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[Liberal Fascist]

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[Hussayn]

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[peacelover]

And this is what Forbes magazine has to say about Sajida Zulfiqar, PTI MNA on reserved seat from KPK.

Thriving In The Face Of Taliban Chaos
Heidi Brown, 06.15.09, 5:50 PM ETPakistan's remote Northwest Frontier Province, the focus of fierce fighting between the Taliban and the Pakistani military, is one of the most dangerous, unstable regions in the world. It is also where 48-year-old widow Sajida Zulfiqar has defiantly built a thriving handcrafted furniture business, despite increasing incidents of kidnapping and terrorism.
In recent weeks, Pakistan has stepped up its attacks on the Taliban, resulting in a few retreats by the radical Islamists. In early June, however, a suicide bomber blew himself up near the entrance of the only five-star hotel in Peshawar, the province's capital and a city of 1.2 million, which is close to the Afghan border. But Zulfiqar isn't budging. She's lived through her own hell, and she knows she'll get through this too.
This spring, the elegant mother of three came to New York as part of a U.S. Commerce Department-organized delegation of Pakistani businesspeople and government officials. Zulfiqar, in a head covering of embroidered gossamer fabric that also swathes her long figure, is steely underneath. She insisted on using her halting English, deferring to her Urdu interpreter only when the conversation came to a standstill over an unknown word.
The daughter of a successful building contractor, Zulfiqar, one of four girls, had a comfortable, if traditional, upbringing. In an arranged marriage, she wed her husband, the son of an army brigadier, and spent 17 happy years as a housewife and mother. Seven years ago, that world came to a crashing halt when her husband, a banker, was murdered by a worker over a business dispute. Zulfiqar thinks the conflict may have been over property, but she never got to the bottom of it. The gunman did six months in prison and was then released on probation.
"I was very sad and depressed," says Zulfiqar. She had a breakdown and spent four months on and off in the hospital for stress and an irregular heartbeat. But her kids weren't having it. "My children told me it was selfish. They said I had to come back and restart my life."
For her children--but also for herself, she insists--she decided to start her own business. As a woman who looked after the home and appreciates lovely things, she decided furniture would be a good direction. She had some savings from her husband, which she used to open her factory. Employing the good relationships her husband had in the business world and with government officials, Zulfiqar spread news of her business throughout the affluent community around Pakistan. After just a month, she says, cash flow from sales was sufficient to plow back into expanding the business.
Zulfiqar knew she wanted to make furniture, but she had no business plan. In fact, she concedes, "I didn't know it would get to be such a big business," she says. She simply focused on the aesthetic, designing the furniture herself, with her oldest son helping to handle the administrative work. In a region known for its fine furniture craft and excellent rosewood, Zulfiqar easily found workers and trained them on the job.
She got lucky with one thing in the beginning: factory space. Touring an industrial area outside Peshawar, she came upon a furniture factory for rent that contained all the necessary machinery. A week later, she says, she got orders from 10 women who were planning their weddings.
But to grow her company, Zulfiqar faced serious obstacles in the patriarchal country. When she went to a lumberyard to buy the rosewood used to make her products, the men stared at her with such ferocity that she felt "like their stares penetrated [her] body." She said she was actually scared for her safety and would go home and cry from the trauma.
She kept going back to that lumberyard, though, and eventually the men softened, helping her pick out pieces and greeting her warmly. The clearest sign of victory: They now go to her factory to sell her wood.
Her husband's family was another matter. Not simply unsupportive of her new business venture, they were downright hostile.
When she couldn't afford the high interest rates on bank loans, her in-laws refused to lend her money and even, she said, tried to take the property she inherited from her husband. In the end, she says she went to court to resolve the issue--and was able to protect the property for herself and her children. Zulfiqar chocks up that initial attitude to jealousy and says her father-in-law is now "happy" for her. Still, she says she doesn't look for support from anyone else.
So she's going her own way. To compete with the many other male-owned furniture businesses in her region, she keeps her prices low. She also frequently motivates her 70 factory workers, who aren't always thrilled about working for a woman, with speeches. "This is a joint venture between you and me," she tells them. She also advances them money when they need it--for example, in advance of an operation--and gives them good food. She sees her employees as members of her family.
Zulfiqar's business has gained enough prominence that she supplied all the furniture for the legislative building of the Northwest Province, as well as several banks. She says she exports her furniture to Dubai, the U.K. and the U.S., selling it through her English-language Web site.
The furniture, which is offered in office and home lines, tends toward the dark, heavy, carved variety. A dining table and chairs in oak, without carvings, runs $600-$700.
Down the road, she hopes to inspire other Pakistani women, who for so long have been repressed by the male-dominated culture, to start their own businesses. "Women can't leave the house, and they get depressed," she says, her voice full of sadness. (Although when she was married, her husband never imposed such rules and she had her own car.)
Even though she has created her own life of empowerment--she is the president of the 300-member Women's Chamber of Commerce of her region--she admits that she sometimes still feels defeated as a female business owner in Pakistan.
"Sometimes I get so depressed that it's hard to work," she says. "But I'm inspired by being an example for other women."




http://www.forbes.com/2009/06/15/small-business-owner-forbes-woman-entrepreneurs-pakistan.html

 

[ali-raj]

Relative or not. If they are compitent , then they are welcome. A competent person is better than a non-competative person on merit.

 

[values]

Appreciated.Now it is a slap on cheater-L face.What a wonderful leady.

 

[Zulfi Khan]

We, PTI Supporters, must trust our leaders , and ignore anti PTI Media propaganda.

 

[Star Gazer]

Relative or not. If they are compitent , then they are welcome. A competent person is better than a non-competative person on merit.

merit means Competent, yes?:13:

 

[black eagle]

great lady! she looks so much like bengali pm shaikh haseena.

 

[ali-raj]

merit means Competent, yes?:13:

knowledge/senority/expertise are considered as a merit for particular job. if another person is more competent (have more inside knowledge, seasoned, good mgr etc) but lacks the senority then merit is considered as 2. This is what every MNC in the world does. This is how a junior commissioned office is ranked over his seniors.

 

[Star Gazer]

knowledge/senority/expertise are considered as a merit for particular job. if another person is more competent (have more inside knowledge, seasoned, good mgr etc) but lacks the senority then merit is considered as 2. This is what every MNC in the world does. This is how a junior commissioned office is ranked over his seniors.

knowledge/senority/expertise are considered as a merit for particular job- let me add Among peers or closely similar.

I beg to differ a little in the concept, not that this is a philosophical forum.

Merit means competent and that means competent by training/education/experience/abilities/potential/aptitude/intelligence and some more.
A Junior commissined officer is NEVER ranked over his seniors he is ranked over Non-commisioned officers. Javans usually retire by age 36 years and it takes a little longer to get to the rank of a JCO.That aside Merit HAS to mean a global balance of qualities but of course it remains subjective, it can only be measured in so many ways and yet one could be wrong as it is a judgement call most of the times.

 

[ali-raj]

knowledge/senority/expertise are considered as a merit for particular job- let me add Among peers or closely similar.

I beg to differ a little in the concept, not that this is a philosophical forum.

Merit means competent and that means competent by training/education/experience/abilities/potential/aptitude/intelligence and some more.
A Junior commissined officer is NEVER ranked over his seniors he is ranked over Non-commisioned officers. Javans usually retire by age 36 years and it takes a little longer to get to the rank of a JCO.That aside Merit HAS to mean a global balance of qualities but of course it remains subjective, it can only be measured in so many ways and yet one could be wrong as it is a judgement call most of the times.

You are right about what you said. But what i stated is also correct in the real world. There are plethora of examples where some ones competency was the factor over a merit.

if you look at current scenario. Khattak is the best possible candidate for KPK, IK can put murad as CM , but it wont be a good decision. whereas , he left Fauzia Kasuri in favor of Shireen Mazari. In my opinion both are very good decisions. Both people can bear the burden on their own shoulders, whereas Murand & FK are still novice.
This clearly shows both merit & competency.

 

[FaisalKh]

And this is what Forbes magazine has to say about Sajida Zulfiqar, PTI MNA on reserved seat from KPK.

http://www.forbes.com/2009/06/15/small-business-owner-forbes-woman-entrepreneurs-pakistan.html

Sorry bro the dislike button press was by mistake. Truly sorry

 

[<ChOuDhArY>]

She is working with PTI from last 15 years !! and she is more senior than P. KHattak !

 

[Star Gazer]

You are right about what you said. But what i stated is also correct in the real world. There are plethora of examples where some ones competency was the factor over a merit.

if you look at current scenario. Khattak is the best possible candidate for KPK, IK can put murad as CM , but it wont be a good decision. whereas , he left Fauzia Kasuri in favor of Shireen Mazari. In my opinion both are very good decisions. Both people can bear the burden on their own shoulders, whereas Murand & FK are still novice.
This clearly shows both merit & competency.

I agree with your thoughts, was just getting too involved in the discussion. Besides the reason we chose a leader is because we Adjudge him to be sincere,honest and competent and then we must respect his decisions.

 

[Star Gazer]

She is working with PTI from last 15 years !! and she is more senior than P. KHattak !

one of my cousins has been working with PTI since 1994 or 95 does it mean she should also get something in return, a ticket to NA or PA perhaps?
The issues is not the number of years this is exactly the record and MO PTI is trying to correct, and can not fall into this trap.Ms Kasuri has put PTI in very difficult situation which she should not have, and now I think there is only one way to go.Sorry but we are human beings and make mistakes but it is okay we then pay for them.It sounds harsh, yes it is but, so be it.
If I were inIKs place with the current information that I have I would let her go with a lot of pain and respect in my heart for her contributions.No compromise.