Originally written for the Pakistan-U.S. Alumni Network blog “Why theater?” is a question many people addressed to Naeema Butt, a mass communications major, former football player of the Pakistan National Women’s Football team, a social activist, President of World Merit, a global platform for talented and collaborative youth, and the current General Secretary of Pakistan-U.S.… Read More In Conversation with Naeema Butt

Originally written for the Pakistan-U.S. Alumni blog This month in our spotlight profile, we take you through the journey of Sundas Matloob, a NESA alumna, who discovered the artist and curator within her through her interaction with art in the United States.  She has since graduated with honors from National College of Arts and Beaconhouse… Read More Spotlight Alumna: Sundas Matloob and Her Artistic Journey

Originally written for the Pakistan-U.S. Alumni blog Standing in the center of the Pakistan National Council of Arts (PNCA) ground for the third installment of Music Mela, Kamran Javed was feeling the mid-day April heat but his focus did not falter.  Having previously served as the logistics lead for the first two Music Melas, Javed was… Read More In Conversation with Kamran Javed

Originally written for the Pakistan-U.S. Alumni Network blog “Even as a student of business administration, I was aware of what I wanted to do in life: change lives – and not in the cliché term, but with actionable change through policy and legislation.” In this month’s spotlight profile, we document the journey of Afzal Khan,… Read More In Conversation with Afzal Khan

Originally written for the Pakistan-U.S. Alumni Network blog Who would have thought that a last minute application submitted in a frenzy would make it through to the pool of finalists for the Study of the U.S. Institute for Student Leaders (SUSI) 2011 and land Ahmad Ullah Qazi from Peshawar, then 21 and unexposed to the… Read More In Conversation with Ahmad Ullah Qazi

Originally written for the Pakistan-U.S. Alumni Network blog Moiz was in the midst of a hectic study regime for his matriculation exams when a call he had been anticipating finally came through.  He had made it to the interview stage for the Kennedy Lugar – Youth Exchange and Study Program (KL – YES).  Despite having… Read More In Conversation With Moiz Rehan

Originally written for the Pakistan-U.S. Alumni Network blog Under the searing heat, a young boy sat before a counter laced with fresh fish that lay on a bed of ice.   He called out to the pedestrians to come purchase the fish he was selling.  As he wiped the sweat off of his forehead and looked… Read More In Conversation with Ayaz Mirani

Originally written for the Pakistan-U.S. Alumni Network blog Sitting in the Daily Ibrat office, a Sindhi newspaper in Karachi, Veengas typed away the ending sentences to a story she had been working on.  She had been at this very office since 2008 when she decided to delve into the world of journalism and started writing… Read More In Conversation with Veengas

Originally written for the Pakistan-U.S. Alumni blog As a student of veterinary medicine at the University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences (UVAS), Lahore, Samiya Farooq held a strong belief in overhauling agricultural that were more suited to preserving the climate and the habitat.  Fast forward four years and now she is the first South Asian… Read More In Conversation with Samiya Farooq

Originally written for the Pakistan-U.S. Alumni blog With her signature polka dots and quirky wit, Gogi, known to everyone as an emblem of the modern, educated, and deeply sensitized Pakistani Muslim woman, has been on a mission to raise awareness and propel change since the 1970’s.  We sat down to talk to the creator of this… Read More In Conversation with Nigar Nazar