Pakistan-U.S. Alumni Network (PUAN) is an association of U.S. exchange alumni who are committed to making meaningful contributions to Pakistan and comprise of current and former Pakistani participants of U.S. federal government-sponsored exchange programs.
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Adnan Riaz Celebrates Diversity by Serving the Muslim Community during Ramadan

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Adnan Riaz Celebrates Diversity by Serving the Muslim Community during Ramadan
Our humble alumni continue making us proud by giving back to their communities! Meet Adnan Riaz, our English Works-2019 alumnus, from PUAN Rawalpindi and Islamabad Chapter. He belongs to Christian faith but when it comes to serving his people, he bleeds green and is nothing but a patriotic Pakistani. Adnan, ...
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Celebrating Air Quality Awareness Week – Learn about Air Quality Index

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Celebrating Air Quality Awareness Week – Learn about Air Quality Index
Do you know that Air Quality Index (AQI) is a yardstick that runs from 0 to 500. The higher the AQI value, the greater the level of air pollution and severe the health concern.Download the State Department’s Air Quality app ZephAir now to stay updated! You can get all of ...
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PUAN Celebrates Air Quality Awareness Week – 2021

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PUAN Celebrates Air Quality Awareness Week – 2021
During this year’s Air Quality Awareness Week (May 3-7, 2021), we revive our commitment to strive for events and activities that increase air quality awareness and encourage people to check the air quality index daily. This year’s theme is “Healthy Air-Important for Everyone.” Don’t forget to download the State Department’s ...
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PUAN Climate Change Expert Leading from Front

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PUAN Climate Change Expert Leading from Front
Did you know that The author of “Pakistan First Community-based Climate Change Curriculum” and “Pakistan’s First Declaration on Climate Change with Clerics of Pakistan” is none other than our every own Khadija Abid? Khadija is our Legislative Fellow Program alumna from PUAN’s Islamabad Chapter. She is a Policy Analyst and ...
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Upcoming PUAN Talk on Food Security Challenges in 21st Century

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Upcoming PUAN Talk on Food Security Challenges in 21st Century
Mark your calendars to catch us live on Thursday April 29 @ 08:00 PM Pakistan Standard Time (+05:00 UTC) for exclusive talk on ‘Food Security Challenges in 21st Century: Solutions and Opportunities’
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Earth Week: Featuring Senior Journalist & Practitioner Afia Saleem

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Earth Week: Featuring Senior Journalist & Practitioner Afia Saleem
When Sidney Sheldon said, “Try to leave the earth a better place than when you arrived“, PUAN alumni like Afia Salam captured it’s very essence to core because “the earth is what we all have in common“. Afia Salam, our CVE 2017 alumna, holds a Masters in Geography and is ...
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Earth Week: Admiring Work of Muhammad Waseem for Mother Earth

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Earth Week: Admiring Work of Muhammad Waseem for Mother Earth
People like Muhammad Waseem are living example of famous quote that says “We don’t own the planet Earth; we belong to it. And we must share it with our wildlife”. Muhammad Waseem is our Pakistan Educational Leadership Institute (Plymouth State University, Newhampshire, USA), 2008 Program alumnus and has spent around ...
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Heaps of Garbage to Tons of Hope

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Heaps of Garbage to Tons of Hope
Meet our very accomplished Fulbright Alumnus Mr. Salman Tariq, who has been working for more than 10 years on projects related to sustainable living and solid waste management. Mr. Salman started his career with job at K-Electric in 2009 and worked on a project related to Pakistan’s largest Cattle Colony ...
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ASGs improving mental health & well-being of trainees

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ASGs improving mental health & well-being of trainees
While celebrating empowered communities through Alumni Small Grants (ASG), let us tell you about Dr. Bushra Yasmin’s venture. Dr. Bushra is Associate Professor of Economics at Fatima Jinnah Women University and is also a Fulbright alumna 2016-17 for Post-Doctorate from the Department of Economics, Harvard University, USA. Under her ASG, ...
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A Tale of Co-existence: A Passage to Bliss and Peace

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A Tale of Co-existence: A Passage to Bliss and Peace
Meet Sanjay Mathrani who is our UGrad alumnus and Exchange Ambassador from PUAN Jamshoro Chapter! Sanjay is an aspiring Pakistani Hindu from the beautiful land of Sindh but what makes him unique are his efforts for promoting the interfaith harmony. A day before start of Ramadan, he along with one ...
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