The west has been forecasting Pakistan’s demise since the 70’s, first when Pakistan’s eastern half seceded to become Bangladesh in 1971, then during the violence that preceded General Zia ul-Haq’s coup in 1977, then again when the Soviets invaded Afghanistan, when Zia was killed in 1988, again after 9/11, once more after the 2007 death of Bhutto and now after yet another political crisis.

But Pakistan is still at it, still not a failed state.

KSE’s website has been redesigned.  What were they thinking? Aleem, any comments? 

I can’t make sense of their new daily market feed either, but I did notice a new data portal where they’re selling real-time, historical, level-1 and level-2 market data directly.  They haven’t posted any prices yet, but this looks like a step in the right direction.

When I moved back to Pakistan I made a promise with myself, I promised that I would help improve Pakistan. (Yes, I’m arrogant enough to believe that I can make a difference)

The Software Development industry is young; as with all young industries, it’s changing rapidly, new technology is introduced daily, methodolgies are developed and old ideas are abandoned quickly.  Keeping up with the changes is exhausting,  books aren’t easily available and while the internet is useful, you can’t find answers for open ended queries. Software developers in Pakistan need a forum where they can learn about the latest trends in our industry, share knowledge and network.

Mohtashim’s and Aleem’s presentations at the PASHA career fair inspired me to get off my ass and do something– introducing: AgilePakistan.org.  Agile Pakistan is a community of software developers, the goal is to meet once a month to discuss software development, to learn and improve ourselves as software developers.  Anyone and everyone is invited to the meetings, membership is not required, but if your are interested in presenting a topic then please email me at Sheheryar [at] AgilePakistan.org