Mr. Muhammad Ijaz

Mr. Muhammad Ijaz

Editor in Chief

BRAND PAKISTAN

"Day by day nations are becoming more aware about the fact that how they want to be perceived and need to improve. It is obvious that the reputation and brand values of a country impacts its strength, population, investment opportunities and even its foreign aid and funding."

LEADERSHIP

Leading the way Forward

- Sublime saga

- Nurturing The Nature

- Immensely Innovative

- Intelligent Protocol

- Full On Trust

- Channeling Strength

- The Peace keepers

SUBLIME SAGA

Bruno Olierhoek

"The company is committed to the stakeholders and the communities for mutual growth and sustainability. Based on the strong foundations of compliance and sustainable business practices, this is the Nestlé way of doing business."

Nurturing The Nature

Ashraf MUJTABA RAHIM

"Leadership to me is not a buzz word nor attached to theories, to me it means inculcating a sense of ownership amongst team members, enabling them to achieve excellence; be in professional or personal life."

IMMENSELY INNOVATIVE

MAHBOOB-UR-RAHMAN

"Bühler is a company with the image of innovation, high quality standards and exemplary after sales support. With this background in mind, every day, billions of people come into contact with Bühler technologies to cover their basic needs for foods and mobility."

INTELLIGENT PROTOCOL

AMMAR A. KHAN

"Switzerland has demonstrated its commitment towards environment protection by educating its citizens right form childhood. I believe more and more companies in Pakistan are getting aware of their social responsibility towards environment."

FULL ON TRUST

ASIF IKRAM

"Every day governments, companies millions of people rely on security inks and integrated Authentication & Traceability Solutions to protect the integrity, the safety and value of their currency, products & personal identity."

Channeling Strength

AHMED NAVEED

"I am very happy with our operations in Pakistan where Sika has developed its business in new markets and set new standards of performance in sales and profitability."

THE PEACE KEEPERS

His Excellency MARC P. GEORGE

"I do think that part of our success is based on our federal and decentralized system. In Switzerland, we have a direct democracy with a federal state and cantons (equivalent to provinces) and communes with strong competences."

WISDOM TALK

Learning Your Heart’s Out

“Activate your action lab to test knowledge, ideas, and perceptions for validity.” 

Switzerland

"Switzerland has four language regions: German, French, Italian and Romansh. Multilingualism is an integral part of Switzerland’s national identity. German is the main language of around 63.5% of the population. However, they do not speak standard German but rather various Alemannic dialects that are collectively known as “Schweizerdeutsch” (Swiss German). French is the main language of around 22.5% of the population. Italian is the main language of around 8.1% of the population. Romansh is the main language of about 0.5% of the population."

PBIT

Punjab A Paradise For Investors

"The revolution of world famous silk route into China Pakistan Economic Corridor will determine the economic fate of Pakistan. The CPEC, which will connect Pakistan with Western China is a cornerstone of the ambitious “One Belt, One Road”, a 65-nation strong initiative that aims to create a modern Silk Road connecting us with Central Asia, Europe and Africa."

KP-BOI

Emerging Face Of KPK

"Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, a gateway to Central Asia and falling on both ends of River Indus, has got a strategic position of joining borders with Afghanistan and China and also connected to Iran and India through other Provinces of Pakistan."

DEPO 22

International Delegation Visit

"Iran’s delegation from Supreme National Defense University (SNDU) and Zimbabwe’s Delegation from (NDU)."

Build A Culture Of Engagement

"Pakistan like any other country has unique challenges of engaging its workforce in a manner which, optimally utilizes physical as well as mental resources. Pakistan has a young population (more than 73% of the 220 million residents are below 35 years of age) that is upwardly mobile, social media savvy, brand aware and on the lookout for quality products – and enjoyable experiences."

Ghazi- The Prowler Of The Deep

"Pakistan Navy submarine Ghazi in late sixties and early seventies was the symbol of an irretrievable depth of fear for the Indian Navy. The submarine remained a nightmare for the Indian fleet for years. In the early phase of 1971 war, Indian aircraft carrier Vikrant was forced to find shelter nearly a 1000 miles away from its home port Vishakhapatnam. Indian Navy was well aware of the prowess of Ghazi that had earlier wrecked their operational plans in 1965 War."

Power To Transform Reflections On Management

"Any discussion on the subject of management would be incomplete without remembering Peter Drucker, whose ideas still matter and endure. He died peacefully in his sleep at his home in Claremont, California, in November 2005 at age 95; eight days’ shy of his 96th birthday."

Message From The Philippe Crevoisier

Swiss Consul General In Karachi

"I have the pleasure to address you all through this special edition of Evolve magazine on my country, and the best practices Swiss companies bring in to their Pakistani operations."

Message From The Farhat Ali President

Swiss Business Council

"It is indeed very commendable that the Embassy of Switzerland in Pakistan has undertaken an initiative to promote the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) being implemented by the Swiss Companies operative in Pakistan and Embassy’s collaboration with the magazine ‘ EVOLVE – Business Insight’ who is publishing a special issue on the subject to invoke public awareness with Swiss Companies as the role model."

NEWS ROUND-UP

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