This document outlines a holistic approach to development in Pakistan by mobilizing finance from various sources. It identifies key players that can help fund projects, such as insurance companies, poverty alleviation programs, and international development organizations. Areas with funding potential are also noted, like remittances, Hajj/Umrah pilgrims, and the telecom industry. Specific projects are proposed that could generate jobs and economic growth, including a Pakistan Job Bureau, developing the Peshawar Stock Exchange, establishing a university at Taxila, and building tourist attractions. The document advocates starting development by focusing on employment rather than education alone.

1. Paths
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Progress
A Holistic Approach
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2. Basics
In Pakistan, money is prime essential
for quality education and
development projects. In West, fund
mobilization is no problem. Several
projects can be executed if finance is
easily available to people. We have
to develop a culture of financing
projects and ideas in the country.
• Insurance Companies
• EOBI
• BISP
• Al Akhuwat
• Chambers of Commerce and
Industry
• SMEDA
• Poverty Eradication Initiative
• DAI
• JICA
• USAID
Key Players

3. In Pakistan, every year more than 100
thousand persons perform Hajj and
Umra. Some persons have performed
5 pilgrims to Saudi Arabia.
There is one motorbike in every
street of major and small cities of
Pakistan.
Foreign remittances come from Saudi
Arabia, UAE, USA and UK to Pakistan.
Telecom operators have earned
profits in last 5 years.
Finance Potential
LinkedIn is online job bureau.
Pakistan Job Bureau must be
established in Islamabad with
regional offices in provincial capitals
for providing sustainable jobs to
graduates and non-graduates. PJB
will help evaluate effectiveness of
higher education being imparted in
the country.
Pakistan Job Bureau
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4. PSE can help in capital formation and
job opportunities in Khyber
Pakhtunkhwa.
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Peshawar Stock Exchange
UNESCO is still committed to
establish a university at historic site
in Taxila but no Pakistani is
interested to undertake the
prestigious project.
Takschschilla University
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5. This tourist attraction project can be
developed in Swat, Kalar Kahar or
Muzaffarabad.
Revolving Restaurant
It is a film project that can bag
US$25 million if properly marketed
and managed by showbiz industry
of Pakistan.
Film: The Market
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6. Small and Medium Enterprises
Development Authority must take
one project from already five
mentioned projects in this
presentation.
SMEDA Fund
Prof. Zahid Pervez Butt must finance
“Revolving Restaurant” project in
Rawalakot or Muzaffarabad.
ZBK Trust

7. Wasim Akram must establish a trust
for financing projects in education
and health sectors in Punjab or
Baluchistan.
Wasim Akram Trust
Shahid Afridi must establish a trust
for financing projects in education,
sports and health sectors in FATA or
Mansehra. Sports management
enterprises can increase GDP
substantially.
Shahid Afridi Trust

8. Q: How to motivate Wasim Akram and
Shahid Afridi for societal
responsibility?
A: Use social media especially Causes and
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Q: Is our education policy market
oriented?
A: Advertising services exports of Pakistan
is negligible in global economy.
Effectiveness will be measured by
Pakistan Job Bureau.
Q: Is this new development paradigm for
Pakistan?
A: Yes. We should start from Employment
instead of Education. What to speak
of crimes, look at suicide incidents in
Pakistan in last 5 years.
Discussion
Expert Member, CDKN
Economic Advisor shortlisted, British High
Commission Islamabad
Member, Harvard Business Review
Member, Pakistan Society of Criminology
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Sajid Imtiaz