Paul, engineer from China

[Paul2]

Hello,

I work in engineering consulting company in Shenzhen. We work on projects in consumer electronics space, and small scale industrial infrastructure project.

One of our upcoming projects is a design for small water filtration plants suitable for villages or smaller towns, and vending machines for water.

Pakistan is one of prime markets for such products, and I have already visit the country a few times. My mother once worked as an engineer in Pakistan (before my birth,) and that adds even more to my interest in the country.

My coworker suggested me to register on PDF to get a hold of who is who in the country.

 

[BHarwana]

Welcome to the forum bro.

 

[313ghazi]

Welcome to the forum.

PDF is a strange reflection of Pakistan. It's not an inaccurate reflection, but you have to understand that it is through a filter.

People on this forum are generally more nationalistic than the general populous.
People on this forum are generally more pro military than the general populous.
People on this forum are generally wealthier than most members of society.
People on this forum are generally more conservative than others in the same wealth bracket.
There are exceptions to each and every one of these generalisations on this forum.

This forum will offer you a broad reflection of the diversity of thought and opinion in Pakistani society. We're a society of many different cultures and ethnicity, people adhere to different value systems, there is a broad spectrum of political opinion.

 

[大汉奸柳传志]

hi paul

 

[damm1t]

is Paul a chinese name? Welcome anyway

 

[maximuswarrior]

Welcomr bro. Enjoy your stay.

 

[Yankee-stani]

Hello,

I work in engineering consulting company in Shenzhen. We work on projects in consumer electronics space, and small scale industrial infrastructure project.

One of our upcoming projects is a design for small water filtration plants suitable for villages or smaller towns, and vending machines for water.

Pakistan is one of prime markets for such products, and I have already visit the country a few times. My mother once worked as an engineer in Pakistan (before my birth,) and that adds even more to my interest in the country.

My coworker suggested me to register on PDF to get a hold of who is who in the country.

Welcome to PDF and describe how was Pakistan for you and the country in general and its people

 

[TruthSeeker]

Welcome!!

 

[Paul2]

is Paul a chinese name? Welcome anyway

I spent half of my life in English speaking countries, another in countries of former USSR, and my parents never managed to teach me much Chinese besides basics. I'm of Chinese origin on my father's side, but "Chineseness" does not come with simply with genes automatically

I worked in electronics since 2007, and returning to China was always on my mind, but I only made determination in 2016. The West simply doesn't have enough jobs in electronics field, and without being a super top professional, I would've been fighting for scraps till retirement. That is in much contrast to "make a fancy website and get a billion bucks from stupid venture investor" - the type of business that now dominates there.

 

[Paul2]

Welcome to PDF and describe how was Pakistan for you and the country in general and its people

I wasn't venturing far away from Islamabad and Lahore. You do get quite a comfy living in Islamabad, it can be said to be better than what some people in Eastern Europe have.

Bahria towns were the rare islands of modernity, the other supposed better off parts of the country made an impression on me that those parts of Pakistan have stood still since seventies.

Of course I also wanted to get an idea what "a real Pakistan is," and for that our "fixer" organised a tour to Rawalpindi. Rows upon rows of single and two storey housing.

Lahore made an impression of a more tidy city with better "space" and land management. Aside from historical sites, it seemed there was no obvious city centre.

And as for Karachi, we were told to not to venture there under any circumstances.

My primary mission was to meet up with the few local manufacturers that have capacity to do electronics beyond simple assembly. I was pleasantly surprised that Orient electronics went that far in building its own capabilities, without resorting to importing all and every component. We haven't found a single PCB shop that can do more than 4 PCB layers, or have blind via capability. That severely limits the possibility to do the "copy and paste" of existing designs.

Out of other positive things I saw, I add that Pakistan does, after all, have a growing middle class. I'd say the demographic of middle class in Pakistan is rather surprising. I think, more that half of rich and well of people I met were professionals in late twenties and early thirties. Well established persons for their age: a family with kids, some times double income couples, all with a new Toyota or a few years old BMWs, all living apart from parents in own properties. I can count fewer people as a proportion of population in USA in that age group who are so well off.

 

[Development C&P]

Welcome to the forum.