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Prominent Pakistani-American lawyer Zarrar Sehgal to serve on APF Board
The American Pakistan Foundation welcomes Zarrar Sehgal, Head of the Banking and Finance practice area at Clifford Chance, to its board of directors. He is a partner in Clifford Chance’s U.S. Finance and Restructuring Group, and...June 7, 2018 994 0 -
Hundreds protest against gun violence in New York
Photo: Screenshot/CNS NY Thousands of Americans representing all ages and communities staged protest marches against gun violence in New York and other parts of the country a spate of deadly school shootings that have prompted widespread...June 3, 2018 789 0 -
Lahore Literary Festival returns to New York’s Asia Society on May 12
Photo: LLF/Asia Society Promising to be a premier cultural event, the Lahore Literary Festival returns to New York this Saturday with a series of discussions exploring dimensions of Pakistani arts and literature. This year’s event will...May 9, 2018 1283 1 -
Climate Change: How many more alarm bells?
A frame-filling portrait of a male polar bear (Ursus maritimus) jumping in the pack ice. Svalbard, Norway. Photo: Arturo de Frias Marques/Wikimedia Commons It’s been more than two years since the international community reached the Paris Agreement to address...March 30, 2018 1293 0 -
Times Square rally ugres freedom for Kashmir
A map of disputed Kashmir region Credit: Planemad/Wikimedia Commons A demonstration in New York’s Times Square called for freedom of Kashmir, drawing attention to Indian atrocities and asking the UN to honor its commitment to help...February 6, 2018 2466 0 -
Massive snowstorm to hit the East Coast this weekend
Photo: Central Park, NY,after 2016 blizzard Credit: King of Hearts/Wikimedia Commons Blizzard conditions with snow showers, gusty winds and biting chill are all on their way to hit the Eastern Coast this weekend as the region...January 4, 2018 4602 0 -
New Yorkers brave bone-chilling cold to greet 2018
Photo: Screenshot/Times Square Video New Yorkers reveled into the New Year 2018 with a splash of lights, music, fireworks and ball drop at the Times Square – braving off bone-chilling cold. Mayor Bill de Blasio joined...January 1, 2018 1137 0 -
NY attempted terror attack: Suspect identified as Bangladeshi Akayed Ullah
Authorities in New York City have identified the suspect as a 27-year-old man, Akayed Ullah, from Bangladesh, who attempted to carry out a terror attack on New York’s Port Authority bus terminal during Monday morning rush...December 11, 2017 941 0 -
New York’s new manufacturing hub promises innovation, thousands of jobs
Innovation, entrepreneurship, manufacturing, services and jobs will all emerge from the opening of a renovated Brooklyn Navy Yard’s Building 77 in New York, a one-million-square-foot, state-of-the-art manufacturing hub and the largest on the 300-acre industrial campus....November 11, 2017 1314 0 -
Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah’s daughter Dina Wadia passes away in New York
Dina Wadia, daughter of Pakistan’s founder Quaid-e-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah, passed away at her home in New York on Thursday at the age of 98. According to Pakistan’s Consul General Raja Ali Ejaz – cited by the...November 2, 2017 2720 0