Robotics lab: A place where five-year olds develop games
June 05, 2012
KARACHI:? After serving high-tech firms in Silicon Valley for 13 years, electrical engineers Afaque Ahmed and Yasin Altaf returned home to connect with their families. Although the family reunion was the real motivation to move back in 2004, the decision is benefiting the country in multiple ways. They have created a platform that prepares future scientists, app developers and also earns foreign exchange. “We might have been able to earn a lot more in San Jose, California but the satisfaction of staying close to our family and making some tangible contribution to society and the economy is unmatched,” said Ahmed. “Both Yasin and I were of the opinion that Pakistan is a wonderful place to do business and especially in something related to information and communications technology,” Ahmed said, adding, “yes, there were and are problems but the opportunities like quality human resource, low cost business operations and others outweigh those.” In 2007, they launched Cloud BPO – a high...
