09-23-2009, 05:32 PM
Sir,
I hope you had a wonderful Eid.
An article published in the recent issue of Forbes Asia Magazine dated 21 September 2009 caught my attention. The article was about Saif Group, one of the leading business conglomerates of Pakistan with a strong presence in the Textiles, Power Generation, Oil & Gas Exploration, Real Estate Development, Healthcare, Environmental Technology, Telecommunications and Information Technology industries. The history of Saif Group and its involvement in politics interested me deeply as I had a discussion with you on a somehow related topic, a day before.
I would like to quote a few excerpts from that article, which I believe you would find interesting
"<i>[Saif]</i>clan claim<i>(s)</i> to be among Pakistan's wealthiest."
"Khan Faizullah Khan<i>(the founder of the Group)</i>, was a contractor, and the British used him to build roads and the cantonment areas in the district of Dera Ismail Khan and in present-day Waziristan. Locals were hostile to the colonial rulers, but Faizullah was a welcome visitor. Before starting any project, he would build a mosque and a surface well for the faithful to do their ablutions. "He was very pious, and people liked that," says Javed Khan."
"The family started dabbling in politics from the time of Faizullah. In 1936 the government held elections, and he was chosen for the legislative assembly. Javed's father, too, was elected to the national assembly in 1962, and his mother, who is today 84, succeeded him. Javed's brothers have taken up that calling. One <i>[Salim Saifullah]</i> has held positions of leadership with the Pakistan Muslim League (Q), which was set up by the former dictator Pervez Musharraf. Another, Anwar, 63, is a member of the provincial assembly and a member of the party in power, the Pakistan People's Party (the party of Benazir Bhutto, which is now led by her widower, Asif Ali Zardari). Anwar is also on the short list for the next governor of the province."
http//www.forbes.com/global/2009/0921/companies-pakistan-saif-group-drilling-amid-taliban.html
The webpage of Saif Group states that
"Our founder Khan Faizullah Khan had considerable land holdings and influence in the region."
http//www.saifgroup.com/heritage.php
The purpose of quoting the above article is not to prove any point but to share some recently published information which you and the members of this forum would find interesting. One can reach to his own conclusions and make up his own mind after reading the whole article, the links of which I have provided.
I completely agree with you that the only way to improve and correct our society is to first of all improve and correct ourselves.
I would definitely like to know the basis of your conclusion about intelligentsia in Pakistan.
Sir, I must mention that I have learned a lot from this discussion for which I would like to thank you.
Regards
I hope you had a wonderful Eid.
An article published in the recent issue of Forbes Asia Magazine dated 21 September 2009 caught my attention. The article was about Saif Group, one of the leading business conglomerates of Pakistan with a strong presence in the Textiles, Power Generation, Oil & Gas Exploration, Real Estate Development, Healthcare, Environmental Technology, Telecommunications and Information Technology industries. The history of Saif Group and its involvement in politics interested me deeply as I had a discussion with you on a somehow related topic, a day before.
I would like to quote a few excerpts from that article, which I believe you would find interesting
"<i>[Saif]</i>clan claim<i>(s)</i> to be among Pakistan's wealthiest."
"Khan Faizullah Khan<i>(the founder of the Group)</i>, was a contractor, and the British used him to build roads and the cantonment areas in the district of Dera Ismail Khan and in present-day Waziristan. Locals were hostile to the colonial rulers, but Faizullah was a welcome visitor. Before starting any project, he would build a mosque and a surface well for the faithful to do their ablutions. "He was very pious, and people liked that," says Javed Khan."
"The family started dabbling in politics from the time of Faizullah. In 1936 the government held elections, and he was chosen for the legislative assembly. Javed's father, too, was elected to the national assembly in 1962, and his mother, who is today 84, succeeded him. Javed's brothers have taken up that calling. One <i>[Salim Saifullah]</i> has held positions of leadership with the Pakistan Muslim League (Q), which was set up by the former dictator Pervez Musharraf. Another, Anwar, 63, is a member of the provincial assembly and a member of the party in power, the Pakistan People's Party (the party of Benazir Bhutto, which is now led by her widower, Asif Ali Zardari). Anwar is also on the short list for the next governor of the province."
http//www.forbes.com/global/2009/0921/companies-pakistan-saif-group-drilling-amid-taliban.html
The webpage of Saif Group states that
"Our founder Khan Faizullah Khan had considerable land holdings and influence in the region."
http//www.saifgroup.com/heritage.php
The purpose of quoting the above article is not to prove any point but to share some recently published information which you and the members of this forum would find interesting. One can reach to his own conclusions and make up his own mind after reading the whole article, the links of which I have provided.
I completely agree with you that the only way to improve and correct our society is to first of all improve and correct ourselves.
I would definitely like to know the basis of your conclusion about intelligentsia in Pakistan.
Sir, I must mention that I have learned a lot from this discussion for which I would like to thank you.
Regards
