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.
First Person

First Person: “English Access Program Changed My Life” by Kamran Javed

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First Person: “English Access Program Changed My Life” by Kamran Javed
My Name is Kamran Javed. I was an Access Student from 2008 to 2010 in Sir Syed Public School, Rawalpindi. I am going to share my experiences in English Access Micro-scholarship Program. Before this program I was a little bit unaware of the English language. I had knowledge about grammar, ...
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Alumni News Gwadar Chapter

PUAN Leadership Promises More Alumni Engagement at Annual Strategic Planning Summit

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PUAN Leadership Promises More Alumni Engagement at Annual Strategic Planning Summit
By Hira Nafees Shah The annual National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting of all 11 chapters of the Pakistan-U.S Alumni Network (PUAN) took place in Islamabad, January 24-25, 2014. At the summit, chapter presidents and general secretaries reported on the performance of their chapters during the last year, pondered future activities ...
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Alumni Small Grants

Alumnus Shares English Language Teaching Strategies at Workshop

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Alumnus Shares English Language Teaching Strategies at Workshop
By Hira Nafees Shah If given the opportunity, many instructors avoided teaching the Electrical Engineering class at a local university. The students had become notorious for being boisterous, outspoken and over confident. But one morning in November, there was an unusual silence in the class, broken only by the melody ...
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Alumni News Conferences Regional Cooperation

Alums Share Regional Peace-Building Strategies at Conference in Nepal

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Alums Share Regional Peace-Building Strategies at Conference in Nepal
By Hira Nafees Shah Global UGrad alumnus Farmanullah Mohmand had lived in his home district, the Mohmand Agency in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas, all his life, till he was forced to flee in 2009 with his scant belongings. With fierce fighting underway between the Pakistan Army and the militants, ...
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Alumni Small Grants

Delegates Find Solutions to Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Problems at Model Provincial Assembly

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Delegates Find Solutions to Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Problems at Model Provincial Assembly
By Hira Nafees Shah Aqeel Ahmed, a Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS) law student, travelled from Lahore all the way to Peshawar on a cold December afternoon.  His goal: to find a solution to the problems besetting his home province Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, as a delegate to the region’s first-ever ...
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Reunions

Global UGrad Reunion Channels Alumni Enthusiasm for Community Service

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Global UGrad Reunion Channels Alumni Enthusiasm for Community Service
A blood donation drive with the Red Crescent Society. A park cleanup and art workshop at Fatima Jinnah Park with local school kids from Mashal Model School. An outreach trip to the Pakistan Monument with differently-abled friends from the Special Talent Exchange Program (STEP). An anti-littering flash mob at Centaurus ...
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Alumni in the Press Chapter Activities

Young Alumni Highlight Activism on Preventing Gender-Based Violence

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Young Alumni Highlight Activism on Preventing Gender-Based Violence
Young alumni of the Islamabad-Rawalpindi chapter of the Pakistan-U.S. Alumni Network (PUAN) continued to highlight activism on preventing gender-based violence for the 16 Days of Activism Campaign, through media appearances and dialogue with counterparts in Chennai and Kolkata Pakistani and Indian Alumni Discuss Regional Cooperation on Countering Gender Violence Fifteen Pakistani ...
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Alumni News Karachi Chapter Reunions

More Than 700 Attend Sindh and Baluchistan Regional Reunion in Karachi

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More Than 700 Attend Sindh and Baluchistan Regional Reunion in Karachi
U.S. Consulate General Karachi and the Pakistan U.S. Alumni Network (PUAN) organized the first regional reunion for the Sindh and Baluchistan Alumni Chapters Nov. 23 in Karachi.  The reunion attracted more than 700 attendees.  Alumni shared success stories, presented about their current activities, and networked with their peers.  Chief Guest ...
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Alumni Small Grants

AJK Alumnus Leads Social Media Workshops for Women’s Empowerment

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AJK Alumnus Leads Social Media Workshops for Women’s Empowerment
By Hira Nafees Shah Saima Maqbool was already well aware of Facebook before signing up for a social media training workshop for young women of Azad Jammu and Kashmir. But after attending the workshops and conducting three more sessions, her perspective changed dramatically. “Not only did I learn to create ...
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Reunions

AJK Chapter’s Annual Reunion Celebrates Alumni Achievements

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AJK Chapter’s Annual Reunion Celebrates Alumni Achievements
By Hira Nafees Shah The Pakistan U.S Alumni Network (PUAN) AJK chapter held its second annual reunion on Saturday, Nov.23. More than 100 alumni from across Azad Jammu and Kashmir enthusiastically took part in the event and made it memorable. PUAN AJK General Secretary Tariq Shafi hosted the reunion and ...
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