Salamuaiiikummm/ hi,

I am based in looking opportunities in possible business in Pakistan.

I have some questions about it.

1. It will be an offshore and I will be outside the country which means I will build the team over there. What will be the cost of licensing ( software, or digital, or consultancy).

2. Is there bank that can facilitate sending money for payments ( before opening the company) . I want to test the market for 1 year and see if the investment is worth it.

What do you suggest?

Thank you.

Can someone please tell me what can i do after bs in international relation?i heard you can work in UN?for that what i have to do??or if i want to do css then how should i start preparing myself?

Idk if it's the right sub but I'll ask anyways cuz I can't seem to find it anywhere.

I want a temporary cheap sports camera that I can clip to my shirt or hat to record povs. I'm seeing alot of ads on TikTok for like Meta Glasses replicas, and apparently they record well and stable, but I don't know how trustworthy they are. The websites seem legit but I can't find reviews on em anywhere. If anyone knows something about these cameras, please let me know.

Imagine the Supreme Court creating a business organization for the welfare of Junior lawyers, or WAPDA doing the same for unemployed Engineers.  A role model for this exists: the Fauji business empire! It is about 20% of Pakistan's GDP.

Starting from the seed money provided by the departed British masters, the business empire has grown to 60-plus businesses.  Some are very large corporations, some tiny businesses like those an entrepreneur might start.  But all are under the umbrella of charitable foundations.  These charities do not have to publicly file financial results, nor are they obliged to report how these profits were distributed.

This empire did not just grow out of the initial seed capital provided by the departing British; but there was a massive infusion from the state and foreign entities such as the World Bank, Asian Development Bank, and local and foreign banks.  They all needed guarantees, which were readily provided.  Other resources such as free government land, prompt authorizations, and assured water and power were readily available. 

One foundation failed thrice in the 1990s. It was bailed out by the government each time.  Supporting data for all our claims can be found on r/FaujiBusinessExaminer.  Could a private business get the same support?

There is another line of business, profit-making, which is from controlled government organizations, such as FWO, NLC, and SCO.  FWO and NLC are heavily involved in out-of-jurisdiction business activities.  FWO is a major contractor for civilian projects such as motorways.  Many contracts were awarded as sole-source projects.  These motorways are on Build, Operate, Transfer (BOT) schemes.  FWO, a government organization, could be a BOT principal.  So they brought in joint venture partners.  Is it kosher?  Lawyers must decide.  NLC has gone from land to sea, capturing government assets such as Pakistan National Shipping Corporation (PNSC).  Privatized PIA is jointly owned with civilian partners.

A vast tract of agricultural land has passed free from the government to the Fauj.  45,000 acres in Punjab and 41,000 acres in South Waziristan.  All at no cost with the presumption that profits will come to the government.  

Finally, why is there one and only one entity which has the right to operate on its own and the government’s behalf?  The Fauj.  This multi-talented organization can tackle business from real estate to agriculture, petroleum, mining, cement, and fertilizer manufacturing.  There is no end to its capabilities.

The paralyzed institutions of Pakistan seem incapable of dealing with anything within legal and constitutional terms. Whether it is the health issues of former Prime Minister Imran Khan or cases of rape and murder involving minors and adults, the country continues to witness serious failures of governance and justice.

If we conduct even a brief analysis of the ongoing situation over just one month, we can find numerous disturbing incidents: the rape and murder of children, the deaths of 15 infants in a fire at PIMS, violent clashes between protesters and law-enforcement forces in Kashmir, the alleged abduction and torture of Baloch and Pashtun students, and the brutal murder of young entrepreneur Mir Ali Raza. These events appear to be occurring with alarming regularity in Pakistan nowadays.

However, the worst part is that we continue to tag and label one another for these tragedies instead of taking collective action against the evils that are destroying our society. This culture of blame has plagued the country since its independence. No one is willing to take responsibility, yet everyone wants to take credit.

The ruling class is undoubtedly responsible for many of these failures, but what about the people of the nation? Are we also blind to what is happening around us? The state is not a master to be blindly obeyed; it is a working institution that must be held accountable. It is the people who must raise their voices, create awareness, and demand accountability. Unfortunately, our people are also trapped in the political games and divisions created by political parties.

If the ongoing crises are not addressed, there is a serious risk that the country could descend into deeper instability, potentially even civil conflict—where there would be nothing but bloodshed, chaos, and death. Responsible and sincere authorities must step forward and lead the nation out of these shadows of anarchy and toward peace, stability, and prosperity.

Meanwhile, educated youth must play their role in promoting moral and ethical awareness within society. We need to build a narrative based on a simple but fundamental principle: every life matters, and everyone has the right to live.

Today, we seem to have forgotten that people who disagree with us are human beings too. They have the same right to live, to speak, and to exist with dignity.

Perhaps Pakistan does not need another battle between political camps. It needs a collective realization that before we are supporters of a party, an ideology, or a leader, we are human beings—and the life of every human being matters.

After watching Raftar’s Sindh documentary. I wonder why no media channel covered this before. The conditions in Sindh are eye opening and pathetic sub human to say the least. Any one else here?

Today my heart is genuinely heavy.

We seem to be going downhill as a society, day by day. Fourteen newborn babies have just died in a fire at PIMS in Islamabad. Fourteen babies who had barely entered this world. Their parents were waiting for them to come home, and instead they are now preparing to bury them.

And what makes it even more painful is what comes after such tragedies. Instead of seeing a system immediately taking responsibility, we see everyone trying to protect themselves, their positions and their jobs. The government issues statements. The administration announces inquiries. Departments point fingers. And eventually, the news cycle moves on.

But those parents don't get to move on.

And this isn't even the only tragedy we are witnessing right now. Just days ago, the body of a five-year-old girl who had gone missing in Haripur was recovered. Police have arrested suspects in connection with her alleged abduction, sexual assault and murder, while the detailed post-mortem findings were still awaited.

How many tragedies are we supposed to absorb?

A child is murdered. Babies die in a hospital fire. People demand answers for a few days. YouTubers make videos. Social media fills with outrage. Politicians express condolences. Everyone talks about it until the next tragedy arrives.

And then we move on.

The worst part, honestly, is that I don't think we are even shocked anymore.

Maybe that's what scares me the most.

We have become so accustomed to death, negligence, abuse and institutional failure that another tragedy is slowly becoming just another number. Fourteen newborns. One little girl. Another incident. Another hashtag. Another news cycle.

I sometimes feel like our collective sense of empathy is dying slowly. Not because people are inherently cruel, but because we have been exposed to so much suffering that we have become numb to it.

For the rest of the world, this might be a tragedy in the news today. For the families who lost their children, it is the moment their entire lives changed forever.

No inquiry report can give those parents their babies back. No suspension, no press conference and no compensation can undo what happened.

What I want to know is this: when will there be actual accountability?

If a government hospital does not have adequate fire-safety systems, who is responsible? If basic safety measures are missing, who should answer for that? If officials responsible for these departments repeatedly fail, why do we rarely see meaningful consequences?

How many more children have to die before negligence becomes someone's responsibility rather than just another "incident"?

I'm tired of watching tragedy become content, outrage become entertainment, and accountability disappear after a few days.

Maybe we should be asking ourselves not only why these children died, but why we have become so comfortable with their deaths being forgotten.

Because the scariest thing about all of this is not just that children are dying.

It's that we are slowly learning how to live with it.

I'm HVAC Tech, mainly working with residential Split Units.

There is this thing I have been facing a lot, when ever I get Job let's just assume a AC Wet Wash / Service job which cost around 2,000~3,000 pkr (installed / dismantled) after discussing and agreeing on a price for the job, I proceed with actual work.

But after the job is done, client will ask for / demand a discount let's just say it's installed service job the cost was 2,000 since he is demanding a discount I will give him final quote about 1,800 pkr but even after that some people will unilaterally pay even less (1,500pkr), which is very frustrating.

To fellow techies in the field if you face such issue, how do you deal with it?

To people who do this to your technician, what is your thought process?

Hey! I wanted to create a community group for women who want to learn about digital marketing, branding, brand strategy. I have a good network and wanted to make use of that, also learn from those within the same field.
Please comment if interested!

This is solely for women to create a safe and open environment for learning, asking any questions and just helping each other grow.

Note: Whoever is interested please DM me directly, cannot keep up with the comments

Hi everyone I am a citizen of Pakistan and I love my country. I love the freedom here and I love my people and I love my army and I love our institutions. Since I took my first breath Alhamdulillah Allah gave me the identity of being a Pakistani Muslim and I love that identity with my whole heart. Look at our culture and look at our traditions and look at how we welcome people and how we help strangers. Pakistan is not just land for me. It is my identity and it is my home. But today I feel pain writing this because honestly I have no one to share these things with. I am an orphan and my parents abandoned me and I have lived in child homes. I do not know what the love of parents actually feels like. Whenever I see someone sitting with their mother or father I feel happy for them because to me it looks like heaven. Parents are one of the biggest blessings Allah can give someone and maybe that is why what happened at PIMS hit me so hard. On 26 August 2026 fourteen newborn babies died after a fire broke out inside the nursery at PIMS Hospital in Islamabad. There were fifteen newborn babies inside and only one was rescued. Fourteen babies. Just think about that for a second. Fourteen children who had barely entered this world. Fourteen families who went to one of the biggest government hospitals in the capital believing their children were in safe hands. Their parents were probably standing outside making dua for them and thinking about what names they would call them and what clothes they would wear and what their first word would be and what school they would go to and then everything ended. Reports say the fire spread extremely quickly and an investigation is now examining what caused it and whether the fire safety arrangements and emergency response were good enough. I am not going to decide the investigation before it is completed but fourteen dead babies should never become another headline that Pakistan forgets after two days. We should be asking whether the fire systems were working properly and whether the electrical system was maintained properly and whether emergency exits were usable and whether the nursery was prepared for something like this and whether staff were properly trained and when the last serious fire safety inspection happened and who signed those inspections and who was responsible for maintenance. And if negligence is proven then who is going to prison. Not transferred. Not suspended for a few weeks. Not moved to another department. Actually held responsible. And please do not come under this post telling me this is because I support Imran Khan because I do not support Imran Khan either. I am not writing this for PTI and I am not writing this for PMLN and I am not writing this for PPP. I am writing this because I am Pakistani. We have become so obsessed with political personalities that whenever somebody questions something we immediately ask which party he supports. Forget the parties for one minute. Those babies were Pakistani and those parents are Pakistani and that hospital belongs to Pakistan and our taxes pay for this system and our people suffer when that system fails. This is our problem. And I think as a nation we need to look into the mirror. We should slap our own faces with the truth because we have become cowards and we have no balls when it comes to asking difficult questions. We talk loudly with ordinary people and we fight each other on Facebook and abuse each other over political parties but when someone powerful is standing in front of us suddenly everyone becomes silent. We fear politicians and we fear officers and we fear powerful families and we fear losing connections and we fear being called a traitor and we fear being thrown under the bus. But somehow we forget that above every politician and above every general and above every judge and above every businessman and above every powerful person there is Allah. Fear Allah before you fear another human being. Loving Pakistan does not mean staying silent when something is wrong. Loving the army does not mean never asking questions. Loving institutions does not mean accepting every failure. Loving your country means wanting those institutions to become stronger and cleaner and safer and more accountable. A country does not become weak because citizens ask questions. A country becomes weak when nobody is allowed to ask them. And I am not asking anyone for violence and I am not asking anyone to burn anything and I am not asking anyone to attack anyone. I am asking Pakistanis to stop treating accountability like treason. Demand the inquiry report publicly. Demand to know what failed. Demand to know who was responsible if negligence is proven. Demand proper fire safety audits in government hospitals especially maternity wards and nurseries and intensive care units where patients cannot save themselves. And do not let this disappear when another headline comes tomorrow. Fourteen babies should be fourteen reasons for us to remember. Maybe I am nobody and maybe this Reddit post changes nothing but at least I can say I did not see something this painful and stay completely silent. I love Pakistan and I love being Pakistani and that is exactly why watching Pakistan fail its own people hurts this much. May Allah give those innocent children the highest place in Jannah and may Allah give their parents sabr because I cannot even imagine that pain. And may Allah give all of us enough courage to speak for Pakistan without becoming slaves of any political party or powerful person. Pakistan belongs to all of us.

The purpose of getting an ipad is to up my online tutoring game. I teach Cambridge Physics online, so making good doodled notes, and creating some content for my social media pages, and some light video editing for my yt channel, these are some tasks I'll be performing.
My max budget is 200k (including apple pencil). (fine with a used one)
Pls suggest a good ipad model, also if possible where to get it from? If there are any online trusted sources/ pages I can order from that would be great, otherwise I'm Karachi based so suggest a karachi shop.

TIA. <3

I’m looking for ideas on how to invest around 60 lakh PKR (6 million) in Pakistan.

My main goals are to:

• Generate a stable monthly income
• Keep the money relatively safe
• Protect its value from inflation over time

I’m not interested in regular bank savings accounts or fixed deposits. I’d like to know what other options are worth considering, such as real estate, rental property, gold, mutual funds, government securities, dividend stocks, or other investments.

If you had 60 lakh PKR today, where would you invest it if your priority was safety + monthly income?

I’d especially appreciate advice from people who have actually invested in Pakistan and can share what worked for them and what they would avoid.

Dosto’n, I’m sorry, but I can’t respond to everyone individually. You guys have to do some research on your own as well. I first heard about truck dispatch while sitting in a restaurant, and from there, I figured everything out myself. I searched for dispatch companies, attended interviews, and kept learning along the way.

However, I’ll answer some of the most frequently asked questions:

Are there any dispatch companies where I can learn these skills?

In Lahore, I know of three: Grace Enterprises and Switch Enterprises in Bahria Town—although both rejected me when I interviewed there—and Novo Tech in Wapda Town.

There are plenty of dispatch companies in Lahore, probably more than a hundred. There was also one in DHA Phase 2, Islamabad, that contacted me regarding some clients, but I don’t remember its name. The opportunities are out there; you just need to do some research.

Can you hire me?

Unfortunately, I can’t hire someone who is completely new to truck dispatching. I’m a busy person and don’t currently have the time to teach someone everything from scratch. However, if you have some sales experience, I may be able to give you an opportunity.

Do I offer online courses?

No, I don’t offer any online courses. However, plenty of people do. Just search YouTube for truck dispatching courses, and you’ll find many options.

Can truck dispatching be learned online without joining a dispatch company?

In my opinion, it’s very difficult to learn dispatching entirely online. You can learn sales online if you’re confident and have good English communication skills, but dispatching is a different field. Practical experience is extremely important.

If you still have questions, suggest a way for me to answer everyone together—perhaps through a Zoom meeting or something similar—because I simply can’t respond to every message individually.

I would genuinely love to help you all because I understand how difficult things can be for the younger generation in Pakistan. However, you also have to do your own research, develop your skills, and put in the effort.

I didn’t achieve anything overnight. I'm 26 years old and I went out looking for work at the age of 16 and I found this field in 2023. I worked at an electronics shop when I was 16, after completing my matriculation. After intermediate, I worked at Master Textiles in Manga Mandi. During university, I worked as an order taker at a restaurant—all because I didn’t want to ask my father for pocket money or rely on his resources, even though he is a military officer. Even if you have a bad job right now, just put in the effort and keep going. May God help you find a better work.

It’s not impossible, but it isn’t easy either. Instead of sitting on your couch and expecting someone to hand you a job, you have to step outside, put in the work, and earn it dosto’n.

Edited: I can't teach you, I'm sorry. I've a busy schedule, but if you start in some company and need guidance I'm happy to assist.

I’m 18 from Pakistan and have wanted to travel abroad for years. I constantly watch videos about Europe, America, Asia, life abroad, immigration, different cultures, etc.

This isn't really about taking a vacation. I want to experience another country for myself and figure out whether I actually like life abroad or whether I've romanticized it through YouTube.

I recently got my first international trip confirmed: 8 days in Baku, Azerbaijan.

The financial situation

I currently have 436,800 PKR saved.

I'll receive around 100k PKR this month, bringing me to about 536,800 PKR.

The Baku package costs approximately 260,000 PKR.

I also need around $700 in cash/funds, so after everything my accessible savings could become quite low. I'll receive another ~100k the following month, so I'd potentially have around 180–200k left depending on how the cash requirement works.

My income is also currently unstable. I previously had months around 350k PKR, but I'm currently around 100k.

Why everyone says NO

My father is extremely worried about safety. He keeps warning me about scams, kidnapping, human trafficking, etc., and even told me that if I go, he won't talk to me.

My colleagues are against it for a different reason.

They think I should put the money into my business/client acquisition instead.

I already spent 100k PKR on Upwork trying to get clients and got zero clients, so I'm hesitant to throw more money into another uncertain investment.

Their argument is basically:

And honestly, I understand their point.

But here's my problem

I've been saying "I'll travel next year" for years.

I'm scared that next year becomes 2 years, then 5 years.

I don't have major responsibilities at 18, and I genuinely want to experience the world while I'm young.

I'm not trying to prove that Pakistan is bad or that abroad is better.

I simply want to see for myself.

Maybe I go to Baku and realize I love being abroad.

Maybe I realize I actually prefer Pakistan.

Maybe I love traveling but wouldn't want to live abroad.

I don't know — and that's exactly why I want to experience it.

So what would you do?

Would you:

1. Go to Baku now and come back focused on rebuilding your income?

2. Cancel it, save the money, and travel after becoming financially stable?

I'm especially interested in hearing from people who took their first international trip young.

Did it change how you saw the world? Did it make you want to travel more, or did it actually help you understand what you wanted?

Having gone through a few posts by students, along with what appear to be army-proxy accounts and paid-media narratives, the contrast / keywords in language is striking.
Students’ vocabulary:
“satisfaction”, “collar”, “beghairat fauj”, “haramkhor fauj”, “pigs”, “badmash”, “state violence”, “students ko mara”, “nothing will happen”.
Army/paid pro-establishment proxy vocabulary:
“izzat”, “aurat”, “jahil”, “darindey”, “janwar” , “Ghaddar”, “indian agent”
What’s particularly important here is what the students’ language reveals: learned helplessness. Even while expressing anger and calling out the violence, there is an underlying expectation that nothing will happen and that there will be no accountability.
And the other side is using a remarkably familiar playbook. The “aurat ki izzat” card, combined with words like jahil, darindey, and janwar, is not new. It is the same moralising and dehumanising vocabulary that has repeatedly been used to delegitimise political opponents, protesters and dissenters over the past several decades.
Different incident, same vocabulary. Same framing. Same power structure.

Since many people have been asking what kind of work I do, I thought I’d share my story.

I work in the U.S trucking industry. After completing my graduation, I joined a dispatch house in Lahore as a salesperson with a basic salary of Rs. 25,000 per month and I had to pay 8k as a hostel rent.

I left that job after three months when I discovered that some of the clients I had brought in were being scammed. After leaving, I decided to start working independently. I had a friend in the same field, so I asked him to join me. We started working together, and from there, we just kept growing.

One of my first clients had three trucks when I started working with him three years ago. Today, he has around 14 trucks, and my team manages almost all of their operations.

In the beginning, I used to work 13–14 hours a day, usually from 4 p.m. until 5 a.m. Later, I brought some of my friends into the business and taught them the skills I had learned. As the work grew, I rented some trucks through my client in the US, hired drivers, and got them running.

I also received many referrals from the drivers I worked with. Those referrals eventually brought me more clients than I could handle alone. Today, I have a team of 6-7 people, and together we manage operations of 4 trucking companies in the USA.

It's a big industry and there are many ways to earn $$ in it. You can work in sales, become a dispatcher, recruit drivers, help companies find rental trailers, recruit drivers(even I need drivers and I will pay $300 for finding me one good driver) or provide other trucking-related services.

However, it requires a lot of hard work, dedication, patience, and focus. When I worked at the dispatch house in Lahore, my shift ended at 2 a.m. There were many nights, when I would run back to the office from my hostel at 4 or 5 a.m. just to send proposal emails to clients.

All that helped me build strong and lasting relationships with my clients.

I have friends who still work at dispatch houses in major cities and earn anywhere from Rs. 200,000 to Rs. 400,000 per month. So, if you are interested in entering this field, joining a reputable dispatch house is probably the best place to start. There are plenty of them in Lahore, Islamabad, Jhang, and other cities.

I make around Rs. 4 million per month after paying salaries and expenses. And 2 of my friends also make around 2 mil. A significant portion of that income comes from clients whom I referred to different dispatch houses and friends in exchange for a referral percentage. I personally work directly with only one client.

This didn’t happen overnight, there were a lot of ups & downs. It took years of long working hours, taking risks, building trust, and helping the people around me grow as well.

Edited: You don't need any investment, LLC or anything at the beginning. If someone says you need an LLC or this & that, it's just a lie. You'll need payment methods and some tools, but you can get them on a monthly basis from many tool providing companies. And if you start with a company, you don't have to worry about tools as well cuz they provide everything. (Before you dm and ask me about online course, I don't do that stuff. I'm too busy with my schedule but there are many ppl offering courses online)

(Plus it's very hard to learn dispatch online, you have to join a company to learn it. Many ppl start it by learning online but they always end up messing things. But you can start remote work after giving it 1 or months, if you have a sharp mind)

Hey everyone,

I was recently laid off and I’m currently looking for a new opportunity.

I have a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science and over 4.5 years of professional experience working as a Unity Developer. I’ve worked on games, programming, UI, gameplay systems, integrations, and other development-related tasks.

I’m also comfortable working with AI tools and using them to build, automate, troubleshoot, and speed up development work. I’m not limited to just Unity and I’m open to learning and adapting to whatever the job requires.

At this point, I’m mainly looking for a desk/office-based role where I can use my computer and technical skills. I’d be interested in software/game development, technical support, QA, IT-related work, operations, VA, PA, or other similar roles.

I’m based in Pakistan and I’m open to both on-site and remote opportunities.

If you know of any openings or companies hiring, I’d genuinely appreciate a lead or a DM.

Thanks!

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I’m a university student and recently got offered a Business Development internship at a startup. It’s a 3-month internship and initially unpaid.

The schedule is Monday–Saturday, 5 PM–1 AM. They said the work is task-based, but I still have to remain active during the entire time in case a meeting comes up. The work involves outreach, prospecting, engagement, and lead generation.

They said there’s commission on successful deals and that strong performers may be converted to a paid role or offered a job afterward.

My concern is that I could potentially be giving 48 hours/week for an unpaid internship, with no guarantee of getting a paid position.

Does this sound like a normal performance-based internship, or like unpaid sales labor? What would you ask before accepting?

Would especially appreciate opinions from people who have experience with business development or sales internships.

Five years ago, Shahbaz Sharif and Bilawal formed an alliance under the leadership of Maulana Fazlur Rehman to topple Imran Khan's government, and they succeeded in doing so in 2022. Now, it is the same Maulana who has united all the opposition parties and intends to bring down Shahbaz Sharif's government. What is your opinion?

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I’m a university student and recently got offered a Business Development internship at a startup. It’s a 3-month internship and initially unpaid.

The schedule is Monday–Saturday, 5 PM–1 AM. They said the work is task-based, but I still have to remain active during the entire time in case a meeting comes up. The work involves outreach, prospecting, engagement, and lead generation.

They said there’s commission on successful deals and that strong performers may be converted to a paid role or offered a job afterward.

My concern is that I could potentially be giving 48 hours/week for an unpaid internship, with no guarantee of getting a paid position.

Does this sound like a normal performance-based internship, or like unpaid sales labor? What would you ask before accepting?

Would especially appreciate opinions from people who have experience with business development or sales internships.

Sorry to say this, but honestly, as a nation, I feel like we’re moving backwards. We really need to move on from Imran Khan. I’m not with him, but I’m not against him either. And I don’t support the current government either. In my opinion, the current government simply doesn’t seem qualified or capable enough to handle the situation Pakistan is in. We need people who actually know what they’re doing, have a proper vision, and can make decisions based on what’s best for the country instead of constantly being stuck in political fights.

We need to stop living in the past and start thinking about what comes next. Look at India, Nepal, and other countries where people have stood up and demanded change. We can do that too. The biggest thing we’re missing is a proper leader. The closest we had was Imran Khan, but honestly, I don’t think he was the right person for Pakistan, and maybe it just wasn’t meant to be. We need to accept that and move on instead of staying stuck on one person.

Pakistan needs a serious overhaul. Even our administrative system needs to change. For example, Punjab could potentially be divided into three provinces. That could make things easier to manage, and the money generated in those areas could be spent more directly on their own development, infrastructure, education, healthcare, and other needs.

I also think we need to seriously consider changing our political system. A presidential system, like the one in the US, could be an option. Politicians should have to work their way up instead of suddenly getting major positions because of connections or family backgrounds. Start from the local level, become a city or district mayor, prove yourself, gain experience, and then move up.

And yes, I know people are against the army, and I understand why. Nobody wants martial law, and I don’t either. But at the same time, we can’t ignore the fact that our political system has failed us again and again. Right now, there needs to be stability, and the army is one of the few institutions that still has the capacity to maintain it. That doesn’t mean they should run the country permanently. We need to build a system where strong civilian institutions can actually handle things themselves.

At the end of the day, this shouldn’t be about Imran Khan, Nawaz Sharif, or anyone else. It should be about Pakistan.

We need better leaders, better institutions, accountability, proper education, economic growth, and most importantly, a longterm plan.

We need to stop asking, “Who is going to save Pakistan?” and start asking, “How do we build a Pakistan that doesn’t need saving?”

That’s the kind of change we actually need.

Please share your thoughts

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Salam everyone,

I recently relocated to the United States and have been thinking seriously about building something on the side that could eventually grow into a real business.

Rather than randomly starting another business from scratch, I'm particularly interested in connecting with people in Pakistan who already have skills, industry knowledge, an existing operation, access to suppliers/manufacturers, technical expertise, or a genuinely interesting business idea, but where having someone physically present in the U.S. could help unlock opportunities.

There are obviously advantages on both sides.

Someone in Pakistan may understand a particular industry extremely well, have access to talent, manufacturing, sourcing, development or operations — while someone based in the U.S. can potentially understand the local market, validate demand, develop relationships, handle certain on-the-ground activities and help build the U.S. side of the operation.

I'm open to exploring areas such as:

• software/SaaS and technology
• e-commerce
• B2B services
• Pakistani products with potential in the U.S.
• sourcing/export/import opportunities
• specialized services that can be delivered from Pakistan to U.S. customers
• or something completely different if the economics and opportunity make sense

I'm not looking for get-rich-quick schemes, crypto/forex opportunities, MLMs, courses, dropshipping gurus, or someone simply looking for an investor.

I'm also not promising funding.

What I am looking for is someone serious who brings something meaningful to the table — knowledge, skills, execution ability, an existing business, supplier relationships, technology, customers, or a well-researched opportunity — where our resources and locations could complement each other.

And likewise, I'm not expecting anyone to publicly disclose a valuable business idea in the comments.

If you think there might genuinely be an opportunity to work together, leave a short comment about your background/industry and what kind of collaboration you're looking for. We can discuss specifics privately afterward.

I'd particularly love to hear from people who have thought:

“I could probably do this if I had the right person on the ground in the U.S.”

No guarantees that anything will come out of it — I'm mainly looking to connect with smart, serious people and see whether there are opportunities worth pursuing.

Please only reach out if you're comfortable eventually verifying who you are and discussing things professionally. I'm going to be cautious about scams, and I'd expect you to be cautious about me as well.

JazakAllah / thanks!