Shakir Mumtaz
Born in Lahore, Pakistan.
Graduated from Punjab University,Lahore Pakistan
majoring in Political science, Economics and Persian Language.
Professional Banker, United Arab Emirates(UAE) (1974-1990).
Diplomaed Assosiate of Inst of Bankers,Pakistan.
Assosiate of Chartered Inst of Bankers,London,UK.
Moved to USA and Became President of Shalimar Imports Inc.(1992-2000)
CEO/President Shalimar Holdings & Financial Services Inc
A Multiline Insurance and Surety Bonds Agency.
Areas of emphesis.
Commercial/Corporate Insurance and Surety Bonds.International Insurance.
Other areas of activities.
Health, life, Home and Auto Insurance.
Disablility. workman Comp.Trucking, Manufacturing, Construction projects,Fleets, professional Liab insurance etc.
Commercial real estate and financing.
Small Business conultancy.
A published writer, have been contributing to several national and international newspapers for over a decade.
T.V channels contributor as a political-Analyst. Also Hosted live shows, mainly on international issues.
Contributing writer to.
Helium.com
Attocknews.com
RupeeNews.com
PakistanLedger.com
Ahmedqureshi.com
Mature and reasonable comments/suggestion/critique always welcome.
Articles by Shakir Mumtaz
October 30, 2011
Recent strategic lay-out, America´s pacific century, presented by the secretary of state Hilary Clinton does not augur for something new or surprising but an effort to spin the situation of economic deterioration, irrelevance, loss of center stage and defeat in Iraq and Afghanistan. Although her pat...
September 27, 2011
Haqqani Network.Pakistan is responsible for our defeat.
January 09, 2011
Stop breeding christian terrorists.
May 16, 2010
Recently there was an article published in Foreign Policy Magazine, penned by G Pascal Zachary on April 28,2010 under the captioning "Africa Need a New Map". In this piece the idea floated is the division of Congo, Nigeria, Sudan and Somalia on religio-ethnic lines.
It is, however surprising tha...
March 22, 2009
(Millions of Slum-dogs need be emancipated)
The idea of Balkanization of India is silently creeping to the fore from different quarters and schools of thought. Fast changing regional and global dynamics also demanding a serious and conscientious attention towards this crucial issue, which entail...
March 08, 2009
Axis-Of-Evil to Axis-Of-Upheaval.
(A new shade of the Devil´s mind).
George W. Bush could not give anything to his own people or the world at large, except Death, Misery, Chaos, Poverty, Economic recession, flock of Devilish minds; bent on controlling the world which culminated in milli...
March 01, 2009
Yugoslavia Experiment.
A Page from CIA book for Pakistan.
Note: (In my article "Latin American Experiment in Pakistan" I drew the parallels giving the modus operandi of the USA mainly in military and saboteur tactics)
If one has been following my articles would find all of my concerns being...
February 24, 2009
There is a new chatter in the western circles about Gaddafi, after he is elected as leader of the African Union; Obama is being warned to be careful of his ideological ambitions; with regard to Pan-Arabism and Pan-Africanism.
Though the position is merely ceremonial, but according to the fear monge...
January 19, 2009
Obama! Placed on too high a pedestal
He is a go getter but not a visionary. Despite the fact that I like his confident style and sincerely wish him well, cant not do-away with the reality of pettiness of colored-mindset. Look at anyone around, with few and far between examples; such as Bill Cosby...
November 29, 2008
There is an Arabic saying "Mun hafr hafrah le akhi-hi wuq´a fi´ha" meaning: One who digs the ditch for his brother falls into it himself. This is exactly what is facing India. She has been a terrorizing country for over half a century to people within and without its borders, such as Kashmiris, Shik...
October 21, 2008
(US Elections 2008)
Obama and McCain are not only from two different parties but their biological make is also of opposite nature. McCain is the best imposter/actor who has been able to sell himself as very serene and sober operator. He has been remarkably successful in hiding his true self from th...
August 14, 2008
Musharraf is on the rope. Zardari and those opted out or dropped out; for various reasons, of the political arena are jubilant. Nawaz is worried as he is unable to decipher whether he played his hand rightly or has been trapped.
Aitizaz Ahsan (pres bar association ) raised a point which is worth...
July 25, 2008
Time to show Resolve and Dignity, and pray for a Quide Azam like.
(I salute those Pakistani Taliban, pashtun, tribesmen who declared that if coalition forces cross into Pakistan they would wage a jihad--why not all Pakistanis?).
Joe Baiden and Lex luger presented a bill in US congress, triplin...
July 09, 2008
Power of Intention.
Innamal A´amal O Bin Niyyat.
(Actions are the reflection/result/expression/manifestation of one´s intentions).
When I strike a billiard ball with the striker with acute attention and intention confidently it goes exactly where I want it to.
It is the intention w...
April 22, 2008
Political Cartel Active Again in Pakistan.
The difference this time, however, is that it is under the guise of Democracy, borrowed from the West; historically tested, foolproof system of power and plunder, where the population becomes unwittingly sacrificial goat daydreaming of emancipation from...
February 20, 2008
Benazir´s death entails Musharraf´s Misfortune.
Benazir´s death altogether changed the political dynamics of Pakistani politics. PPP, owing mainly to sympathy votes, became a leading party and an alleged criminal became king maker.
An inept cowardly run away politician, by playing victim card...
January 14, 2008
This is a speech which was delivered by the Author shortly after the tragedy of September the 11th at an inter-faith convention and was later published by a local english language news paper in Atlanta GA in the months of January and february 2003 in its entirity. It relevance is still intact in the...
December 27, 2007
Trashing the status quo or embarking on New era.
On this date a new history would be written by the Pakistani nation of themselves. Although this writing is not facts filled and well substantiated, as my most articles are, but rather based on curious and keenly observant mind’s conviction. I fe...
December 24, 2007
US Designs, Desperation and Urgency with regard to Pakistan
( which has become an axle for the Globe to revolve around)
I am re-producing the articles written by Ahamed Quraishi of Ptv & FurmaanRealpolitik- a political consulting firm in Dubai. and and Zahid Hussain who is the Consultant at BR...
December 12, 2007
I am posting this article or piece written by a thinktank of Pakistan Mr. Ahmed Qureshi. which points directly, with verbal heated exchanges with the american amabssador in pakistan, on the issue.Articulated in my article "Latin American Experiment in Pakistan". It also shows that Pakistanis are not...
November 14, 2007
Latin American experiment in Pakistan?
Part II of Pakistan’s future hanging in balance.
Explosion in the welcoming procession of Benazir Bhutto, killing 200 people and injuring over 500, and the intensity of, clearly evident, Western interests in Pakistan and Benazir,- who fell in the lap of the...
November 14, 2007
Latin American experiment in Pakistan?
Part II of Pakistan’s future hanging in balance.
Explosion in the welcoming procession of Benazir Bhutto, killing 200 people and injuring over 500, and the intensity of, clearly evident, Western interests in Pakistan and Benazir,- who fell in the lap of the...
October 18, 2007
(Eternal obscurity of Insignificance or Model Modern Islamic State
Pakistan has just celebrated its 60th birthday. After several tumultuous decades Pakistan Now has gained a certain stature in the community ...
October 12, 2007
First and foremost is the intention, that one is going to present oneself in the court of the highest of the Lords-Allah (swt), offering his or her slaveship (Ubudiah); invoking the Acceptance and Rahmah- mercy and compassion- of Allah (swt).
Although It is emphasized that prayer should be perfor...
September 25, 2007
Humanism is not a religion as its edifice is basically anti religion although it claims, as a watered down rhetoric, non religious. It is the creation of atheistic minds, dispensing with the need of the religion, especially the organized monotheistic religions, with a particularly critical referen...
September 25, 2007
Mystries of creation.
Spatio-temporal existence and conceptual mirages
Part-1 (Human creation).
Pain & Suffering (Bala) are encountered frequently in daily life. We often wonder if it is the life, and if so why is it so? Philosophically speaking It manifest very profound and sub...
September 13, 2007
The words "COLD-WAR" is a reminder of a tussle between the USSR and USA and to some extent with Europe as an ally of the US.
My humble Knowledge of the world affairs, however is pointing towards a more dangerous and disastrous eventuality, which is in the making, and would be much broader, bey...