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Umar Saif

@umarsaif

CEO aiSight.ai, Khudi, Dil Ka Rishta; Former Federal Minister IT, Telecom & Science; UNESCO Chair ICTD; MIT TR35; YGL; Sitara-i-Imtiaz; Former PITB, VC ITU

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They say that truth is the first casualty of war. Imagine that after weeks of undeniable evidence presentedd by Internationalnal media, now even the Indian Army Chief (CDS) has admitted on camera that they lost fighter jets .. and still the general public in India is not

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جب عمران خان صاحب کی حکومت آئی تو بلا تفریق حکومت سے منسلک ہر شخص پر بے انتہا ظلم کیا گیا۔ سیاستدان، بیوروکریٹس، اور مجھ جیسےغیر سیاسی ٹیکنوکریٹس ۔۔ سب کو نشانہ بنایا گیا۔ بہت سے اچھے پروجیکث اور ادارے تباہ کر دئیے گئے۔ جب یہ سب چل رہا تھا تو میں اکثر سوچتا تھا کہ کتنے بے

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Every time one thinks the world had calmed down, an unprecedented level of escalation happens. Russian response might deploy Oreshnik .. and then what next?

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Wherever one goes (not just Pakistan), whomever you meet, all people want to talk about is politics. I can never understand why? As someone who has seen this very closely, politics and politicians are VERY different to what meets the eye. Most opinions are just ways to vent,

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There are at least a dozen Pakistani tech entrepreneurs building unicorns. My favourite? 25 years old Sualeh Asif. Born and raised in Karachi and graduated from MIT in 2022. Co-founded Cursor — which uses AI to automatically write code. Cursor is valued at nearly $10 Billion,

There are at least a dozen Pakistani tech entrepreneurs building unicorns. 

My favourite? 25 years old Sualeh Asif. Born and raised in Karachi and graduated from MIT in 2022. 

Co-founded Cursor — which uses AI to automatically write code. Cursor is valued at nearly $10 Billion,
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I am onto my 7th startup, and I haven't hit a home run yet. Building a product for a global market from Pakistan is full of challenges. So, many times, I get asked why I don't start a services/outsourcing company? Mostly this advice stems from the fact that with my contacts in

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Good policies we made during the interim government has continued to help grow the IT and Telecom sector in Pakistan. Onwards and upwards!

Good policies we made during the interim government has continued to help grow the IT and Telecom sector in Pakistan. Onwards and upwards!
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The government needs to set a clear, long term policy for the IT industry regarding taxation, export facilitation and capacity building of the industry. Even a few small steps we took during the interim government (with its limited mandate), went a long way in increasing

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Digitisation of economy, trade and commerce needs good policy from government which incentivises digital transactions. In the US, Online shopping (E-commerce) was incentivized by the government with the Internet Tax Freedom Act (1998) which made online shopping cheaper by

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Going live with our first big client in the US market across 50 states to help them optimise their revenue growth strategy using our retail and consumer data tracking over 5 million shops and 235 million consumers (above the age of 21).

Going live with our first big client in the US market across 50 states to help them optimise their revenue growth strategy using our retail and consumer data tracking over 5 million shops and 235 million consumers (above the age of 21).
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جن کی صفوں میں اتحاد نہ ہو، وہاں ٹینکوں ، جہازوں اور میزائلوں کو راکھ ہونے میں دیر نہیں لگتی ۔۔۔

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Companies selling packaged goods rely on guess-timates on sales potential and buying capacity of consumers. At aiSight.ai, we have commercialised decades of research in satellite imagery analysis, mobility data, and geo-spatial AI models to be able to assign an

Companies selling packaged goods rely on guess-timates on sales potential and buying capacity of consumers.

At aiSight.ai, we have commercialised decades of research in satellite imagery analysis, mobility data, and geo-spatial AI models to be able to assign an
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In Boston till August. Will also visit the Bay Area, Ohio, Seattle and D.C. during July. Would be great to meet friends.

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Pay close attention to those within your ranks who cannot digest Pakistan’s rise on the international stage as a power to reckon with. Those who thought that their misdirected social media campaigns and lobbying will paint Pakistan as a failed, rogue state — stop feeding the

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Ali Saif Becomes First Pakistani Student in 30 Years to Join MIT’s Research Science Institute. #MIT #RSI2025 #PakistaniYouth #UmerSaif

Ali Saif Becomes First Pakistani Student in 30 Years to Join MIT’s Research Science Institute.

#MIT #RSI2025 #PakistaniYouth #UmerSaif