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The Prince William County School Board has appointed Dr. Babur Lateef, a known Pakistani-American advocate for high quality education, as the Interim School Board Chair. “It is a true honor to be selected from the group...

A prominent Pakistani-American businessman has pledged to fund journalism undergraduate scholarship through Pakistani-American Press Association, a newly formed body of journalists. Mossadaq Chughtai said at an event on Saturday he will contribute a minimum of $...

Pakistani-Americans rarely hold an event focusing on key dimensions of human resource development including political empowerment and professional career advancement of the young people. So, it was like a puff of fresh air when the National...

Emily V. Gordon and Kumail Nanjiani  “The Big Sick” panel at Sundance 2017, Park City UT, Photo: Punk Toad (https://www.flickr.com/photos/punktoad/32616892101) Pakistani-American comedian and actor Kumail Nanjiani has won nomination for an Oscar for film The Big Sick,...

Governor-elect Ralph Northam announcing his decision to pick Atif Qarni as Secretary Education at Beville Middle School, Photo: Northam Twitter  Pakistani-American Atif Qarni, a Prince William County Public School teacher and Marine Corps veteran, has been...

Honoring the legacy of late Professor Zia Hassan, a Pakistani-American educationist who served at the Stuart School of Business for 54 years, the Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT), Chicago, has launched an endowed chair established to...

Photo: Author American minorities have been the target of political rhetoric and discrimination since last year’s election which saw President Donald Trump claim the White House. Anti-Semitic attacks have sharply risen this past year according to...

With a real time net worth of $ 7.2 billion, Pakistani-American Shahid Khan is placed 72nd on Forbes 2017 list of 400 richest Americans. The magazine notes Khan, an engineer by trade, bought auto parts supplier...

Photo Credit: Kashif Sohail Dr. Zulfiqar Kazmi and Mrs Tanvir Kazmi, prominent Pakistani-Americans in literary and interfaith circles, have been honored with Parents of the Year Award 2017. The National Parents Day Coalition of faith organizations...

Pakistani and American flags fluttered at New York’s Madison Avenue as a large number of people to celebrate the 33rd Pakistan Day parade, with Ambassador Aizaz Chaudhry applauding the community’s role as bridge between the two countries....