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What Ails the BPO Industry in Pakistan?

Noman Faisal January 29, 2007

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#193 Posted by zeemax on February 1, 2007 2:55:59 am
So anymore comments re #133? I.e. difference between `Outsourcing`, and `Offshoring`?

That post was not meant to knock Hindustan`s policy, but to show that outsourcing is niothing to cheer about, while offshoring translates into sustained development and increased standards of living for large segmenets of the populations.
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#192 Posted by MantoLives on February 1, 2007 12:56:41 am

It is also possible that the meaning of the phrase ``as is your wont`` might have completely escaped the Eye Eye Tee grad Harish mian.
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#191 Posted by MantoLives on February 1, 2007 12:54:09 am
Yaar Harish mian,

So couldn`t find any one other than your kind self who also uses ``mercenary zeal`` instead of ``missionary zeal``?

Next time don`t be clever by half. It just reflects badly on Hindus in general. My honest guess is that you had heard ``missionary zeal`` but were not sure. Why don`t you just admit you made a boo boo as you always do. Own up for once atleast. I don`t try and score points like this because I don`t need to. I am merely paying you back for your aborted attempt to impugn the usage of the word ``envy`` yesterday. My advice for you to go to dictionary.com was for your benefit alone. Anyone with a basic knowledge of the English language can point out that there is no such thing as ``Mercenary zeal`` for religiousity, but we can`t take this as a given when talking about Eye Eye Tee grads.

Now why don`t you just accept the needful and move on to the real issue. Why are you willing to sell your women million times over - as you stated in your ilog- to Azim Premji?
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#190 Posted by harish_hyd on February 1, 2007 12:34:15 am
#188 by Yasser

Now I am not anal about the English language at all, but apparently you try and score points this way.

Although you`d think the way you manage contradictions just within a span of two posts is amazing, it looks rather stupid and imbecile. This is what you said in #186:

``Showing off your mastery of the English language again are you? Now go to www.dictionary.com, as is your wont, and check what the word ``mercenary`` really means. I think you meant ``missionary`` not ``mercenary``.``

And now you say you don`t try and score points!! Some smarts that is!

The fact that you even had to refer to the dictionary to understand the meaning of the word mercenary speaks volumes about your Madarssah background, although even a high school kid would use it without giving it a second thought. You once boasted that you`d never been educated in Pakistan, but this one ignorant post belies that claim.
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#189 Posted by MantoLives on February 1, 2007 12:28:37 am

FYI My supposedly indignant behavior at having my father being abused by a poverty stricken lowlife is justified. Some of us hold our own families in high regard. It is certainly more justified than screaming and howling how many women in your family Azim Premji can buy million times over as you did in your ilog, simply because I stated the fact that my father drives a better car than Azim Premji.
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#188 Posted by MantoLives on February 1, 2007 12:23:28 am
Harish mian,

You almost sound adorable when you try to wiggle your sorry rearend out of a tight spot. Oh so now it is about your intended ``use``, even though no English speaking person from the English speaking world would ever use it like this ... Meanwhile you had a problem with the word envy, the usage of which was produced yesterday. Now I am not anal about the English language at all, but apparently you try and score points this way. Hence I am forced to ask you to please furnish us proof of the use of this ``mercenary zeal`` of religiousity other than by your kind self or an Indian like yourself.
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#187 Posted by harish_hyd on February 1, 2007 12:19:07 am
#186 by Yasser

Now go to www.dictionary.com, as is your wont, and check what the word ``mercenary`` really means.

The problem Yasser dear is that you overreach yourself far beyond what your limited mental faculties would allow you to. How would you know what I intended to use? You know what a mercenary does, don`t you? That`s precisely the reason why it was used. You used your conversion to benefit out of it, not really because of any firm conviction. I can dig out your old posts where you proferred various excuses to explain your multiple (if I may use the word) conversions, if it comes to that.

I must say- to borrow from your post- it is always amusing to set your tail on fire and watch the fun as you go about howling and jumping like a monkey.

That`s all you can do Yasser, you even have to borrow insults from others. In any case, it was fun watching you howl and scream that your dad drives a Maybach when someone called him a dog. You were well and truly the monkey I described in my last post.
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#186 Posted by MantoLives on February 1, 2007 12:06:27 am
Dear Harish mian,

``Spoken like a true Qadiani. When everything else fails, attack the other person`s religion. But why am I not surprised?!``

Love for all- hatred for none...Ahmadi motto. But I doubt I am following that because religion to me is little more than a label...

``If you really had ``scant regard for religion``, why the almost mercenary fervor?``

Showing off your mastery of the English language again are you? Now go to www.dictionary.com, as is your wont, and check what the word ``mercenary`` really means. I think you meant ``missionary`` not ``mercenary``. I must say- to borrow from your post- it is always amusing to set your tail on fire and watch the fun as you go about howling and jumping like a monkey.
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#185 Posted by harish_hyd on January 31, 2007 11:54:45 pm
#183 by Yasser

However, some of us don`t derive our morality from religion but simple humanity itself. This is - I am sure- incomprehensible to the Hindu mind.

Spoken like a true Qadiani. When everything else fails, attack the other person`s religion. But why am I not surprised?!

So while I might have scant regard for religion, I recognise family and familial ties as the basic unit for humanity.

The fact that you found the need to change your religion half a dozen times belies this statement. If you really had ``scant regard for religion``, why the almost mercenary fervor? And more importantly, why talk about others` beliefs?

Precisely why your overzealous pride in Premji`s wealth instead of your own father`s is quite amusing to me.

Just to set your chaddis on fire. It is always amusing to set your tail on fire and watch the fun as you go about howling and jumping like a monkey.
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#184 Posted by burpinder on January 31, 2007 11:50:38 pm
Used to be a time when the interacts at chowk used to be better than the article itself. Sad to say, that`s a thing of the past now.

There`s such an eagerness to be seen as true to your (Indian or Pakistani) identity that commonsense and reasonableness fall by the wayside.

Unplugged is much better. At least there`s a bunch of us there who are irreverent without being downright insulting.

This sucks.
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#183 Posted by MantoLives on January 31, 2007 11:41:53 pm

Dear harish mian,

Spoken like a true Hindu. However, some of us don`t derive our morality from religion but simple humanity itself. This is - I am sure- incomprehensible to the Hindu mind. So while I might have scant regard for religion, I recognise family and familial ties as the basic unit for humanity.

Precisely why your overzealous pride in Premji`s wealth instead of your own father`s is quite amusing to me. Is it a Hindu thing?
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#182 Posted by harish_hyd on January 31, 2007 11:32:57 pm
#181 by Yasser

No my dear Harish mian, on the contrary it is you didn`t realise that I am not a Gurumoorthy to go around selling human beings from my family to the highest bidder.

Bhai Yasser, by now Chowkies are all too familiar with your character. For a man who has no qualms about changing his religion as often as he would change clothes, we very well know you wouldn`t mind doing anything.
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#181 Posted by MantoLives on January 31, 2007 11:03:05 pm

No my dear Harish mian, on the contrary it is you didn`t realise that I am not a Gurumoorthy to go around selling human beings from my family to the highest bidder.

We, the Pakistanis inter alia Sunnis, Shias, Ismailis, Ahmadis, do not consider ``women`` objects to be sold. Please refer to my earlier posts on the ``psyche of the Indian male`` to see where this ailment stems from.
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#180 Posted by harish_hyd on January 31, 2007 10:55:27 pm
#178 by Yasser

He is declaring that his women are for sale million times over.

Poor Yasser mian, he doesn`t realize that it was not I who was jumping up and down shouting from the rooftops as to how rich my family was. I never claimed that I drive a luxury vehicle nor did I declare how much I earn.

Neo-patriotism may or may not be related to poverty, but insecurity sure causes one to boast about non-existent riches, which is what our friend is exactly doing on UP.
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#179 Posted by ahmedmadani on January 31, 2007 10:54:36 pm
Re: # 175
You have good points. But I do not agree we have bad image. Lots antipakistani get more in talking about that and they create ``atmosphere`` and our liberal , seculars wash hands in same propaganda. Actually middle eastern are muslims and they have affinity and they do not liked to be seen by indian ./ nonmuslim and specially his womenfolk so they prefer Pakistan over India. There can be improvement but things are not too bad and system is working. If expaks spread word in usa, england etc about good cheap medical services n pakistan it can be flood of people coming to Pakistan. But EXpaks should start with few steps. ( like coming to change glasses, contact lenses, yearly heart pipes checking, talking to psyilogist, cosmetic surgery, fat reduction, Yunani mediciene, teath cleaning all can be done while in pakistan at 10% price and individul attention by doctors and theripsts, even if prices are correct you can allow indians to come from treatment medical visas only for large cities so no chance like extra curricular activity terrorism, blowing up bridges, electric lines and gas pipelines.etc. Aghans and Iranians will be very interested as in both countries pakistani doctors are working for years and got good reputation. Central asia is looking towards us to provide good medical services as Russian doctors are not qualified in western type medicine. It is bubble it will collapse as china 100 million surplus farmers srat coolie program work. While medical BOP is far better no recession or less patients as west and our country getting lots of diseases due excess food drink, they are similar. While Indian doctors may be good they are better in treating diseases due to lack of food etc. due wide speard diseases of poverty like underweight. Our folks are fat like white people so better treated in Pakistan.
Good day
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#178 Posted by MantoLives on January 31, 2007 10:42:33 pm
Neopatriotism

In his ilog today, Harish mian declares (praising Azim Premji):

``whose net worth would be enough to purchase every woman in this chutiya`s family a million times over.``

What loyalty and self effacing behavior from the Neo-pat Harish mian. He is declaring that his women are for sale million times over. Is Neo-patriotism directly linked to poverty I wonder?
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