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"Its sad to see students complaining about job market. If you have to complain then start with yourself"
With a medium height, heavy eyebrows and framed glasses, its not hard for anyone to guess that Danish Zafar is either a chartered accountant or an IT expert, a typical outlook common in both kinds of Professionals. But he is both, an accountant and an IT expert.
Danish, who is an ACCA member now, started his company DYS Solutionsback in 2006 when he was a student. After five years i
September 3, 2012
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By Ali Ahmad
Arif Masud Mirza, the forty-Nine-Year- old head of ACCA Pakistan, part of World's fastest growing professional education, is average height , with an expressive, lined face and small gray hairs which he usually parts on right side.
I met with him last month on 8th floor of Marriot Hotel Karachi, for this interview. But it wasn't my first meeting with him. I met with him last year in November in Accountancy Future Symposium, when he shocked me when he st
July 19, 2011
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By Ayesha Adil (Lahore)
Mr. Adnan Rashid, a renowned name in the field of Accountancy and Finance, Principal of CFE (Centre of Financial Excellence) and a profound instructor in the same field. He is also a member of ICAP (Institute of Chartered Accountants of Pakistan). He started training in KPMG Lahore from 1995 – 1999 and became Chartered Accountant in 1999.
After three years of continuous struggle and being qualified in the field of Accountancy and Finance he dec
May 9, 2011
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By Aamna Waheed
So who is Tony Surridge, what’s his background and his experience in ACCA lecturing?
Tony Surridge is a highly regarded accountancy lecturer, having entered into his teaching vocation in 1974. Originally he worked for the Ministry of Defence, training Commonwealth military personnel and civil servants undergoing professional qualifications in the fields of accountancy, management and computing. Later on in his career he progressed and held various directorial positions wi
December 23, 2010
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By Ayesha Adil
Read an Exclusive Interview of Mr. Salahuddin with Ayesha Adil'
Mr. Salahuddin is the Principal of PAC for ACCA. He shares different thoughts and views about PAC, his Career, ACCA and of-course some "Advices for the Students"
Ayesha Adil: Let’s start with your past experience before teaching?
Salahuddin: I did my graduation (B.Sc.) and joined CA profession. The major parts of my articles are from S. M. Masood & Co., Chartered Accountants, where I was introduced by my im
November 23, 2010
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By Ayesha Adil
A Little Background for those outside Lahore:
Nasir Abbas is a Charted Accountant ,CFA (LEVEL III candidate) and Masters of Economics and a very well known name of Financial area in Accountancy institutes in Lahore. He developed his teaching skills in papers of C.A.T papers (T1,T3 and T6) and in ACCA papers F3,F7 and F9.
For ICAP students, Nasir is teaching Financial Accounting (MODULE B & C) BFD (MODULE F).
He Joined PAC in November 2008 then he moved to CFE
October 29, 2010
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By Ali Ahmad
Lot of ACCA students might already aware of the name Opentuition but only few know how they started and how they helped almost 100,000 students. Opentuition although started to offer extra course notes to students and the initial website design was more like a forum but with time they also start offering online video lectures for ACCA students.
So Pakistanacca decided to investigate and know a little more about the team and their efforts. We talked with Kris Klusek, one of
October 24, 2010
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By Danial Hussain
This is Danial Hussain from PakistanACCA. Today we have a well renowned teacher who sat with us for an interview. He also happens to be a banker.
I would like to introduce you to Mr. Tahir Sartaj.
Danial Hussain: First of all I would like to thank you for giving us time for an interview today.
Tahir Sartaj: MOST WELCOME
Danial Hussain: I would like to start by asking about your educational background?
Tahir Sartaj : Well professionally I’m a Chartered a
October 18, 2010
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By Ali Ahmad
This small interview is part of our article, ACCA Might Hit One Million. Matilda Crossman, who was working as Managing Director of BPP and currently serving ExP Group elected as the council at ACCA.
ACCA council has 36 members from around the world and Matilda is one of them.
Ali Ahmad: Matilda, I would like you to comment as what made you move from BPP to ACCA and whether your current role at ACCA as ACCA Council would raise any conflict of interest at your job at ExP
October 18, 2010
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By Ayesha Adil
Affaf Noor, a very well reputed teacher of F8 and P1 at SKANS & Principal of CAT campus also. She is known as a determined, focused and a very Friendly teacher, did her ACCA in 2003, and CIA in2005.
Affaf was in E&Y for about a couple of years. Then she joined SKANS as coordinator for an year and a half. From where she moved to KAPLAN and taught there AAT, ICAEW and CAT for 1 year and 8 months and right now she is working at SKANS as a Principal of CAT campus and
September 30, 2010
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