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PUANforPakistan: Webinar on Kitchen Gardening & Self-Reliance for Increasing Household Income During COVID-19

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July 30, 2020

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PUANforPakistan: Webinar on Kitchen Gardening & Self-Reliance for Increasing Household Income During COVID-19

The U.S. Mission in Pakistan in collaboration with the Pakistan-U.S. Alumni Network (PUAN) has launched a virtual series of discussions on topics and themes catering to the needs and interests of more than 32,000 alumni across Pakistan. Under its series of #PUANforPakistan, PUAN conducted a webinar titled, “Kitchen Gardening & ...

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PUANforPakistan: Webinar on Building Virtual Leadership During COVID-19

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July 16, 2020

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PUANforPakistan: Webinar on Building Virtual Leadership During COVID-19

The U.S. Mission in Pakistan in collaboration with the Pakistan-U.S. Alumni Network (PUAN) has launched a virtual series of discussions on topics and themes catering to the needs and interests of more than 32,000 alumni across Pakistan. Under its series of #PUANforPakistan, PUAN conducted a webinar titled, “Building Virtual Leadership ...

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PUAN Talks – Improving Air Quality in Pakistan

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April 30, 2019

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PUAN Talks – Improving Air Quality in Pakistan

How clean is the air we breathe? And how can Pakistan’s air quality be improved? Researchers and government officials tackled these questions at PUAN Talks, a monthly series of discussions on various topics featuring PUAN members. To honor Earth Day on April 22nd, the April PUAN Talks theme was ‘Challenges ...

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Journalists use PUAN’s initiative to embrace the digital age

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April 18, 2019

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Journalists use PUAN’s initiative to embrace the digital age

Ali Abid has been a journalist with Pakistan’s different English newspapers for the last 20 years. Therefore, the first interaction of this Sheikhupura-based career journalist on Twitter, his blog, and even Youtube was hard to miss. Earlier, his brush with digital technology was only to mail his news stories to ...

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U.S.-Pakistan Women’s Council Launches Training and Mentorship Programs

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April 1, 2019

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U.S.-Pakistan Women’s Council Launches Training and Mentorship Programs

Rising Pakistani women business leaders will have access to world-class mentoring and training through the expansion of the U.S.-Pakistan Women’s Council, a unique public-private partnership between the U.S. Government, Texas A&M University, and private companies and organizations in the United States and Pakistan. This announcement came during an event at ...

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262 students awarded scholarships under HEC-USAID merit, needs-based program

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March 26, 2019

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262 students awarded scholarships under HEC-USAID merit, needs-based program

As many as 262 undergraduate students from Pakistani universities were awarded scholarships under Higher Education Commission (HEC) – USAID Merit and Needs-based Scholarship Programme, during a ceremony held at the Commission Secretariat on Thursday. The ceremony was attended by HEC Chairman Dr. Tariq Banuri, Chargé d’Affaires US Embassy Paul W. ...

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Syed Shahid Kazmi Elected as the 5th Country President of Pak-U.S. Alumni Network

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February 25, 2019

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Syed Shahid Kazmi Elected as the 5th Country President of Pak-U.S. Alumni Network

Syed Shahid Kazmi, Chapter President of Islamabad, was elected as the 5th Country President of PUAN during the 9th annual meeting of National Executive Committee in Islamabad. Mr Kazmi has over two decades of experience as a community development practitioner in Pakistan and abroad. He has served various missions in ...

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Dania Hassan – Alumni Small Grants | Working for a World of Learning

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February 15, 2019

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Dania Hassan – Alumni Small Grants | Working for a World of Learning

Dania Hassan sets an inspiration for youth in the global community as a young leader and activist working to raise the quality of education throughout Pakistan. Her ongoing work has granted her the Emerging Young Leaders Award by the U.S Department of State – awarded to ten outstanding young ...

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Over 135 Pakistani Students Prepare for a Semester Exchange in the United States

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December 13, 2018

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Over 135 Pakistani Students Prepare for a Semester Exchange in the United States

United States Chargé d’Affaires Paul Jones today congratulated more than 135 Pakistani undergraduate students who were selected to participate in U.S. Government-funded Global Undergraduate Exchange Program (Global UGRAD). Since 2010, approximately 1,700 Pakistani students have participated in the Global UGRAD program, where they spend a semester studying at U.S. colleges ...

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Alumni Success: Danielle Sharaf – Inspiring Young Entrepreneurs

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November 25, 2018

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Alumni Success: Danielle Sharaf – Inspiring Young Entrepreneurs

“Pakistan is a country where I, as a woman from a minority community, have been able to make a dent in the male dominated tech world without discrimination” Whether representing Pakistan in the United States or working on communicative technological innovations, Danielle Sharaf knows what a successful role model ...