In April 2014, the Pakistan-U.S. Alumni Network (PUAN) National Executive Committee approved the establishment of a new PUAN chapter in Gwadar! The new chapter is the 12th PUAN chapter in Pakistan and the second in Balochistan. PUAN Gwadar Chapter held their first official meeting April 3 to discuss future activities, elections, ...
By Hira Nafees Shah An old communist poet. His wealthy, middle-aged son. A young man caught in an unpleasant, dead-end job. A girl who spins engaging tales to conceal her heartbreak. A grief-stricken writer. What happens when the fates of these ordinary Karachiites converge after a deadly bomb blast? You’ll ...
The American Business Council invites alumni of the Pakistan-U.S. Alumni Network to apply for the following internship opportunities with their member companies. Download the application form at ABC Internship Application Form. Please submit applications to abcpak@cyber.net.pk. Company Name: Citibank Internship title: Citibank N.A. Summer Internship Program-2014 Internship dates : Open Location: Citibank Premises- ...
Mr. Bilal Zubair Khan, an alumnus of the Kennedy-Lugar Youth Exchange and Study (YES) program from Karachi represented Pakistan during the February 2014 Annual Youth Assembly at the United Nations in New York. He participated in several panels and other activities and spoke about entrepreneurial startups by women in developing countries. ...
The Bahawalpur Chapter of Pakistan-U.S. Alumni Network (PUAN) visited Lal Sohanra Safari Park for a community service activity in March 2014 that highlighted conservation of the flora and fauna of Bahawalpur. Alumni welcomed Spring by cleaning the park and planting hundreds of trees in the children’s park. The alums also ...
By Hira Nafees Shah Mehbooba Irshad, a hardworking nurse from Chitral was the first female from her family permitted to study in the United States. During her one year of study at Greenwich Technical College, she learned about the healthcare system in America. But all was not smooth sailing, because ...
By Hira Nafees Shah Roohullah Jan was just in eighth grade when he started taking an interest in boxing, a passion that would convert into a full-fledged career in later years. He won the second position in National Games and also topped the admission list in the Geology Department in ...
By Hira Nafees Shah Javed Ayub set off on an arduous journey on the morning of February 3rd. During the next three days, he would tread through six feet snowfall in Neelum District and take an assortment of transport, before reaching his destination city- Mirpur in Azad Kashmir. Ayub had ...
By Hira Nafees Shah With a quickened heartbeat and sweaty palms, Global UGrad alumna Mehvish Iqbal Hashmi walked into the building. Although she had visited plenty of banks before, this experience was unique. It was Hashmi’s first day at her internship–her first time working in a real office. Three months ...
By Shandana Minhas, Special to the PUAN News Blog The International Writing Program (IWP) at the University of Iowa is often described as a “United Nations” of writers. I’d agree with this, not least because in our time together we managed to pass several resolutions and had little impact on ...
