There is an interesting article in Rediff.com. It's titled Why Allah, Army and America Can't Cleanse Mess in Pakistan Being an Indian, it feels nice to read such things but I also acknowledge in the same breath that India isn't completely devoid of corruption too. At least, I am happy that other elements that mar Pakistan severely don't exist here. Read on, it is as pragmatic as it can get. I appreciate those realistic, altruistic Pakistanis who hung their heads in shame http://news.rediff.com/slide-show/2...rica-cant-cleanse-new-pak-mess.htm#contentTop
Pakistan is so full of crime and dishonesty that I can't pay the Paki's I work with using PayPal. PayPal refuses to do business with the entire country. Moreover, I've almost stopped working with Pakistani's because they have a ridiculously high rate of stealing from me. I still work with a few honest Paki's who have earned my trust over time, but in general I have been so burned that I just won't try working with Paki's that I don't know. I believe this is a reflection of their shame based culture vs. the western guilt based culture. People in shame based societies simply see nothing wrong with stealing as long as you don't get caught by your family and neighbors. If they get caught on the Internet, there is still no shame for them. This culture retards economic progress in Pakistan, because nobody wants to do business with people who they can't trust.
Paypal don't work in Pakistan because the monetary policies of State Bank of Pakistan. They are trying to resolve the issues to come to an agreement. Thats the response I got from paypal in early 2008. Most likely cause I can think of is the Status of paypal. Its a payment transmitter unlike Moneybookers which is regulated by FSA of UK.
The present president Asif Ali Zardari is a proven corrupt #1 in the world. We occasionally see a Japanese or an Indian head rolling down on allegations of corruption but none of them can match this guy even if they come together. His assets (http://www.defence.pk/forums/national-political-issues/13757-zardaris-property.html#post187003). Posting the link because I just didn't want to waste DP real estate. I shudder to think he has half of all the Pakistan's assets. God, how can ordinary people prosper there? Following quran? some of his cases: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/8596708.stm http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/16/world/asia/16zardari.html http://www.globalsecurity.org/wmd/library/news/pakistan/2010/pakistan-100401-irna02.htm http://afpak.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2010/04/01/ghosts_of_corruption_past http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE62U1BR20100331 And there are whole lot of aspiring Zardaris while the coffers are running dry
PayPal refuses to do business with entire country, what does that mean? PayPal is not doing business because of some monetary policies conflict and (may be) due to lesser business they expect from Pakistan. This applies to many other countries as well, not only Pakistan. Your business is worth shit. World did business of about $60 billion dollars with Pakistan and people of Pakistan in 2008, in terms of imports and exports. It tells a lot. PS. Not mentioned the money Pakistanis earn as employees and as businessmen abroad. Did you even read the article you linked to? That article is primarily about middle east and Arabs, not Pakistan. your article also says. What does that mean? Does it tell that those North American people with shame based culture feel free to cheat and steal? Duh! I don't buy it. LOL, I love this "I believe.." thing ... A random guy on internet board believe so, so it must be true. PS. You are nothing, but a hater. And you fail at this even. I can find many haters on this board, who are way more intelligent than you and posts stuff which is at least consider-able, if not believable. Not total BS like you.
The Pakistanis who "do business" with Will Spencer should stop all dealings with him, considering the hate propaganda he spews about their country. Not a Pakistani myself, but would you want to do business with someone who bad-mouths your country and yet expects you to do menial jobs for him? And oh yeah, going back to the OP....a simple check in the Whois will easily show why Rediff.com allows such propaganda about Pakistan to be aired, and I don't think it is because of unbiased journalism.
I doubt he do business with any Pakistani, he just tried to not sound prejudice by saying he work with honest Pakis.
Prejudiced, are you? I quoted one of the highly honored sources on this planet which is depended by millions of Pakis and Arabs besides Indians everyday for true information as opposed to the DAWN which claims fictitious and concocted things.
A real idiot you are. Look here, your country exported worth $18.44 billion (2009 est. latest available figure) country comparison to the world: 67 During this period, your country imported worth $28.47 billion (2009 est.) and with a country comparison to the world: 59 This makes a total external trade of $46.91 billion which is less by $13.09 billion than your claim which is about 70-75% of your total export. Further, you suffered a negative BOP of $10.03 billion. A plain lie, that is, your claim is. Some more data: Your budget stats: revenues: $22.94 billion expenditures: $31.54 billion (2009 est.) Public debt 46.2% of GDP (2009 est.) External debt $52.12 billion (31 December 2009 est.) (free grants not included here) Stock of money in your central bank: $Nil (31 December 2008) $52.76 billion (31 December 2007) Stock of quasi money : $Nil (31 December 2008) $18.42 billion (31 December 2007) Stock of domestic credit: $NA (31 December 2008) Market value of publicly traded shares: $32.21 billion (31 December 2009) (Market cap of a street corner shop in my country, pan ka nukkad, samjhe?) Assets of your President Zardari: probably outdoes your national figures, as quoted by a Pakistani website. A loose change, it's okay, Idiot Inside. you still have time, nothing to be ashamed of. However, there is a contradictory source. I'll leave it to your judgment.
I am neither Indian nor Pakistani, so how can I be "prejudiced"? I am pretty much an outsider to India-Pakistani relations and have no interest to be involved in it. However, what is clear to me is that there are many Indian websites attacking Pakistan and vice-versa. So I would not take as credible one particular media's view of the other side. As for the Alexa ranking being proof of a website's "credibility", that is a totally dumb argument. Every webmaster knows that Alexa isn't a reliable metrics for measuring traffic.
Read down, you will know who is idiot. In my original post, I mentioned the year 2008. So, here are the stats for that year. https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/pk.html Can you find and read? Or need me to post screenshot? Idiot. PS. Again, his business is worth shit.
So, gimme a better statistic than Alexa's. I'll accept rediff.com isn't credible if you prove Pakis and Arabs are form the biggest visitors after Indians. However, I said this only for the sake of argument, otherwise I don't answer foolish statements
So are you refuting the stats I gave? When you have latest stat available, why go back to 2008 if it's not to hide? Nothing to be ashamed of Idiot Inside, you still have time to catch up. PS: Hope I haven't misquoted any of the stats
You're an Islamist. You have no rational thoughts. All of your thoughts relate only to "how can I suck up to my imaginary friend?" You may be the most prejudiced person with whom I have ever communicated.
I am not refuting your stats. I quoted what I remembered, and even if it was 2008, so what? I said, world did business of this amount in this year. Do you agree or not? What I wanted to say is world trusts Pakistan and Pakistanis, and you cannot refuse that truth, regardless of how big of a hater you are. PS. You suck at giving arguments and debating. You don't have courage to accept where you made mistake. Its not your fault, BS propaganda makes you hater, and hate makes your prejudice and blind. Carry on.
This is coming from someone who owns the Islamophobic website called Fort Liberty, not to mention the irrational slew of hate-speech and propaganda you religiously post against Islam on Digital Point Forums and who knows where else. Take a long, deep look into the mirror, Mr. Spencer.
That's better, it puts on record that a Pakistani has openly accepted my truthfulness and that I am not twisting things to suit me. And as regards to the world's trust in Pakistan, I will let these links do the talking for me. http://www.domain-b.com/defence/general/20100323_civil_nuclear.html (George Bush had refused Pakistan's requests for India like Nuclear agreement stating the obvious that Pakistan is different from India in US's perception) This one has dealt a body blow to Pakistan's ego: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_Force_One#Other_presidential_aircraft (go to citations 20, 21, 22) to see what it exactly means and how big an insult it is to a nation which calls itself Pakistan related links: http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-79276578.html http://www.google.com/search?q="Pla...s=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a Unlike you said, I don't hate Pakistanis, but pity you. It is the Islam and your rulers that I hate for all they both have done to you, depriving you off all the worldly pleasures, benefits of human achievements, progress, and freedom for no reason. I pity you for being unaware of fear psychosis muslims suffer against truth. You need to learn from the number of Pakistani celebrities who are making it big in India, the love and affection they get here just for being the humans they are.