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Archive for March, 2014

Today our team got all out at 71 and broke our own lowest score record in a T20 match (practice or international) of 74 runs created in 2012 vs Australia.

Let us see what is the threshold of the poor performance for the PCB, to sack the responsible tour management members and nincompoop coaches, because there is a definite decline in the team’s performance?

We will also see how much moral responsibility is shouldered by the honourable PCB top guns?

By scoring 71 runs in 17.3 overs Pakistan has created a new lowest T20 match score.

The details of previous lowest score details of Pakistan in a T20 match are as below:

Pakistan score 74 Overs19.1 Run Rate 3.88 in 2nd innings vs Australia at Dubai on 10 Sep 2012.

Note:- today’s match was not a recognised international match, it was just a practise match.

South Africa scored 72/2 in 14 overs. They won the match with 8 wickets and 36 balls remaining.

For Pakistan agony and party is over.

Pakistan all out for 71 runs in 17.3 overs.

India 174/3 in 20 overs.

“Any negativity that comes to you today should be returned to sender.”

— Thema Davis

Hard-Work is to use great effort in order to get something accomplished.

“Chop your own wood, and it will warm you twice.”

Henry Ford (1863-1947);
founder of Ford Motor Company

Mr. PM..! Trade with honour not trade of honour

Dear Mr. Prime Minister,

AoA.

We take this opportunity to earnestly appeal to your honour that you should not bow before the Indians, like the dictator Pervaiz Musharraf fell to their feet, when he unilaterally allowed India to erect the fence, at the LOC of Kashmir.

As per international law, border fencing is only allowed and can be done, at the fringes of the recognised international borders only. That was the specific reason, why Pakistan never allowed fencing of borders by India, even at the working boundary i.e., the area of Indian held Kashmir bordering Pakistan’s international borders.

Mian Sahab, Pakistan and India must make trade on an equal terms; and since, as per media reports, you have decide to accord MFN or NDMA status to India on the coming Friday, even after India has refused to withdraw, non tariff barriers (NTB’s) and custom duties; you should ensure that Pakistan also imposes NTB’s and custom duties on the Indian goods, on a reciprocal basis.

Let no body say in the posterity that democrat Mian Nawaz Sharif, also fell to the feet of the Indians (when they were not even ready to allow Pakistani TV signals and sportspersons to enter into India), just like the timid dictator Pervaiz Musharraf, who fell onto the feet of the Indians, to please the Americans, in exchange for obtaining legitimacy, of his illegal government.

With best wishes and all the better hopes that you will never allow Pakistani flag to be lowered before the Indians, because peace is only durable, if it is to prevail on equal terms. Peace on unequal terms, is a sure recipe for war, in the future..!

Syed Nayyar Uddin Ahmad

Succeed as a Start-Up Within an Established Business

New growth initiatives can sometimes disrupt an existing business, but it is possible to succeed on both fronts. Two tactics can help an entrepreneurial unit succeed within a bigger company:
Don’t define the battle as “old” versus “new.” Too many people go into existing organizations and define success as recreating what is there. Instead, think about how to utilize existing assets, like a strong network or a devoted customer base. Take advantage of those resources.
Bring in new talent sets. Define your unit’s priority going forward (Is it software platforms? Digital capacity?). Bring in people who understand your goal, and team them up with people who understand the company. Blending new and existing talent can be very powerful.

Adapted by HBR from “How an American Express Executive Drives Growth” by Dan McGinn.

An Open Letter to Mr. Asif Ali Zardari

AoA.

The people of Sindh in particular and other countrymen in general, highly appreciated your decision about 13 months ago, when in February 2013, the Sindh provincial assembly passed the legislation, for providing free and compulsory education and school uniforms, to a fixed percentage of the poor kids, in the vicinity of all the private schools in Sindh.

However, till to date, not a SINGLE poor child was allowed this facility of free education for poor children living in the vicinity of private schools, which is really a pathetic state of affairs.

Hope this was not a pre-election gimmick? Kindly order implementation of this great public service idea, which is already enshrined in the constitution, but sadly is a law ONLY in the Sindh province, whereas, rest of the provinces of the country have not even made it a law.

Last but not the least, in India all private schools as per law, are already providing (equal to the 20% of the enrolled students) free education and free school uniforms to the poor children, residing in their vicinity.

But here in Pakistan, who cares for the education of the poor kids, when not a soul moved on the death of the hundreds of poor children from measles, other diseases, hunger and drought.

Best Regards.

Syed Nayyar Uddin Ahmad