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Karachi Alumna Develops Next Generation of Performers

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May 12, 2015

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Karachi Alumna Develops Next Generation of Performers

By Hira Nafees Shah It was a hot day in February in Karachi, but the playground of the public high school in Liaquatabad was packed with female students, despite the fact that the exams had recently concluded. Giggles broke out from time to time as two audacious students made their ...

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First Person: Mooting at the Lahore University of Management Sciences

PUAN EDITOR

May 11, 2015

6 min read

First Person: Mooting at the Lahore University of Management Sciences

By Daniyal Hassan, SUSI Alumnus Mooting is something that I wasn’t familiar with before I started law school in 2012. Now that I am in my final year at the school and have participated in 5 moot court competitions, I think I know a little more about this skill. Mooting ...

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First Person: The Literati Glitterati and Me

Puan Editor

May 4, 2015

13 min read

First Person: The Literati Glitterati and Me

By Ayesha Fazlur Rahman I was asked by the US Embassy to moderate the session on Art and Cultural Diplomacy at the Islamabad Literature Festival (ILF) 2015, since I often moderate sessions and make announcements at PUAN events. It all began in 2007 when I was a graduate student on ...

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Toward Greater Avenues: PUAN Alumni’s Music Mela Goes International

PUAN EDITOR

April 28, 2015

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Toward Greater Avenues: PUAN Alumni’s Music Mela Goes International

By Hira Nafees Shah The open air grounds of the Pakistan National Council of Arts (PNCA) hosted a exceptional event April 17-19 in Islamabad. Music Mela 2015 featured ground-breaking performances by local and international artists who demonstrated the power of music to create bonds between people across physical and cultural ...

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Fulbright Alumnus Spearheads Technology to Make Schools Safe in Pakistan

PUAN EDITOR

April 7, 2015

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Fulbright Alumnus Spearheads Technology to Make Schools Safe in Pakistan

Pakistani Fulbright Alumnus and winner of the Pakistan’s first ever StartUp Cup, Dr. Zeeshan-ul-Hassan Usmani has made the country proud by becoming part of a new innovative partnership, which will deliver state-of-the-art technology to promote Safe Schools in Pakistan. The partnership was announced at UN headquarters in New York and ...

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U.S. Exchange Alumna Abia Akram Included in UN Women of Achievement List

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February 17, 2015

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U.S. Exchange Alumna Abia Akram Included in UN Women of Achievement List

Congratulations to U.S./Pakistan Disability Leadership Professional Exchange Program Alumna Abia Akram who has made it to the United Nations Women of Achievement list! She is the first woman from Pakistan to be the Coordinator for the Commonwealth Young Disabled People’s Forum, in addition to being the first woman with disabilities ...

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PUAN Management Hones Rules of Business in Annual Planning Moot

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February 12, 2015

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PUAN Management Hones Rules of Business in Annual Planning Moot

By Hira Nafees Shah The fifth annual National Executive Committee meeting of the 12 local chapters of the Pakistan-U.S Alumni Network (PUAN) took place from January 31 to February 1 in Islamabad. During the meeting, the presidents, general secretaries, and finance secretaries highlighted their achievements in the past year, and ...

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Pakistani Exchange Student in Illinois Inspires Others

PUAN EDITOR

January 23, 2015

1 min read

Pakistani Exchange Student in Illinois Inspires Others

Pakistani exchange students come from diverse backgrounds and have all kinds of riveting stories to tell. Particularly inspirational is the tale of Ahsan Javaid, a Community College Initiative Program (CCIP) participant who was diagnosed with Leukemia at the tender age of 11. Despite having to battle cancer for a significant ...

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11th Annual Fulbright and Humphrey Alumni Conference

Puan Editor

January 7, 2015

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The United States Educational Foundation in Pakistan (USEFP) organized its 11th Annual Fulbright and Humphrey Alumni Conference at the Fulbright Center at Forman Christian College in Lahore on 5 December, 2014. On the theme of “Vision 2025: Our Plan of Action”, the conference brought approximately 200 Fulbright and Humphrey alumni ...

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Pakistani Student in Alaska Reflects on Peshawar Attack

PUAN EDITOR

December 30, 2014

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Pakistani Student in Alaska Reflects on Peshawar Attack

Hassam Bazil is a 16-year-old studying in Alaska on the Youth Exchange and Study Program (YES). When militants killed at least 145 people in a school shooting in Peshawar, Hassam felt faraway and helpless. But through the help and support of his friends and host family, he found a way to ...