Why Pakistan

Pakistan is the gateway to Central Asia, the Gulf, and Far East. Rapid urbanization has resulted in the workforce of our country being education in various specialized concerns, and proficient in Urdu, English, and many other languages spoken worldwide. Our country is one of the fastest growing economies of the world. Today Pakistan has 160 million consumers with an ever growing middle class. Foreign investment has risen sharply. Liberalization, de-regulation, Privatization, and facilitation are the foremost cornerstones of the Current investment policies.

 

Well Connected!

• Over 15 million internet users by September 2006 with 7.2% penetration
• 130 ISP licenses have been issued connecting 1900+ cities and towns
• 3500+ internet cafés are in operation
• 300 Billion Rupees spent on internet and communication services in the last two years
• Over 50 Million cell phone users in the country
• Almost 50 national and international airlines serving millions of passengers annually
• 5 international and 20 domestic airports
• Over 250,000 kilometers road network country-wide
• Over 52 Million passengers using country wide railway network per annum.

Located at the foot of Himalayas off the depths of the Arabian Sea, Pakistan is centrally located at meeting point of East and West. While its Northern Areas offer routes - both geographical and political - into the uncharted economies of Central Asia and the fast growing economic giant - China, its southern shores offer unencumbered traffic to and from Australia, South Asia, the Far East, Middle East, Europe and Africa.

With a new road planned to China and unrestricted access to Central Asian States, Pakistan offers a viable base for expansion in to emerging markets. Securely located in one of the world's most commercially and politically strategic areas, Pakistan today offers a gateway into any and every conceivable medium. As the country grows by leaps and bounds, we invite you to grow by gigabytes, megahertz and terabytes!

 

The New Frontier in Low-Cost and High Quality Project Development:

Completely customizable outsourcing models…
On hand highly trained resources…
Send your work in the evening; get it the next day…
When people the world over are enjoying the benefits of working with Pakistan
Why don’t you benefit from cost and time saving in a hassle free environment?

 

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Putting the Capital in Human Capital

Pakistan's Government is cognizant of the value of its labor pool, and even more conscious of the importance of value-added skills information. With Pakistan’s entry into the digital age, Pakistan’s population growth is being outdone by its massive investment in human capital.

Within the past two years, the Government of Pakistan has:

• Committed almost Rest. 1.5 billion to the development of human capital.
• Distributed nearly Rs. 1.1 billion to over 45 human capital projects.
• Set up facilities that will impart training in a host of value-added skills and services to over 30,000 students

• Areas of Training:
  • Systems Integration (Such As Microsoft, Cisco)
  • Business Applications (Such As Oracle)
  • Networking (Such As Linux)
  • Web Design and Development
  • Quality Assurance and Testing Tools
  • .Net, Flash, PHP and Many Others

• Established a fund that caters annually to over 4,000 graduate and post-graduate students, specializing in Information Technology
• Begun the process of training the entire spectrum of government servants in the use of Information Technology, as specific to their area of work/expertise.

 

Wealth of Affordable Human Capital:

Pakistan's population, one of the youngest in the world has consistently provided the country with its greatest wealth - a steady stream of skilled labor.

The demographic profile of the country ensures that it will be supplied with a continued and growing labor pool.

In Particular:

• 33% of Pakistan's total labor force of 41.2 million workers is composed of urban labor.
• Over 43% of Pakistan’s population is below 15 years of age
• The skilled urban labor force of Pakistan is over 15 million, strong and growing.

 

Opportunities Abound:

There are clear and obvious advantages of doing business in Pakistan. Low costs, a wealth of trained professionals and a government actively engaged in creating a facilitative and enabling environment.

Areas for Which Pakistan Should Be Considered:

• Customized Software Development
• Enterprise Application Development and Maintenance
• Offshore Call Centers
• Offshore Back End Support and Services
• Transcription Services
• Business Process Improvement
• Systems Integration
• Product Development
• Performance Testing
• Outsourcing and Quality Assurance

 

A Dynamic and Vibrant Economy:

Since attaining freedom in 1947, sustained economic growth has been a hallmark of Pakistan's Economy. The country has never experienced negative growth. Indeed, the new millennium has only served to whet the economy's appetite for growth. Countless consumer goods, financial, insurance and technology firms have set up shop in Pakistan. Now more than ever before, Pakistan offers a low cost, high quality Information Technology Frontier

 

The World Is Doing Business With Pakistan:

Leading edge firms are doing business with Pakistan, some of which are listed below:

• Citibank
• Nortel
• Cisco Systems
• ABN-AMRO
• Merrill Lynch
• HSBC
• Siemens
• Intel
• Motorola
• Ericsson
• Microsoft
• Oracle
• Compaq
• Unilever
• Procter and Gamble
• British Petroleum
• Shell