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An Assessment of Environmental Risks and Needs
IUCN Pakistan Earthquake in Pakistan An Assessment of Environmental Risks and Needs Based on IUCN Field Missions to NWFP and AJK November 19–26 and December 4–7, 2005 January 16, 2006 i Abbreviations ADB Asian Development Bank AJK Azad Jammu and Kashmir AKPBS Aga Khan Planning and Building Services CGI Corrugated Galvanised Iron CNG Compressed Natural Gas EPA Environmental Protection Agency EQ Earthquake ERRA Reconstruction and Rehabilitation Authority FAO Food and Agriculture Organisation GoP Government of Pakistan GSM Global System for Mobile Communication HVCA Hazards, Vulnerability and Capacity Assessment IAP Institute of Architects Pakistan ICRC International Committee of the Red Cross LPG Liquefied Petroleum Gas NGO Non-Government Organisation NRSP National Rural Support Programme NWFP North West Frontier Province PEA Preliminary Environmental Assessment SCO Special Communications Organization SHA Swiss Humanitarian Aid SRSP Sarhad Rural Support Programme TB Tuberculosis TVO Trust for Voluntary Organisations WFP World Food Programme WWF World-Wide Fund for Nature i Contents Abbreviations .........................................................................................................................................i Contents.................................................................................................................................................ii Executive Summary.............................................................................................................................iii 1. Introduction -
Batagram Blockwise
POPULATION AND HOUSEHOLD DETAIL FROM BLOCK TO DISTRICT LEVEL KHYBER PAKHTUNKHWA (BATAGRAM DISTRICT) ADMIN UNIT POPULATION NO OF HH BATAGRAM DISTRICT 476,612 69,525 ALLAI TEHSIL 180,414 26,922 BIARI QH 90,765 12365 BAB PC 11,547 1340 ABAN 3,174 387 021010701 1,223 207 021010702 1,951 180 BAB 5,204 622 021010703 2,086 249 021010704 1,938 249 021010705 1,180 124 SURGAI 3,169 331 021010706 1,330 132 021010707 1,839 199 BATKUL/HOOTAL PC 19,060 2497 GULLA 6,001 661 021010805 1,606 136 021010806 1,263 192 021010807 1,233 121 021010808 1,899 212 HOOTAL BATKUL 5,076 718 021010801 1,328 201 021010802 1,250 255 021010803 1,320 142 021010804 1,178 120 KANAI 7,983 1118 021010809 2,419 272 021010810 1,768 250 021010811 1,906 282 021010812 1,890 314 BIARI PC 9,097 1236 BIARI 4,441 598 021010405 1,246 153 021010406 855 115 021010407 995 136 021010408 479 60 021010409 345 55 021010410 521 79 POKAL 4,656 638 021010401 928 137 021010402 1,388 187 021010403 1,054 138 021010404 1,286 176 CHEERAN PC 6,660 1063 CHEERAN 4,421 713 021010601 1,523 252 Page 1 of 12 POPULATION AND HOUSEHOLD DETAIL FROM BLOCK TO DISTRICT LEVEL KHYBER PAKHTUNKHWA (BATAGRAM DISTRICT) ADMIN UNIT POPULATION NO OF HH 021010602 1,423 256 021010603 1,475 205 SUCH BEHAR 2,239 350 021010604 1,102 125 021010605 1,137 225 GANOWAL PC 4,770 729 GANGWAL 4,770 729 021010101 1,863 290 021010102 1,035 177 021010103 599 75 021010104 1,273 187 JAMBERA PC 14,074 1925 JAMBERA 7,569 1113 021010901 1,141 135 021010902 1,030 167 021010903 1,166 180 021010904 940 154 021010905 829 134 021010906 1,154 185 -
Consolidated List of HBL and Bank Alfalah Branches for Ehsaas Emergency Cash Payments
Consolidated list of HBL and Bank Alfalah Branches for Ehsaas Emergency Cash Payments List of HBL Branches for payments in Punjab, Sindh and Balochistan ranch Cod Branch Name Branch Address Cluster District Tehsil 0662 ATTOCK-CITY 22 & 23 A-BLOCK CHOWK BAZAR ATTOCK CITY Cluster-2 ATTOCK ATTOCK BADIN-QUAID-I-AZAM PLOT NO. A-121 & 122 QUAID-E-AZAM ROAD, FRUIT 1261 ROAD CHOWK, BADIN, DISTT. BADIN Cluster-3 Badin Badin PLOT #.508, SHAHI BAZAR TANDO GHULAM ALI TEHSIL TANDO GHULAM ALI 1661 MALTI, DISTT BADIN Cluster-3 Badin Badin PLOT #.508, SHAHI BAZAR TANDO GHULAM ALI TEHSIL MALTI, 1661 TANDO GHULAM ALI Cluster-3 Badin Badin DISTT BADIN CHISHTIAN-GHALLA SHOP NO. 38/B, KHEWAT NO. 165/165, KHATOONI NO. 115, MANDI VILLAGE & TEHSIL CHISHTIAN, DISTRICT BAHAWALNAGAR. 0105 Cluster-2 BAHAWAL NAGAR BAHAWAL NAGAR KHEWAT,NO.6-KHATOONI NO.40/41-DUNGA BONGA DONGA BONGA HIGHWAY ROAD DISTT.BWN 1626 Cluster-2 BAHAWAL NAGAR BAHAWAL NAGAR BAHAWAL NAGAR-TEHSIL 0677 442-Chowk Rafique shah TEHSIL BAZAR BAHAWALNAGAR Cluster-2 BAHAWAL NAGAR BAHAWAL NAGAR BAZAR BAHAWALPUR-GHALLA HOUSE # B-1, MODEL TOWN-B, GHALLA MANDI, TEHSIL & 0870 MANDI DISTRICT BAHAWALPUR. Cluster-2 BAHAWALPUR BAHAWALPUR Khewat #33 Khatooni #133 Hasilpur Road, opposite Bus KHAIRPUR TAMEWALI 1379 Stand, Khairpur Tamewali Distt Bahawalpur Cluster-2 BAHAWALPUR BAHAWALPUR KHEWAT 12, KHATOONI 31-23/21, CHAK NO.56/DB YAZMAN YAZMAN-MAIN BRANCH 0468 DISTT. BAHAWALPUR. Cluster-2 BAHAWALPUR BAHAWALPUR BAHAWALPUR-SATELLITE Plot # 55/C Mouza Hamiaytian taxation # VIII-790 Satellite Town 1172 Cluster-2 BAHAWALPUR BAHAWALPUR TOWN Bahawalpur 0297 HAIDERABAD THALL VILL: & P.O.HAIDERABAD THAL-K/5950 BHAKKAR Cluster-2 BHAKKAR BHAKKAR KHASRA # 1113/187, KHEWAT # 159-2, KHATOONI # 503, DARYA KHAN HASHMI CHOWK, POST OFFICE, TEHSIL DARYA KHAN, 1326 DISTRICT BHAKKAR. -
Feasibility Study of Introducing Pashto Language As a Medium of Instruction in the Government Primary Schools of Khyber
FEASIBILITY STUDY OF INTRODUCING PASHTO LANGUAGE AS A MEDIUM OF INSTRUCTION IN GOVERNMENT PRIMARY SCHOOLS OF KHYBER PAKHTUNKHWA BY ABDUL BASIT SIDDIQUI Registration No. 091- NUN - 0056 Submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements of the degree of Doctor of Philosophy In Education DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION FACULTY OF ARTS AND SOCIAL SCIENCES NORTHERN UNIVERSITY, NOWSHERA (PAKISTAN) 2014 i ii DEDICATION To my dear parents, whose continuous support, encouragement and persistent prayers have been the real source of my all achievements. iii TABLE OF CONTENTS ACKNOWLEDGEMENT xv ABSTRACT xvii Chapter 1: INTRODUCTION 1 1.1 STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM 2 1.2 OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY 3 1.3 HYPOTHESIS OF THE STUDY 3 1.4 SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY 3 1.5 DELIMITATION OF THE STUDY 4 1.6 METHOD AND PROCEDURE 4 1.6.1 Population 4 1.6.2 Sample 4 1.6.3 Research Instruments 5 1.6.4 Data Collection 5 1.6.5 Analysis of Data 5 Chapter 2: REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE 6 2.1 ALL CREATURES OF THE UNIVERSE COMMUNICATE 7 2.2 LANGUAGE ESTABLISHES THE SUPERIORITY OF HUMAN BEINGS OVER OTHER SPECIES OF THE WORLD 8 2.3 DEFINITIONS: 9 2.3.1 Mother Tongue / First Language 9 2.3.2 Second Language (L2) 9 2.3.3 Foreign Language 10 2.3.4 Medium of Instruction 10 iv 2.3.5 Mother Tongue as a Medium of Instruction 10 2.4 HOW CHILDREN LEARN THEIR MOTHER TONGUE 10 2.5 IMPORTANT CHARACTERISTICS FOR A LANGUAGE ADOPTED AS MEDIUM OF INSTRUCTION 11 2.6 CONDITIONS FOR THE SELECTION OF DESIRABLE TEXT FOR LANGUAGE 11 2.7 THEORIES ABOUT LEARNING (MOTHER) LANGUAGE 12 2.8 ORIGIN OF PAKHTUN -
Mansehra 1 Kunhar Christian Hospital, P
Valid X-ray License Holder Sr. Facility Mansehra 1 Kunhar Christian Hospital, P. O. Garhi Habibullah, Mansehra 2 Ghulam Jelani X-ray c/o Hamid Clinic, Naeem Super Market, Kaghan Road, Balakot, Mansehra 3 Fauji Foundation Hospital, Mansehra, Mansehra 4 Al-Madina Medical Store, Near Eid Gah, Gari Habib Ullah, Balakot, Mansehra 5 Gul Health Centre, Near Battal Civil Hospital, Mansehra 6 Dar-us-Shifa X-ray, Near Madina CNG, College Doraha, Mansehra 7 Naseem Surgical Centre, Upper Channie, Mansehra 8 Qazi X-ray, Opp. King Abdullah Teaching Hospital, Mansehra 9 Shifa X-ray & Ultrasound Centre, Jan Market Near King Abdullah Hospital, Mansehra 10 Zia Hospital, Shergarh Road, Ugi, Mansehra 11 New Al-Mufti Pharmacy, Chattar Plain, Mansehra 12 Qureshi Medical Centre, Ansar Plaza, Mohalla Bara Dari, Shinkiari, Mansehra 13 Ali Medical Centre, Battgram Road, Oghi, Mansehra 14 Al-Ahsan Hospital, Battal Road, Oghi, Mansehra 15 Irum Hospital, Sher Garh Road, Bilal Market, Oghi, Mansehra 16 Faisal Surgical & General Hospital, Fakhar Plaza Toheed Road, Oghi, Mansehra 17 Mansehra CT-Scan, Near King Abdullah Teaching Hospital Abbottabad Road, Mansehra 18 Maryam Clinical Lab., Al-Quraish Market, Oghi, Mansehra 19 Azam Medical Centre, Near Old Pul Garlat, Balakot, Mansehra 20 China Health Centre, Mohallah Jabri Near Circuit House, Mansehra 21 Bilal X-ray, Daud Plaza Near Chinar Masjid, Baffa, Mansehra 22 Khan Jee Surgical Hospital & Maternity Home, Bajna Road, Shinkiari, Mansehra 23 Mansehra Poly Clinic & Surgical Centre, Abbottabad Road, Mansehra 24 Hazara Digital X-ray, Opposite King Abdullah Teaching Hospital, Mansehra 25 Islamabad X-ray, Faisal Plaza Near DHQ Hospital, Mansehra 26 Moon X-ray, Shahrah-e-Raisham Faraz Market Opposite NBP Shinkiari Tehsil Baffa, Mansehra 27 Waleed X-ray, Near King Abdullah Hospital, Mansehra 28 Dr. -
Abbreviations and Acronyms
P ART III] THE GAZETTE OF PAKISTAN, EXTRA., FEBRUARY 12, 2019 259 ISLAMABAD, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 2019 PART III Other Notifications, Orders, etc. ELECTION COMMISSION OF PAKISTAN NOTIFICATIONS Islamabad, the 31st January, 2019 SUBJECT:— NOTIFICATION OF RETURNED CANDIDATES TO THE VACANT SEATS OF NAZIM / NAIB NAZIM IN VARIOUS LOCAL COUNCILS OF KP PROVINCE. No. F. 23(1)/2018-LGE-KPK(Vol-IV)(1).—WHEREAS, under Rule-70 (6) of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Local Councils (Conduct of Elections) Rules 2014, the Returning Officers, appointed for the conduct of Election to the seats of Nazim/ Naib Nazim of Local Councils concerned, have declared the names of the members commanding the confidence of the majority of members of the Local Council concerned. NOW THEREFORE, in exercise of powers conferred upon it under Article 140A (2) of the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, Section-86 of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Local Government Act, 2013 and all other powers (259) Price: Rs. 10.00 [220(2019)/Ex.Gaz.] 260 THE GAZETTE OF PAKISTAN, EXTRA., FEBRUARY 12, 2019 [PART III enabling it in that behalf, the Election Commission of Pakistan hereby notifies hereunder, for information of public, the names of returned candidates against the seats of Nazim/ Naib Nazim of various Local Councils concerned elected during the Election held on 21st January, 2019:— Votes Name of Name of Category Obtained/ S.No. Returned Father Name Address Council of Seat Total candidate Votes DISTRICT PESHAWAR Muhammad Town Naib Urmar Bala, 1 Hazrat Gul 24/31 Zafar Council-IV Nazim Peshawar NC-280 Naib Achini Payan, 2 Islam Shah Rahim Shah 7/12 Achini Payan Nazim Peshawar VC 174, Suleman Khel, 3 Islam Khan Dawlat Khan Nazim 8/12 Suleman Khel Peshawar Kochian P.O. -
X-Ray Facilities with License Valid Upto 30-06-2020
X-ray Facilities with License Valid upto 30-06-2020 Sr. No. Name of Facility Address of Facility District Mansehra Ghulam Jelani X-ray Naeem Super Market, Kaghan Road, Balakot, District 158. c/o Hamid Clinic Mansehra Al-Habib Hospital Shergarh Road, Ugi, District Mansehra 159. Qureshi Medical Ansar Plaza, Mohalla Bara Dari, Shinkiari, District 160. Centre Mansehra Khan Jee Surgical Hospital & Bajna Road, Shinkiari, District Mansehra 161. Maternity Home Al-Madina Medical Near Eid Gah, Gari Habib Ullah, Balakot, District 162. Store Mansehra Kunhar Christian P. O. Garhi Habibullah, Mansehra 163. Hospital Fauji Foundation Mansehra, Mansehra 164. Hospital Gul Health Centre Near Battal Civil Hospital, Mansehra 165. Naseem Surgical Upper Channie, Mansehra 166. Centre Qazi X-ray Opposite King Abdullah Teaching Hospital, Mansehra 167. Shifa X-ray & Jan Market Near King Abdullah Hospital, Mansehra 168. Ultrasound Centre Ali Medical Centre Battgram Road, Oghi, Mansehra 169. Irum Hospital Sher Garh Road, Bilal Market, Oghi, Mansehra 170. Near King Abdullah Teaching Hospital Abbottabad Road, Mansehra CT-Scan 171. Mansehra X-ray Facilities with License Valid upto 30-06-2020 Sr. No. Name of Facility Address of Facility Azam Medical Near Old Pul Garlat, Balakot, Mansehra 172. Centre China Health Centre Mohallah Jabri Near Circuit House, Mansehra 173. Hazara Digital X-ray Opposite King Abdullah Teaching Hospital, Mansehra 174. Islamabad X-ray Faisal Plaza Near DHQ Hospital, Mansehra 175. Shahrah-e-Raisham Faraz Market Opposite NBP Shinkiari Moon X-ray 176. Tehsil Baffa, Mansehra Advance Digital X- Garhi Habibullah, Mansehra 177. ray Al-Mir Medical Sheikh Tariq Road, Oghi, Tehsil Oghi, Mansehra 178. -
Contesting Candidates NA-1 Peshawar-I
Form-V: List of Contesting Candidates NA-1 Peshawar-I Serial No Name of contestng candidate in Address of contesting candidate Symbol Urdu Alphbeticl order Allotted 1 Sahibzada PO Ashrafia Colony, Mohala Afghan Cow Colony, Peshawar Akram Khan 2 H # 3/2, Mohala Raza Shah Shaheed Road, Lantern Bilour House, Peshawar Alhaj Ghulam Ahmad Bilour 3 Shangar PO Bara, Tehsil Bara, Khyber Agency, Kite Presented at Moh. Gul Abad, Bazid Khel, PO Bashir Ahmad Afridi Badh Ber, Distt Peshawar 4 Shaheen Muslim Town, Peshawar Suitcase Pir Abdur Rehman 5 Karim Pura, H # 282-B/20, St 2, Sheikhabad 2, Chiragh Peshawar (Lamp) Jan Alam Khan Paracha 6 H # 1960, Mohala Usman Street Warsak Road, Book Peshawar Haji Shah Nawaz 7 Fazal Haq Baba Yakatoot, PO Chowk Yadgar, H Ladder !"#$%&'() # 1413, Peshawar Hazrat Muhammad alias Babo Maavia 8 Outside Lahore Gate PO Karim Pura, Peshawar BUS *!+,.-/01!234 Khalid Tanveer Rohela Advocate 9 Inside Yakatoot, PO Chowk Yadgar, H # 1371, Key 5 67'8 Peshawar Syed Muhammad Sibtain Taj Agha 10 H # 070, Mohala Afghan Colony, Peshawar Scale 9 Shabir Ahmad Khan 11 Chamkani, Gulbahar Colony 2, Peshawar Umbrella :;< Tariq Saeed 12 Rehman Housing Society, Warsak Road, Fist 8= Kababiyan, Peshawar Amir Syed Monday, April 22, 2013 6:00:18 PM Contesting candidates Page 1 of 176 13 Outside Lahori Gate, Gulbahar Road, H # 245, Tap >?@A= Mohala Sheikh Abad 1, Peshawar Aamir Shehzad Hashmi 14 2 Zaman Park Zaman, Lahore Bat B Imran Khan 15 Shadman Colony # 3, Panal House, PO Warsad Tiger CDE' Road, Peshawar Muhammad Afzal Khan Panyala 16 House # 70/B, Street 2,Gulbahar#1,PO Arrow FGH!I' Gulbahar, Peshawar Muhammad Zulfiqar Afghani 17 Inside Asiya Gate, Moh. -
Results of 42 Population-Based Prevalence Surveys from the Global Trachoma Mapping Project
UCSF UC San Francisco Previously Published Works Title Prevalence of Trachoma in Pakistan: Results of 42 Population-Based Prevalence Surveys from the Global Trachoma Mapping Project. Permalink https://escholarship.org/uc/item/25w1k178 Journal Ophthalmic epidemiology, 27(2) ISSN 0928-6586 Authors Khan, Asad Aslam Florea, Victor V Hussain, Arif et al. Publication Date 2020-04-01 DOI 10.1080/09286586.2019.1708120 Peer reviewed eScholarship.org Powered by the California Digital Library University of California OPHTHALMIC EPIDEMIOLOGY 2020, VOL. 27, NO. 2, 155–164 https://doi.org/10.1080/09286586.2019.1708120 Prevalence of Trachoma in Pakistan: Results of 42 Population-Based Prevalence Surveys from the Global Trachoma Mapping Project Asad Aslam Khana,b,c, Victor V. Floread, Arif Hussainb, Zahid Jadoone, Sophie Boissonf, Rebecca Willisg, Michael Dejeneh, Ana Bakhtiarig, Caleb Mpyeti,j,k, Alexandre L. Pavluckg, Munazza Gillanil, Babar Qureshim,n, and Anthony W. Solomond,o,p, for the Global Trachoma Mapping Project* aMinistry of National Health Services, Regulations and Coordination, Islamabad, Pakistan; bCollege of Ophthalmology and Allied Vision Sciences, King Edward Medical University, Lahore, Pakistan; cMayo Hospital, Lahore, Pakistan; dDepartment of Control of Neglected Tropical Diseases, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland; ePakistan Institute of Community Ophthalmology, Hayatabad Medical Complex, Peshawar, Pakistan; fDepartment of Public Health, The Environment and Social Determinants of Health, World Health Organization, Geneva, -
Mansehra Food Security Project in Pakistan
External evaluation of the Mansehra Food Security Project in Pakistan Evaluation Mission 19 Jan to 7 Feb 6 2012 Final Report: March, 2012 Authors: Paigham Shah, Crop/Agricultural Specialist, Team Leader Khalid Nawab Extension Expert Hafsa Naheed, Post graduate student Sana Abid, Post graduate student 1 Acknowledgements The evaluation team would like to thank the CWW staff at Islamabad and Abbottabad for their extraordinary welcome, cooperation and support. The team appreciates the useful discussions with CWW staff for the evaluation of the MFSP. The team is also thankful the staff of the two partner organizations, Haashar Associations and Rural Development Project, for their full cooperation in field visits and useful discussion. We, the members of evaluation team, are also thankful to the local communities including members of village organizations, beneficiaries and non-beneficiaries; and government line department officials who spared their time to meet the members of the evaluation team and had useful discussion with the members of the team; we appreciate the sharing of their opinions, experiences, and expertise with the team members. The views and opinions expressed in this report are those of the independent evaluation team and do not necessarily reflect the official views of the Concern Worldwide Pakistan, the implementing partners, CWW project staff, Government of Pakistan, Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. A portion of water channel rehabilitated A view of the forest nursery established by RDP near Alari village, UC Shoal by -
WMMR Pakistan
Epidemiological Week No. 52 (23 Dec – 29 Dec) 10 Jan 07/ Vol. 59/ DEWS 2006-52 The affected districts are in the grip of Reporting Units...............................................................2 winter Total number of consultations ........................................2 Photo by Torgrim Halvari DEWS Data, Epidemiological Week No. 52, 2006.........3 DEWS Data, Monthly Summary (Epidemiological Weeks No. 49-52).......................................................................4 Acute Watery Diarrhoea .................................................5 Bloody Diarrhoea............................................................6 Acute Jaundice Syndrome..............................................6 Malaria ............................................................................7 Measles ..........................................................................7 Acute Respiratory Infection ............................................8 Other Reportable Diseases and Conditions ...................8 Outbreak Alert and Response ........................................9 Number of reported cases and deaths per District, AJK ......................................................................................10 Number of reported cases and deaths per District, NWFP ...........................................................................11 In the past month (Epidemiological In week 52, there were 8 deaths weeks 49-52 inclusive), 186,769 health reported from acute respiratory events under surveillance were reported infections in -
China-Pakistan Economic Corridor
U A Z T m B PEACEWA RKS u E JI Bulunkouxiang Dushanbe[ K [ D K IS ar IS TA TURKMENISTAN ya T N A N Tashkurgan CHINA Khunjerab - - ( ) Ind Gilgit us Sazin R. Raikot aikot l Kabul 1 tro Mansehra 972 Line of Con Herat PeshawarPeshawar Haripur Havelian ( ) Burhan IslamabadIslamabad Rawalpindi AFGHANISTAN ( Gujrat ) Dera Ismail Khan Lahore Kandahar Faisalabad Zhob Qila Saifullah Quetta Multan Dera Ghazi INDIA Khan PAKISTAN . Bahawalpur New Delhi s R du Dera In Surab Allahyar Basima Shahadadkot Shikarpur Existing highway IRAN Nag Rango Khuzdar THESukkur CHINA-PAKISTANOngoing highway project Priority highway project Panjgur ECONOMIC CORRIDORShort-term project Medium and long-term project BARRIERS ANDOther highway IMPACT Hyderabad Gwadar Sonmiani International boundary Bay . R Karachi s Provincial boundary u d n Arif Rafiq I e nal status of Jammu and Kashmir has not been agreed upon Arabian by India and Pakistan. Boundaries Sea and names shown on this map do 0 150 Miles not imply ocial endorsement or 0 200 Kilometers acceptance on the part of the United States Institute of Peace. , ABOUT THE REPORT This report clarifies what the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor actually is, identifies potential barriers to its implementation, and assesses its likely economic, socio- political, and strategic implications. Based on interviews with federal and provincial government officials in Pakistan, subject-matter experts, a diverse spectrum of civil society activists, politicians, and business community leaders, the report is supported by the Asia Center at the United States Institute of Peace (USIP). ABOUT THE AUTHOR Arif Rafiq is president of Vizier Consulting, LLC, a political risk analysis company specializing in the Middle East and South Asia.