESS PAKISTAN IS A GOLDMINE,
however for employment it has a long way to go.

]]> By: Qazi Atiq http://greenwhite.org/blog/2007/08/06/working-and-living-in-pakistan-pros-and-cons/comment-page-1/#comment-172892 Qazi Atiq Tue, 19 Jan 2010 12:35:27 +0000 http://greenwhite.org/2007/08/06/working-and-living-in-pakistan-pros-and-cons/#comment-172892 @Adnan, that is very comprehensive statement there, I completely agree, in the end how much contribution you made to the countries growth is what matters where you are does not @Adnan, that is very comprehensive statement there, I completely agree, in the end how much contribution you made to the countries growth is what matters where you are does not

]]> By: Adnan http://greenwhite.org/blog/2007/08/06/working-and-living-in-pakistan-pros-and-cons/comment-page-1/#comment-172806 Adnan Mon, 18 Jan 2010 00:31:30 +0000 http://greenwhite.org/2007/08/06/working-and-living-in-pakistan-pros-and-cons/#comment-172806 Hi everyone. By the end, when we'd look back and see how we went, the maids vs self would not matter. The more money vs less money would not matter as well. What would count would be your contribution to the society where you belong. Did you actually contribute something for Pakistan? That contribution can be anything and depends on your perspective. And sometimes, it seems that you have to get out of the system to put something in. Then it doesn't matter where you lived and how. Like they say in punjabi "time lung janda ai, gullan re jaandian nay" (please excuse my vague punjabi). Hi everyone.
By the end, when we’d look back and see how we went, the maids vs self would not matter. The more money vs less money would not matter as well. What would count would be your contribution to the society where you belong. Did you actually contribute something for Pakistan? That contribution can be anything and depends on your perspective. And sometimes, it seems that you have to get out of the system to put something in. Then it doesn’t matter where you lived and how. Like they say in punjabi “time lung janda ai, gullan re jaandian nay” (please excuse my vague punjabi).

]]> By: 50 50 http://greenwhite.org/blog/2007/08/06/working-and-living-in-pakistan-pros-and-cons/comment-page-1/#comment-172715 50 50 Sat, 16 Jan 2010 14:48:47 +0000 http://greenwhite.org/2007/08/06/working-and-living-in-pakistan-pros-and-cons/#comment-172715 Well plz all of u guys must do 1 thing... Always give ur last final decision at the end of ur comments.... whether "Yes, to stay in Pakistan" or "Not, to stay in Pakistan". Well plz all of u guys must do 1 thing… Always give ur last final decision at the end of ur comments….

whether
“Yes, to stay in Pakistan”
or
“Not, to stay in Pakistan”.

]]> By: MFR http://greenwhite.org/blog/2007/08/06/working-and-living-in-pakistan-pros-and-cons/comment-page-1/#comment-46213 MFR Thu, 09 Oct 2008 10:35:02 +0000 http://greenwhite.org/2007/08/06/working-and-living-in-pakistan-pros-and-cons/#comment-46213 It is good to read all of the above comments regarding pros and cons of living in Pakistan. Here I would like to share a statement by Qazi Hussain Ahmed from Jumat-e-Islami with you guys; Journalist: Is Pakistan your favorite country? Qazi Sahib: Yes it is, but I'm afraid if one day I lose my son in a bomb blast then it will become very hard for me to say this from the bottom of my heart that my favorite country is Pakistan :( It is good to read all of the above comments regarding pros and cons of living in Pakistan.

Here I would like to share a statement by Qazi Hussain Ahmed from Jumat-e-Islami with you guys;

Journalist: Is Pakistan your favorite country?
Qazi Sahib: Yes it is, but I’m afraid if one day I lose my son in a bomb blast then it will become very hard for me to say this from the bottom of my heart that my favorite country is Pakistan :(

]]> By: Moskito http://greenwhite.org/blog/2007/08/06/working-and-living-in-pakistan-pros-and-cons/comment-page-1/#comment-12247 Moskito Wed, 04 Jun 2008 17:13:56 +0000 http://greenwhite.org/2007/08/06/working-and-living-in-pakistan-pros-and-cons/#comment-12247 Pros: Family is here. Cons: Internet slow. Internet unreliable. Electricity unreliable. Electricity expensive. Inflation. Indirect taxes. Direct taxes. Daily hassels. Cars are expensive. Pros:
Family is here.

Cons:
Internet slow.
Internet unreliable.
Electricity unreliable.
Electricity expensive.
Inflation.
Indirect taxes.
Direct taxes.
Daily hassels.
Cars are expensive.

]]> By: Mir Mahmood Ali http://greenwhite.org/blog/2007/08/06/working-and-living-in-pakistan-pros-and-cons/comment-page-1/#comment-12221 Mir Mahmood Ali Tue, 03 Jun 2008 12:54:50 +0000 http://greenwhite.org/2007/08/06/working-and-living-in-pakistan-pros-and-cons/#comment-12221 I have worked 7 years in UAE and then shifted back to Pakistan in an engineering company with a salary 100 k +..... I stayed on that package for one year and then moved back to UAE for another project.... I found life more enjoyable in Pakistan with my parents, relatives and friends and wish to go back as soon as I get a good oppurtunity I have worked 7 years in UAE and then shifted back to Pakistan in an engineering company with a salary 100 k +….. I stayed on that package for one year and then moved back to UAE for another project…. I found life more enjoyable in Pakistan with my parents, relatives and friends and wish to go back as soon as I get a good oppurtunity

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