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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Society of Webpreneurs Project Introduces Blogging to Bahawalpur Students

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Society of Webpreneurs Project Introduces Blogging to Bahawalpur Students
By Hira Nafees Shah Musab Khan sat down to take a look at the past question papers for an upcoming engineering exam. Despite surfing the internet for hours, he remained frustrated when his searches returned few useful results. Many students in Pakistan face the same situation when they are searching ...
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“Go Girl Pakistan” Alumni Project Empowers Girls Through Sports

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“Go Girl Pakistan” Alumni Project Empowers Girls Through Sports
By Hira Nafees Shah On a mild afternoon in March, a bunch of volunteers were waiting with bated breath at a local Karachi stadium. Their event was scheduled to start at 4pm, but despite it being 15 minutes over, no one had showed up. And then everyone heaved a sigh ...
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First Person: My U.S. Exchange Experience

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First Person: My U.S. Exchange Experience
By Moiz Rehan, 2012 Youth Exchange & Study (YES) alumnus Reprinted with permission from Khabr-o-Nazar magazine, April-May 2014 issue My name is Moiz Rehan and I went to the U.S. under the KL-YES Program in the year 2012. I remember the day that my journey of change started – the ...
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“The Pakistan Four” Film Challenges Gender Stereotypes

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“The Pakistan Four” Film Challenges Gender Stereotypes
By Hira Nafees Shah What do a Muslim fencer, a Muslim top-chef; a Muslim weight-lifter and a Muslim standup comedian all have in common apart from their religion? They are all Pakistani-American women who have made great achievements in male-dominated professions—and whose riveting stories of personal triumph are documented in ...
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Fulbright Alum’s ‘Piecycle’ Start-up brings Western Dessert to Lahoris

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Fulbright Alum’s ‘Piecycle’ Start-up brings Western Dessert to Lahoris
By Hira Nafees Shah In a beautiful house in Defense Lahore, a kettle is whistling and an oven is working at its maximum capacity. As with most modern Pakistani houses, one would expect the oven to churn out cakes or brownies. But when the lid is raised, an unusual delicacy ...
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Alumni-Led Music Mela Conference Rocks Islamabad’s Red Zone

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Alumni-Led Music Mela Conference Rocks Islamabad’s Red Zone
By Hira Nafees Shah A boring and bureaucratic city no longer—that was the consensus of Islooites who attended the 2014 Music Mela Conference that rocked the city’s Red Zone at the Pakistan National Council of the Arts (PNCA) May 2-4, 2014. Showcasing 15 folk, fusion, rock, indie and Qawwali bands ...
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First Person: New York, City of Lights

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First Person: New York, City of Lights
By Ruby Gul Shah Alumna of 2013 “Art for Social Change” exchange program The city of lights, New York! Although I was never fascinated by the artificial brilliance of busy cities but I found New York to be one of a kind. No wonder, an old blind and deaf lady ...
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Alumni Small Grants

Alumnus Promotes Inter-Faith Harmony through Adult Education

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Alumnus Promotes Inter-Faith Harmony through Adult Education
By Hira Nafees Shah With six children and limited resources, Parveen Emanuel had led a tough life.  In her childhood, she had wanted to study, but her parents had refused, saying that they did not want their daughter to get a job. Then marriage brought an avalanche of responsibilities. Now ...
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Activists Share Best Practices for Combating Acid Attacks in Pakistan

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Activists Share Best Practices for Combating Acid Attacks in Pakistan
By Hira Nafees Shah Acid throwing, also called an acid attack, is a form of violent assault defined as the act of throwing acid onto the body of another with intent to disfigure, maim, torture, or kill. It’s a horrific crime with lifelong consequences, and the victims are almost always ...
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KP Alumna Leads Seminar on Disability Rights

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KP Alumna Leads Seminar on Disability Rights
On April 5, Pakistan-U.S. Alumni Network (PUAN) Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) and Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) Chapter alumna Sana Iqbal organized a seminar in collaboration with Empower Pak (EP) on the implementation of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of People with Disabilities (CRPD). The focus of the seminar ...
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