All these people still struggle to feed their families, and to send thier kids to school..
So why hasnt the unprecedented growth reached these people in 8 years?
People in the village of Mehra Sharif near the Pakistani capital Islamabad are answering your e-mails about their lives and their country.
Pakistan has been going through great political turbulence. Last week President Musharraf lifted the state of emergency he declared in November. National and provincial elections are due in January.
The villagers are accompanied by the BBC’s Syed Shoaib Hasan.