So finally we hear from the Mind Storm Studios regarding their upcoming Cricket game. Cricket Revolution -- will be available from Steam on Sept 18, 2009.
I am excited about this release for two reasons:
1. It is a cricket game. Looks awesome and with P2P features, I can't wait to get my hands on it.
2. It is made by a Pakistani company. I don't even know of any other game that has been developed and released from Pakistani company.
It will be interesting to see how successful does this get. I am not sure if they are releasing any console versions of the game, so if the guys from Mindstorm Studio read this post, can you please comment on this?
Friday, August 28, 2009
Thursday, August 27, 2009
The more options there are, the easier it is to regret choice.
First watch this:
Very interesting and thought provoking. So what does this mean to us entrepreneurs who are trying to put a solution in front of our customers. If you are making a new social network, does it fall under the same problem? Too many choices for the end user and they might not be satisfied with your product.
I think it is important to consider this question when developing your product. Will your customers be able to identify it as something different, something new? Are you making just another ______ (whatever that is)? or are you creating a whole new product that will make your customers say "Gee I never thought I needed this solution until I saw this.."
It is very easy to fall into this trap. Don't go for the generic stuff, create a brand. Make yourself unique.
Very interesting and thought provoking. So what does this mean to us entrepreneurs who are trying to put a solution in front of our customers. If you are making a new social network, does it fall under the same problem? Too many choices for the end user and they might not be satisfied with your product.
I think it is important to consider this question when developing your product. Will your customers be able to identify it as something different, something new? Are you making just another ______ (whatever that is)? or are you creating a whole new product that will make your customers say "Gee I never thought I needed this solution until I saw this.."
It is very easy to fall into this trap. Don't go for the generic stuff, create a brand. Make yourself unique.
Wednesday, August 26, 2009
Introducing: PakTweeps.com
Today I am pleased to announce the launch of another small website -- PakTweeps.com, a directory of all Pakistanis on Twitter. The idea is to enable us Pakistanis find each other of specific interests on Twitter and connect with them. A lot of Pakistanis are now using Twitter, so a service like this can definitely help the newcomers connect with others easily.
How do you add yourself?
You simply click "Add Yourself To PakTweeps" button at the top right corner and follow the easy steps. You will need to tell us your home location (this can be anywhere in the world) and 3 tags that define you. For example, if you are a freelance developer from Karachi, then you enter Karachi as your city and your 3 tags can be: "Freelance", "Web Designer", "Graphic Designer".
Why should I tag myself correctly?
One of the beauty of our system is the ability to quickly find like-minded people. So it is important that you tag yourself correctly (as best as you can). This way others can find you easily and quickly under the appropriate categories.
What are these "recommendations"?
Ah, I am glad you asked! On PakTweeps, other fellow tweepers can add their two cents to your profile. This feature allows you to leave a recommendation for a fellow tweepers whom you might have gone school with or worked with or hired to get some work done. These can be total professional as well as personal recommendations.
What's next?
Now that you are done reading this blog post, go ahead and add yourself to the directory. It is easy to do takes less than a minute. If you do not have a twitter account please create one at www.twitter.com and join other fellow twitter users from Pakistan.
As always, we look forward to your opinions and suggestions on how to improve the site. This is just first iteration of our idea and I hope that you like what you see.
How do you add yourself?
You simply click "Add Yourself To PakTweeps" button at the top right corner and follow the easy steps. You will need to tell us your home location (this can be anywhere in the world) and 3 tags that define you. For example, if you are a freelance developer from Karachi, then you enter Karachi as your city and your 3 tags can be: "Freelance", "Web Designer", "Graphic Designer".
Why should I tag myself correctly?
One of the beauty of our system is the ability to quickly find like-minded people. So it is important that you tag yourself correctly (as best as you can). This way others can find you easily and quickly under the appropriate categories.
What are these "recommendations"?
Ah, I am glad you asked! On PakTweeps, other fellow tweepers can add their two cents to your profile. This feature allows you to leave a recommendation for a fellow tweepers whom you might have gone school with or worked with or hired to get some work done. These can be total professional as well as personal recommendations.
What's next?
Now that you are done reading this blog post, go ahead and add yourself to the directory. It is easy to do takes less than a minute. If you do not have a twitter account please create one at www.twitter.com and join other fellow twitter users from Pakistan.
As always, we look forward to your opinions and suggestions on how to improve the site. This is just first iteration of our idea and I hope that you like what you see.
Friday, August 21, 2009
Ramadan Mubarak
To all my readers Ramadan Mubarak! May Allah (SWT) bless us all with His mercy and give us all a chance to become better Muslims. InshaAllah.
Wednesday, August 19, 2009
What's the value?
What's the value that you are bring to the table? What is the value that your product is bringing to the market?
Friday, August 14, 2009
Dear Pakistan
Dear Pakistan,
Happy birthday! Today you have turned 62 and I, like most other Pakistanis around the world, would like to wish you a very happy birthday. I hope you have many many more birthdays and that our generations to come salute you and respect you, more than this generation.
Now that I look back to my 25 years with you, I see that I haven't really contributed to your welfare. I haven't been there for you like you have been there for me. You gave me an identity, gave me a place to call my first home, gave me the memories of my childhood, gave me the beautiful urdu language, gave me an awesome cricket team (full of surprises), gave me the beautiful mountains and desserts and much more. It is unfortunate, that I could not give you back as much as I woul
As your 62nd birthday approaches I keep thinking of ways to wish you. I keep looking back at my 25 years with you and my experiences with you. 25 years might not be a long time but I can still remember the good days when people used to have their houses drenched with flags. We as kids used to be able to run around the streets playing cricket. Things weren't always bright, but as a little child I had my hopes up.
As I grew up, I realized how blessed I am to have you as my motherland. Even when the things seem to be all blue and you face
1948: Muhammad Ali Jinnah, the first governor general of Pakistan, passes away
1951: Prime minister Khan Liaqat Ali Khan assassinated
1956: The Constituent Assembly promulgates first indigenous constitution
1958: After a military coup dictorial Ayub Khan takes over
1960: Ayub Khan becomes first elected president
January 2 1964: Fatima Jinnah lost the presidential elections, Ayub completes the second term
1965: Second war between Pakistan and India over Kashmir
1969: Ayub Khan resigns; Yahya Khan declares martial law and assumes presidency
1971: East Pakistan attempts to secede, leading to civil war; India intervenes in support of East Pakistanis; Pakistan fights another war with India; East Pakistan breaks away to become Bangladesh; Yahya Khan resigns.
1972: Karachi labour unrest of 1972 and Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto becomes president
1973: Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto becomes prime minister
1977: General Muhammad Zia ul-Haq overthrows prime minister Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto and declares martial law
1978: General Muhammad Zia ul-Haq becomes Pakistan's sixth president
1979: Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto hanged
1979: The military ruler Zia Ul-Haq enacts the controversial Hudood Ordinances
1985: General elections held; Muhammad Khan Junejo becomes prime minister
1988: Zia dismisses Junejo's government; Zia dies in a plane crash; New elections held; Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto becomes prime minister
1988: Prominent Pashtun leadar Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan dies in Peshawar
1990: President Ghulam Ishaq Khan dismisses Benazir Bhutto government; Mian Nawaz Sharif becomes the next prime minister
1991: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif begins economic liberalisation programme. Islamic Shariah law formally incorporated into legal code.
1993: President Ghulam Ishaq Khan and Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif both resign under pressure from military. Benazir Bhutto becomes prime minister for the second time
1996: President Farooq Leghari dismisses Bhutto government
1997: General elections held; Nawaz Sharif becomes prime minister for the second time
May 28 1998: Pakistan conducts nuclear tests
1999: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif overthrown in military coup led by General Pervez Musharraf
2001: General Pervez Musharraf dismissed the president and named himself to the post.
2002: General Pervez Musharraf wins a referendum thus ensures 5 more years in office
2002: First general elections since the 1999 military coup held; Mir Zafarullah Khan Jamali becomes the next prime minister
2004: Mir Zafarullah Khan Jamali resigns from office
2004: Shaukat Aziz is sworn in as prime minister
2005: A 7.5 magnitude earthquake kills an estimated 80,000 people in northern Pakistan. (see:2005 Pakistan earthquake)
2006: Pakistan army kills the prominent Baloch leader Nawab Akbar khan Bugti
2007: Chief Justice of Pakistan removed from office and reinstated. 2007 Karachi Riots. Lal Masjid Operation
2007: President Pervez Musharraf declares a 2007 Pakistani state of emergency and later removes it after domestic and international pressure
2007: Pakistani former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto assassinated
2008: Elections in Pakistan, results in new government to be formed in center and provinces.
2009: 16 March, 2009 As the result of long march Lawyers' Movement succeeded. Iftikhar Mohammed Chaudhry was restored as Chief Justice of Pakistan and other judges dismissed by Musharraf
Happy birthday! Today you have turned 62 and I, like most other Pakistanis around the world, would like to wish you a very happy birthday. I hope you have many many more birthdays and that our generations to come salute you and respect you, more than this generation.
Now that I look back to my 25 years with you, I see that I haven't really contributed to your welfare. I haven't been there for you like you have been there for me. You gave me an identity, gave me a place to call my first home, gave me the memories of my childhood, gave me the beautiful urdu language, gave me an awesome cricket team (full of surprises), gave me the beautiful mountains and desserts and much more. It is unfortunate, that I could not give you back as much as I woul
- Blessed to be with you
- Life in Pakistan
- The troubled time
- The rough road ahead
- What I will do for you
- What we can all do for you
- T20 World champions
As your 62nd birthday approaches I keep thinking of ways to wish you. I keep looking back at my 25 years with you and my experiences with you. 25 years might not be a long time but I can still remember the good days when people used to have their houses drenched with flags. We as kids used to be able to run around the streets playing cricket. Things weren't always bright, but as a little child I had my hopes up.
As I grew up, I realized how blessed I am to have you as my motherland. Even when the things seem to be all blue and you face
1948: Muhammad Ali Jinnah, the first governor general of Pakistan, passes away
1951: Prime minister Khan Liaqat Ali Khan assassinated
1956: The Constituent Assembly promulgates first indigenous constitution
1958: After a military coup dictorial Ayub Khan takes over
1960: Ayub Khan becomes first elected president
January 2 1964: Fatima Jinnah lost the presidential elections, Ayub completes the second term
1965: Second war between Pakistan and India over Kashmir
1969: Ayub Khan resigns; Yahya Khan declares martial law and assumes presidency
1971: East Pakistan attempts to secede, leading to civil war; India intervenes in support of East Pakistanis; Pakistan fights another war with India; East Pakistan breaks away to become Bangladesh; Yahya Khan resigns.
1972: Karachi labour unrest of 1972 and Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto becomes president
1973: Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto becomes prime minister
1977: General Muhammad Zia ul-Haq overthrows prime minister Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto and declares martial law
1978: General Muhammad Zia ul-Haq becomes Pakistan's sixth president
1979: Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto hanged
1979: The military ruler Zia Ul-Haq enacts the controversial Hudood Ordinances
1985: General elections held; Muhammad Khan Junejo becomes prime minister
1988: Zia dismisses Junejo's government; Zia dies in a plane crash; New elections held; Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto becomes prime minister
1988: Prominent Pashtun leadar Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan dies in Peshawar
1990: President Ghulam Ishaq Khan dismisses Benazir Bhutto government; Mian Nawaz Sharif becomes the next prime minister
1991: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif begins economic liberalisation programme. Islamic Shariah law formally incorporated into legal code.
1993: President Ghulam Ishaq Khan and Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif both resign under pressure from military. Benazir Bhutto becomes prime minister for the second time
1996: President Farooq Leghari dismisses Bhutto government
1997: General elections held; Nawaz Sharif becomes prime minister for the second time
May 28 1998: Pakistan conducts nuclear tests
1999: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif overthrown in military coup led by General Pervez Musharraf
2001: General Pervez Musharraf dismissed the president and named himself to the post.
2002: General Pervez Musharraf wins a referendum thus ensures 5 more years in office
2002: First general elections since the 1999 military coup held; Mir Zafarullah Khan Jamali becomes the next prime minister
2004: Mir Zafarullah Khan Jamali resigns from office
2004: Shaukat Aziz is sworn in as prime minister
2005: A 7.5 magnitude earthquake kills an estimated 80,000 people in northern Pakistan. (see:2005 Pakistan earthquake)
2006: Pakistan army kills the prominent Baloch leader Nawab Akbar khan Bugti
2007: Chief Justice of Pakistan removed from office and reinstated. 2007 Karachi Riots. Lal Masjid Operation
2007: President Pervez Musharraf declares a 2007 Pakistani state of emergency and later removes it after domestic and international pressure
2007: Pakistani former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto assassinated
2008: Elections in Pakistan, results in new government to be formed in center and provinces.
2009: 16 March, 2009 As the result of long march Lawyers' Movement succeeded. Iftikhar Mohammed Chaudhry was restored as Chief Justice of Pakistan and other judges dismissed by Musharraf
1948: Muhammad Ali Jinnah, the first governor general of Pakistan, passes away
1951: Prime minister Khan Liaqat Ali Khan assassinated
1956: The Constituent Assembly promulgates first indigenous constitution
1958: After a military coup dictorial Ayub Khan takes over
1960: Ayub Khan becomes first elected president
January 2 1964: Fatima Jinnah lost the presidential elections, Ayub completes the second term
1965: Second war between Pakistan and India over Kashmir
1969: Ayub Khan resigns; Yahya Khan declares martial law and assumes presidency
1971: East Pakistan attempts to secede, leading to civil war; India intervenes in support of East Pakistanis; Pakistan fights another war with India; East Pakistan breaks away to become Bangladesh; Yahya Khan resigns.
1972: Karachi labour unrest of 1972 and Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto becomes president
1973: Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto becomes prime minister
1977: General Muhammad Zia ul-Haq overthrows prime minister Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto and declares martial law
1978: General Muhammad Zia ul-Haq becomes Pakistan's sixth president
1979: Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto hanged
1979: The military ruler Zia Ul-Haq enacts the controversial Hudood Ordinances
1985: General elections held; Muhammad Khan Junejo becomes prime minister
1988: Zia dismisses Junejo's government; Zia dies in a plane crash; New elections held; Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto becomes prime minister
1988: Prominent Pashtun leadar Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan dies in Peshawar
1990: President Ghulam Ishaq Khan dismisses Benazir Bhutto government; Mian Nawaz Sharif becomes the next prime minister
1991: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif begins economic liberalisation programme. Islamic Shariah law formally incorporated into legal code.
1993: President Ghulam Ishaq Khan and Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif both resign under pressure from military. Benazir Bhutto becomes prime minister for the second time
1996: President Farooq Leghari dismisses Bhutto government
1997: General elections held; Nawaz Sharif becomes prime minister for the second time
May 28 1998: Pakistan conducts nuclear tests
1999: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif overthrown in military coup led by General Pervez Musharraf
2001: General Pervez Musharraf dismissed the president and named himself to the post.
2002: General Pervez Musharraf wins a referendum thus ensures 5 more years in office
2002: First general elections since the 1999 military coup held; Mir Zafarullah Khan Jamali becomes the next prime minister
2004: Mir Zafarullah Khan Jamali resigns from office
2004: Shaukat Aziz is sworn in as prime minister
2005: A 7.5 magnitude earthquake kills an estimated 80,000 people in northern Pakistan. (see:2005 Pakistan earthquake)
2006: Pakistan army kills the prominent Baloch leader Nawab Akbar khan Bugti
2007: Chief Justice of Pakistan removed from office and reinstated. 2007 Karachi Riots. Lal Masjid Operation
2007: President Pervez Musharraf declares a 2007 Pakistani state of emergency and later removes it after domestic and international pressure
2007: Pakistani former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto assassinated
2008: Elections in Pakistan, results in new government to be formed in center and provinces.
2009: 16 March, 2009 As the result of long march Lawyers' Movement succeeded. Iftikhar Mohammed Chaudhry was restored as Chief Justice of Pakistan and other judges dismissed by Musharraf
Tuesday, August 4, 2009
Love Pakistan .. By Changing Your Twitter Pic?
When I first read a tweet from various Pakistani twitter users about @farhanmasood's initiative of creating twitter avatars with green background and such, I had a weird feeling (very weird). So today when I read on PakCrunch about this same topic and how Imran Hussain had a similar feeling, I was relieved.
I love my country, I don't need to prove it to anyone by my twitter stream. Actually I agree with Imran that no one cares how much you love your country. I think what is important to do this August 14th, is to make an aim. Yes we all love to make aims in life. So let's make an aim that whatever we are trying to do to improve Pakistan -- whether it is by starting a company, launching a new product, cleaning our neighbourhoods, helping others in whatever way possible -- whatever it is, let's keep on doing it.
Show your love for your country by your actions, not by tweets alone.
While I applaud Farhan for what he is doing, I really do think that his talent and skills can be put to better use rather than creating these avatars. We have bigger fishes to catch, we have bigger problems to solve. Let's use our talent for productive activities.
I love my country, I don't need to prove it to anyone by my twitter stream. Actually I agree with Imran that no one cares how much you love your country. I think what is important to do this August 14th, is to make an aim. Yes we all love to make aims in life. So let's make an aim that whatever we are trying to do to improve Pakistan -- whether it is by starting a company, launching a new product, cleaning our neighbourhoods, helping others in whatever way possible -- whatever it is, let's keep on doing it.
Show your love for your country by your actions, not by tweets alone.
While I applaud Farhan for what he is doing, I really do think that his talent and skills can be put to better use rather than creating these avatars. We have bigger fishes to catch, we have bigger problems to solve. Let's use our talent for productive activities.
Nobody Cares
Yes you read it right: nobody cares about your startup.
When you start with your little dream to create something super-amazing, you need to remember that nobody really cares about your idea or startup. You need to give them enough reasons to really believe in what you are doing is worth caring about.
This is hardwork, but then again, who said there is no hardwork in creating a startup? That's the fun of startup life.
When you start with your little dream to create something super-amazing, you need to remember that nobody really cares about your idea or startup. You need to give them enough reasons to really believe in what you are doing is worth caring about.
This is hardwork, but then again, who said there is no hardwork in creating a startup? That's the fun of startup life.
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