Asalam o Aliekum,

Thank you Mr. Arshad for forwarding such a nice point of view and Thank you Mr. Tony for visiting Pakistan and presenting both sides of the story. Pakistan, as I read somewhere, has the lowest tax to GDP ratio and has a very good investment climate. It has a youthful population that gas a very good potential for the development of the country. Moreover, it has good investment opportunities in power, creative education, product development (educational toys and other useful products) and agriculture to mention a few.

Moreover, Pakistan has few brands in PC manufacturing as well like Mango PC, Inbox, Raffles Systems and they are hardly meeting the ever increasing demand thus expanding their facilities.

Given the facts that Mr. Tony highlighted in his reply to TIMES below along the facts given above, we should together research under the different light and present a true image and the enormous business opportunities in Pakistan.

I would like to thank you both for your kind contribution.

Regards

Sulaiman Dawood Barry

Leading Team Member

Rob-Arts

http://www.rob-arts.org

http://www.facebook.com/robarts2011

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Posted by: "Dr. Arshad Ali" arshad.ali@seecs.edu.pk

Sun Jan 15, 2012 9:05 pm (PST)

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Dear All,

Below is the eyewitness account from Tony Lazaro who recently visited
Karachi and NUST Islamabad. Even Pakistani media get carried away with bad
news reporting sensationalism. We need to report good things happening in
our society. May I request you all to share these comments on times
magazine article by Tony with pakistani media anchor person.

Dear Tony: thanks for sharing your honest thoughts and experiences in
Pakistan. Your interaction with students was a great inspiration towards
goal setting in life and self confidence. We all appreciate your
contribution towards inculcating objectivity towards students life. We look
forward to your future visit as well.

Best regards

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From: Tony Lazaro
Date: Sunday, January 15, 2012
Subject: FW: Your story - Karachi (Pakistan) - A doomed city
To: arshad.ali@seecs.nust.edu.pk

Dear Dr. Arshad

Please find attached an article that was left on my desk the very day I
returned to Sydney. Coincidental, that it should be published whilst I was
flying home and wondering how to start changing the mindset of the Western
People. Perhaps (as Dr. Zsu would say)... it is the universe acting..

Regardless, I decided to write to the Editor of Times Magazine and start
the long road of changing the thought patterns of the rest of the world. It
is a very long road... and one that I do not think I am qualified to walk
alone, so perhaps you can remember me in your prayers...and if at all
possible, ask Allah to send me some assistance. Iï¿½m sure he will see that I
am going to need it !!

In the mean time, below is my reply to the attached article. I hope I have
represented the wishes of Pakistan and Her people effectively enough.

Warmest regards,

Your Dear Friend

Tony Lazaro J

The Editor, Times Magazine

Dear Editor,

I recently returned from a charitable trip to Pakistan, whereby I visited
both Karachi and Islamabad. I spoke with several universities, key
businesses, prominent business leaders and several religious people from
all generations....

On the day I returned to the office, someone had placed your magazine
(January 16, 2012), on my desk. I read with interest your article on
Karachi and the city in doom. For a person to have just returned from the
very same place that your magazine described was somewhat bizarre, so I
read with great detail your writer (Andrew Marshallï¿½s) account.

Let me begin by saying that I often flick through your magazine and find
the articles of great interest, but on this particular day and this
particular article, I found certain comments to be both one sided and
indeed very negative. I say that because I saw a different Pakistan to what
was portrayed in your article. I do not and will not comment on the
political or religious problems that the country faces, but I will go so
far as to say that not everything is as bad as the image that your magazine
paints.

Sure there are deaths in the cities. Please show me a city in the world,
that is free from political fighting and unrest.

Sure there are differences in the political party opinions. Please show me
a country in the world where the political parties agree.

Sure the innocent are suffering. Please show me a country in the world
where wealth and power is equal and the innocent donï¿½t suffer.

Sure corruption is in Pakistan. Please show me a country in the world that
is corruption free.

My list could go on, but my point is that Pakistan does have problems...but
so does every other country in the world in some way or another. However,
in the case of ALL other nations, there are often good things to report and
the media goes out of its way to promote these good things across the
globe, whenever possible. The ridiculous amount of shootings in the USA are
balanced off by the success of Google, Microsoft and Apple. The financial
dilemmas of Greece are lost in the marketing of the Greek Islands as a
holiday destination of choice. The child slave industry of India, is
brushed under the carpet in favour of the nationï¿½s growth in the global
software boom. What I am trying to say, is that someone needs to look
further into Pakistan and see that there are millions of great stories to
write about, which would portray the country in a different light, to that
what is being portrayed by your article.

When I was in Pakistan, I visited a towel manufacturing company (Alkaram
Towels). They produced some $60million in export in 2011 and are aiming at
$85million in 2012. A substantial increase in sales...in a recession I
would remind you. The company was started by the current Chairman, Mr.
Mehtab Chawla, at the tender age of nine, after his father passed away.
Today the very man employs 3000 staff. Now thatï¿½s a story.

I visited universities of NED, Hamdard, Karachi, Szabist and NUST. The
students are unbelievably intelligent. They spend their spare time
developing APPS for android and apple. They are involved in cutting edge
technology and no one in the world knows this. Why not send a reporter to
Pakistan to look into this. Why not research good things in this nation,
rather than just the bad things. At NUST (National Institution for Science
and Technology ï¿½ Islamabad)) there were 38,000 applications for medicine.
There are only 83 seats for the medicine course on offer. The competition
is unbelievable. In short it pushes the best to be even better. But the
world doesnï¿½t know this. Why ? Because no one wants to report on it, or no
one knows about it...or both !!

Please do not get me wrong. I understand that news is news, but it is high
time that the western world stopped promoting these terrorists and
political wars in Pakistan and started to write something that would help
the nation. Something positive. If we really care about global partnerships
and economic growth, then I suggest we try and give Pakistan a helping
hand. There are 180 million people in Pakistan, 65% are under the age of
25. The youth of Pakistan is its strength.. it is like a sleeping giant. If
you think that India is a booming nation. I suggest you stop a second and
look at Pakistan. Given a little help from the western world, Pakistan can
become a dominant economy. She doesnï¿½t want aid and she doesnï¿½t need
money... she just wants the chance to be seen in a different light. I
believe we have a fundamental obligation to assist. The only question is,
who will reach out first.

Warmest regards,

Tony Lazaro
Managing Director

Rising Stars Management Group

Tel: 02 8824 7000
Fax: 02 8824 7766
www.risingstars.com.au

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