Four World Renowned Technocrats Can Turnaround Pakistan As a Debt Free Nation

H. E. PM Pakistan Mian Shehbaz Sharif.

AoA.

Sir,

Kindly peruse below few proposals for the subject mentioned challenge of making Pakistan an economic super power, in the shortest possible time.

In my humble opinion, although, precious time of well over eight months of your government has elapsed, yet,  no worthwhile improvement in the living conditions of the masses has been visible, which are badly trapped in the vicious impact of killing inflation and unrelenting increase in rent, rates and taxes, mainly due to the massive devaluations of the PDM and PTI governments.

Moreover, the latest news is that now the IMF is demanding from your government to further steeply hike the taxation to bridge the gap of expenditures and incomes, which may be the last straw to break the floodgates of protests of the teeming millions; and if at that stage, you had to quit the government, it will be a lifetime stigma of abdicating, after failure to govern.

In view of the foregoing, Pakistan desperately needs some economic miracle in a magical manner.

By the Grace of Allah (SWT) Pakistan is extremely lucky that in this era, quite a few persons are available, as detailed below, who can single handedly make Pakistan an economic super power, provided they are given free hand, like It was given to Dr. A Q Khan:

1. Dr. Imran Ahmed Khan. Cell # +92 301 5344597

He confidently says that Pakistan’s prosperity and economic turnaround is linked to the indigenous development of Rare Earth Metals (REM),  Copper, Gold, Molybdenum, Lithium, Aluminium and few more.

According to Dr. Imran Khan we have reserves of oil, gas, valuable metals and minerals in abundance; and as per conservative estimates, are valued up to 51 Trillion USD repeat $ 51 trillion. [Here it will not be out of context to state that the total GDP of the top 10 world economies [America, China, Japan, Germany, India, U.K, France, Italy, Brazil and Canada) is around $ 59 trillion.]

All that Pakistan has to do is to impose a blanket ban on export of ANY ORE  in RAW form; for example copper and gold should be allowed to be taken out of Pakistan only in the finished form, for which the reprocessing/purification plants (can also be built within our country) must be installed in Pakistan.

Thereafter, replicate KRL model by creating Rare Earth Metals Authority of Pakistan for indigenous development of strategic metals and commercial sales after value addition.

A brief introduction of Dr. Imran Ahmed Khan (who may be the only person having geological investigation experiences of five countries i.e., Pakistan, India, China, USA and Spain) is provided as below:

DG (Retd in 2017) Geological Survey of Pakistan (GSP).

Ph.D. Department of Geological Sciences, State University of New York at Binghamton, New York, USA.

PROFESSIONAL FOREIGN TRAININGS

1. Post Doctoral ResearchMar. 26, 1995April 27, 1995Department of Geology, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas, U.S.A.
2. Advanced Course in Computer SciencesAug.  06,1990Dec. 20, 1990Department of Computer Sciences, State University of New York, U.S.A.

3. Course in Sedimentary Petrology & PetrogenesisAug. 01, 1986Sept. 30, 1986Department of Earth Sciences, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, U.S.A.

4. PaleosolsOct. 01, 1986Oct. 14, 1986Department of Paleobiology, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C., U.S.A.

5. Course in Earth PaleomagnetismJuly 10, 1984Aug. 08, 1984Department of Geological Sciences,Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, U.S.A.

FIELD WORK (ABROAD)

U.S.A​.

-​ Structural evolution of the San Andreas Fault System, California: 1986.

-​ Geomorphological characteristics of the Appalachiansaround Binghamton area, New York: 1987.

​-​ Stratigraphy of Triassic Newark Group, Hartford Basin, Eastern U.S.A. 1987.

-​ Study of modern carbonates deposition along mangrove islands in Key West, Florida, 1988.

​-​ Study of modern coral reefs in the Atlantic Ocean, Florida: 1988.

-​ Sedimentology of the Catskill Delta in New York and Pennsylvania: 1988.​ -​ Modern depositional environments along and across the rivers in North Carolina: 1988.

-​ Documentation of the chemical characteristics of iron ore deposits of Triassic Newark Group in Hartford Basin, Eastern U.S.A.: 1989.

Spain.

-​ Internal architecture and geometry of channel sandstone bodies, Huesca Fluvial system, Ebro Basin: 1989.

India.

-​ Patterns of sedimentation of  the Siwalik Group around Dehra Dun Valley, Mohand – Dehra Dun Sector, Haripur Khol – Kala Amb Sector: 1991.

China​.

-​ Sedimentology of evaporate deposits in Qaidam Basin, China: 1996.

Dr. Imran Khan has also authored 63 books and research papers. Few of his books are used as text books for PHD coursework in Pakistan. 

2. Dr. Ikramul Haq. Cell # +92 300 8496205

He is confident that we can easily increase tax revenues of the government of Pakistan from the current amount of about $ 40 billion to $ 120 billion per year. 

Your government can utilise his services in a suitable position to turnaround the economy of Pakistan; because at the end of the day, re-building of Pakistan’s shattered and plundered economy can only be done inside out, as loans and foreign aid at best, can just keep us afloat/save from sinking.

Dr. Ikramul Haq is the most fit and suitable Pakistani person, who is highly qualified, extremely professional man of unmatched integrity and great international reputation of full command on taxation laws and international laws, on recovery of stolen assets.

He has the best abilities to approach the challenges of economic turn around based on home grown strategies, in a very smart, highly professional and least disruptive manner. Last but not the least, Dr. Ikram ul Haq is equally respected by the western world as well as, in China.

Resume of Dr. Ikramul Haq is as below:

Dr. Ikramul Haq, Advocate Supreme Court of Pakistan and Chief Partner of Huzaima & Ikram, a leading law firm, studied journalism, English literature and law for his Master’s and Doctorate. He served in the apex revenue authority of Pakistan, Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) from 1984 to 2006, after joining Civil Services of Pakistan (12th CTP). Besides, tax practice in Pakistan, he works extensively in international tax arena. His expert advice is frequentlysought by leading multinational companies working globally. His opinions in tax and other matters are quoted in Reuters and other leading international news agencies and broadcast by BBC in Urdu programme Sairbeen. He holds a Doctorate in international tax(specialization in transfer pricing). He is Adjunct Faculty of Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS). He is also an author/editor of various publications of IBFD (International Bureau of Fiscal Documentation).  Dr. Ikram has been practicing since 2006 and teaching laws since 1988. He has been helping Tax Reform Commission (constituted in 2014) to prepare report for tax reforms and evaluate existing tax policy. 

Dr. Ikram enjoys an internationally acclaimed reputation of employing a pragmatic approach in his consultancy services. Working with public/privatesector institutions and banking companies, Dr. Ikram provides a unique perspective by combining macro level tax policy with a special focus on the nitty-gritty of national tax codes. He has also provided structuring and transactional advice to countries and companies on the full range of corporate tax activities, including mergers and acquisitions, reorganisations, and structured finance. Dr. Ikram’s proactive advice also includes international structuring of inbound activities by multinational enterprises. As a result of his experience, he was selected by IBFD to write the country chapter on Transfer Pricing, Tax and Business Laws and Advance Rulings for its publications. He is author of many books and over 2500 articles on taxes, public finance and political economy printed byvarious journals, magazines and newspapers in and outside Pakistan. He is member of International Fiscal Association (IFA). 

He is author/co-author of many books that includePakistan: Enigma of Taxation, Law & Practice of Income Tax, Law & Practice of Sales Tax, Law & Practice of Federal Excise, Practical Handbook of Income Tax, Federal Tax Laws of Pakistan, Provincial Tax Laws of Pakistan, Principles of Income Tax with Glossary, Master Tax Guide, Income Tax Digest 1886-2016 (with judicial analysis), Commentary on Avoidance of Double Taxation Agreements signed by Pakistan, Pakistan: From Hash to Heroin and its sequel Pakistan: Drug-trap to Debt-trap. 

3. Mr. Asif Sharif. Cell # +92 320 6776666

He is a world renowned Paradoxical Agricultural Process expert/specialist of such a potential that it will not be an exaggeration to call him Steve Jobs of agriculture, who confidently says that given an opportunity he can help produce an exportable agricultural surplus of over $20 billion for Pakistan which in turn will also provide jobs for over 5 million Pakistanis.

In this regard, if we are able to hugely conserve water consumption in agricultural sector and simultaneously more than double the production with reduced cost by using the methods proposed by Mr. Asif Sharif, the vision of re-building economically strong Pakistan, which will be a giver of aid to the needy countries, can be achieved in the shortest possible time, through PQNK (to be pronounced as picnic) stands for Paedar Qudratti Nizam Kashatqari, which means sustainable natural farming system.

According to the tested methods of Mr. Asif Sharif “Raised beds irrigation system saves over 80% water. It is much better than drip irrigation. Production is increased by at least 40% and cost of production is reduced by 80% or more.”

In view of the foregoing, Mr. Asif Sharif may be considered to form an organisation directly reporting to the Prime Minister, which should be responsible for increasing agricultural productivity in the country, to create exportable surplus in the shortest possible time.

In this connection, Mr. Asif Sharif may be advised to give a detailed presentation of his brain child of Rural Sector Productivity Enhancement (RSPE) which he thinks is the solution for all ills, poverty alleviation, jobs creation and placement, production of food, feed, fiber and industrial raw materials that meet buyers quality and price expectations, wherein, all Agro based industry should be engaged to participate in profit sharing, which shall be a wholistic program.

4. Mr. Salim Ghauri. Cell # +92 301 8468999

He is, at present, the Honorary Consul of Australia for Punjab. 

Mr. Salim Ghauri is also a world renowned IT entrepreneur recognised globally. He is the founder & CEO of the NetSol Technologies.  He has been cited as the ‘Bill Gates of Pakistan’, a reference to his incredible achievements as an IT entrepreneur. 
NetSol Technologies Limited has, today, grown to organization employing over 2000 resources with a truly global footprint. It is Pakistan’s biggest IT exporter, a leading IT employer and the first CMMI Level 5 certified company in the country. Spearheading the company, Salim has helped NetSol achieve global recognition as a leading supplier of IT software and solutions for the finance and leasing; capturing over 90% percent of the Chinese Auto Leasing market. His vision helped the company achieve the Asia Pacific ICT Association Award for the ‘Best Financial Product ’. Under his visionary leadership, NetSol has emerged as Pakistan’s leading IT company. It has won great recognition at both local and global levels.

The following statement of Mr. Eugen Beckert, Vice President Mercedes-Benz, is a testimony of world level recognition of Salim Ghauri’s corporate leadership role:

“Mr. Salim Ghauri has played a key role in promoting the IT sector. His pioneering role in developing process capabilities in his organization through ISO and CMM initiatives has inspired other Pakistani IT companies to invest in developing their own process capabilities. By focusing on developing a world-class product that is being used by several companies in different parts of the world, Mr. Salim Ghauri has given confidence to other IT companies that it is indeed possible to do product development in Pakistan, and this has helped establish international credibility of our IT sector. Mr. Ghauri’s leadership has shown the path to Pakistani IT companies in the strategy of growth through acquisition of companies in developed countries. I believe that Mr. Salim Ghauri’s pioneering contributions make him an IT icon of Pakistan. ”

Keeping in view that the future of all business and service industry lies in the optimum utilisation of IT related technologies, the government of Pakistan must appoint Mr. Salim Ghauri in an appropriate position at the federal level giving him the challenge of increasing the IT exports of Pakistan to $ 10 billion by the end of FY 24-25.

Warmest Regards,

Syed Nayyar Uddin Ahmad 

+92 321 9402157

Lahore.

2 January 2023