SUSI - Pakistan-U.S. Alumni Network

Alumni News Chapter Activities Islamabad/Rawalpindi Chapter

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 ...

Puan Editor

August 13, 2014

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Alumni News Chapter Activities

Alums Relish Gastronomic Delights at Savory vs. Sweet Cooking Competition

By Hira Nafees Shah On a Thursday afternoon in the sweltering June heat, when most Islooites preferred to conserve their energies and beat the heat, a group of 17 brave contestants ...

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June 24, 2014

8 min read

Alumni News Alumni Small Grants Conferences

UGrad Alumnus Organizes Successful Swat Youth Conference

By Hira Nafees Shah Swat Valley’s Wadudia Hall, built in 1968, has boasted numerous visits of Pakistani politicians over the years. But never had a female speaker taken the stage in ...

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February 3, 2014

9 min read

Alumni News Alumni Small Grants North Punjab Chapter

Alumni Celebrate Pakistan’s Unique Heritage at Cultural Diversity Expo

By Hira Nafees Shah From Punjabis, Kashmiris and Sindhis in the east, to Muhaijirs and Makrani in the south, to Baloch and Pashtun in the west, and the ancient Dardic, Wakhi, ...

Puan Editor

January 13, 2014

8 min read

Alumni Small Grants

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 ...

PUAN EDITOR

December 30, 2013

8 min read

Alumni News Chapter Activities Islamabad/Rawalpindi Chapter KP Chapter

News Round Up: Chapter Activities Focus on Community Outreach

Global UGrad Alumna Leads Science Workshop for Underprivileged Kids Saba Safdar (2012 Global UGrad alumna) organized a workshop Dec. 1-2 at Islamabad’s National University of Science Technology (NUST) to introduce 40 ...

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December 9, 2013

2 min read

Alumni News Internship Program

Mentorship Program Links Senior and Student Alumni

The summer, U.S. Embassy Islamabad and the Pakistan-U.S. Alumni Network (PUAN) expanded the Alumni Mentorship Program nationwide. Forty young alumni of the YES, Global UGrad, and SUSI programs began summer internships, ...

PUAN EDITOR

June 25, 2013

1 min read

Alumni in the Press Alumni News Quetta Chapter

Alumni Share Positive U.S. Experiences on Quetta Radio

Two young alumni from Quetta conducted a live Urdu-language interview May 30 on Hot FM 105. They shared with listeners their positive experiences living and studying in the United States and ...

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May 30, 2013

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Reunions

SUSI Alumni Reconnect and Plan Future Activities at Reunion

January 18-20, 100 alumni of the Study of the U.S. Institute (SUSI) exchange program gathered in Islamabad for the first-ever alumni reunion. In the opening session, Ambassador Richard Olson met with ...

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January 22, 2013

1 min read