Pakistani Americans
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A Maryland Muslim charity’s work and Yoga sessions help inter-faith understanding
In an environment of polarizing politics and excessive media focus on divisive issues many great things that American communities accomplish appear to go unnoticed. Yet, the welfare work that a Muslim organization has been doing in...April 18, 2019 1147 0 -
Pakistani-Americans remain a big source of remittances with a 23.58% boost this year
The remittances sent by Pakistani-Americans jumped 23.58 percent to $2.516 billion during the first nine months of the 2019 fiscal year. The State Bank of Pakistan data shows that overseas Pakistanis sent $15.096 billion in the...April 17, 2019 724 0 -
Pakistani-Americans, a vital connection for both countries
Image: R to L Akbar Khan, Ambassador Asad Khan, Congressman Brad Sherman, Mossadaq Chughtai Credit: Asim Siddiqui As the United States and Pakistan navigate through challenges in the way of South Asian peace and stability, an...March 30, 2019 2855 0 -
Section of major avenue in New York named after Quaid-e-Azam
The New York City Council has designated part of Coney Island Avenue, a major traffic route, in Brooklyn after Pakistan’s founder Muhammad Ali Jinnah. The Pakistani community welcomed the announcement by Pakistani-American Youth Organization (PAYO), which...December 28, 2018 1072 0 -
In first public appearance, Ambassador Siddiqui emanates message of unity
Pakistan’s new ambassador to the United States Ali Jehangir Siddiqui invited Pakistani-Americans to be part of collective efforts to put Pakistan back on the track of high economic growth and turn into a dynamic country. He...June 24, 2018 2204 0 -
White House aide looks forward to growing U.S.-Pakistan relationship
The United States and Pakistan have a lot to gain by working with each other, a senior aide to U.S. President Donald Trump, said while speaking at a Pakistan Day event at the country’s embassy in...March 24, 2018 1206 0 -
A platform for young Pakistani-Americans to have conversations
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...March 7, 2018 1756 1 -
‘Literature can strengthen human bonds across cultures’
Feelings of the time slipping by and expectations of good times ahead merged creatively as the Society of Urdu Literature hosted its last session of 2017 in the afternoon of December 31, just hours before the...January 8, 2018 2109 2 -
How I found out the “Angels Within”
As a publisher, author, philosophy professor, and avid theater buff, I attend, on an average, twenty-five movies a year. It would be reasonable to estimate that I watch double that amount, on cable television, in a...December 16, 2017 3603 0 -
Pakistani-Americans vital bridge-building force: Ambassador Aizaz Chaudhry
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....August 7, 2017 1590 0
