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Thursday, August 16, 2007

The 'poor' neighbour - william darlymple

Moreover, the Pakistani economy is undergoing a construction and consumer boom similar to India's, with growth rates of 7%, and what is currently the fastest-rising stock market in Asia. You can see the effects everywhere: in new shopping centres and restaurant complexes, in the hoardings for the latest laptops and iPods, in the cranes and building sites, in the endless stores selling mobile phones: in 2003 the country had fewer than three million cellphone users; today there are almost 50 million.

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1 Comments:

Blogger Raza Rumi said...

Huzoor:
ek nazar idhar bhee:

http://pakistaniat.com/2007/08/23/darlymple-on-india-and-pakistan/

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August 23, 2007 12:37 PM  

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