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Lahore Alumni Hold Vigil in Solidarity with Peshawar

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December 18, 2014

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Lahore Alumni Hold Vigil in Solidarity with Peshawar

Alumni are joining others across Pakistan and around the world mourn the terrible loss of life in Peshawar. Yesterday between 40 and 50 alumni participated in a nighttime vigil. After the initial display, alumni walked in silence around Hussian Chowk, and held a prayer for the departed. Alumni from Peshawar ...

Alumni Success Story South AJK Chapter

Fulbright Alums Take the Lead on Social Enterprise

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November 30, 2014

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Fulbright Alums Take the Lead on Social Enterprise

By Hira Nafees Shah 18-year-old Abdullah Nasir stood in front of the teacher with bated breath. Although he had memorized his speech, words failed him when he noticed the eyes of his professor and class fellows on him. The fear of public speaking is a common affliction, but Nasir overcame ...

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KP/FATA Chapter Reunion Pays Homage to Community Service Work Of Alumni

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October 30, 2014

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KP/FATA Chapter Reunion Pays Homage to Community Service Work Of Alumni

By Hira Nafees Shah Keeping its fine tradition alive, the KP/FATA chapter of the Pakistan-U.S Alumni Network held its third annual reunion in Peshawar on Thursday, October 23rd, 2014. More than one hundred and fifty alumni enthusiastically took part in the polished event and paid homage to the resilient spirit of ...

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CCIP Alumnus Empowers Women of Sukkur

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October 20, 2014

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By Hira Nafees Shah On a hot and humid afternoon in July, about 30 female activists set up a medical camp with a volunteer doctor in a local high school. The women went door-to-door encouraging others to visit the camp, which was free of cost. Though medical camps like this ...

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First Person: Learning, Fun and Exposure SUSI 2014

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September 12, 2014

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First Person: Learning, Fun and Exposure SUSI 2014

By Maham Zahid, Study of the United States Institutes (SUSI) Alumna I am a strong believer that “you can go as far as you dream, think and imagine.” My dreams came true when I was selected as a principal candidate for SUSI 2014. The first four weeks of the 6-week ...

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PUAN Islamabad session Highlights need for Nuanced Discussion about Partition

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August 13, 2014

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PUAN Islamabad session Highlights need for Nuanced Discussion about Partition

By Hira Nafees Shah The Islamabad chapter of the Pakistan-U.S Alumni Network arranged an international online discussion session exploring Pakistani and Indian perspectives on the 1947 Partition of their two countries on Saturday, August 9th 2014. Indian Fulbright Alumnus Jasmine Shah was the chief guest on the occasion who addressed ...

Alumni Small Grants

Workshop Introduces New English Teaching Strategies to Balochi Teachers

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July 15, 2014

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Workshop Introduces New English Teaching Strategies to Balochi Teachers

By Hira Nafees Shah Prominent educator Nazeer Ahmed had noticed a trend during his years of teaching in his home district Pishin, Balochistan. Students would complete matriculation from schools but would drop out during their college years. When he inquired, Ahmed found out that the coursework upto to the level ...

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Filmmakers Tackle Top Issues Facing Baluchistan

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July 11, 2014

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Filmmakers Tackle Top Issues Facing Baluchistan

By Hira Nafees Shah Film is one of the most powerful mediums to raise awareness of social issues and change mindsets. Across the whole range of cinematic arts, filmmakers can bring to life the dreams and struggles of everyday people, engage pressing questions, and stir audiences to take action. That’s ...

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First Person: Project Smile Empowers Youth via Skill Development

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July 9, 2014

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First Person: Project Smile Empowers Youth via Skill Development

By Majid Mushtaq, 2013 Global UGrad alumnus I belong to a rural area of Pakistan and my father, being a farmer, couldn’t afford my education expenses alone. But then I started doing freelancing and for the last three years, I have been paying my tuition fee myself. I always thought ...

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First Person: Women’s Tech Forum Central Asia

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July 3, 2014

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First Person: Women’s Tech Forum Central Asia

By Rimsha Ali Shah, SUSI alumna Quite recently I had the pleasure of attending Tech Forum Central Asia (TFCA 14) in Almaty, Kazakhstan as a participant from Pakistan along with Zoe Richards from Lahore. My first travel to a central Asian state was quite riveting and enlightening in different ways. ...