PAKPAC SAVE THE DATES

DAY ON THE HILL:

June 26th, 2008
7 AM to 3 PM
Washington DC

ANNUAL LUNCHEON

June 28 2008
Noon time to 2 PM
Washington DC

More info forthcoming

 

 PAKPAC's Call to community to be better organized:

Pakistani American Public Affairs Committee asks the Pakistani American community organizations leadership to develop strategies for better organizing itself. Time has come and past for us to be organized. We need to wait no longer. There is a nee to develop mechanisms for a nationwide coordination. We need to organize our organizations. This can occurs as a Federation of Pakistani Americans Groups or a set up of Nor Resident Pakistanis group. The model of everyone doing everything is not sustainable. Developments of organizations skills for specific roles is needed. The community needs to function as a functional body with different organs and specialists doing specific functions but working on coordination with each other... READ MORE

 PAKPAC Meeting with Senator Joe Biden

The Pakistani-American Public Affairs Committee president Dr. Saud Anwar had a meeting with Senator Joseph Biden of Delaware who is the chairperson of US Senate Foreign Relation Committee.  Dr. Saud Anwar thanked Senator Biden for his well thought out strategy for a long-term plan for Pakistan-US relationship. He complemented Senator Biden for understanding the need for in long-term US investment in the people of Pakistan . His vision of a Pakistan focused strategy rather than individual focused strategy is much respected and supported by PAKPAC and the larger Pakistani American Community. There is an acute need to focus on helping reduce joblessness, increasing support to the economy and trade between US and Pakistan and investment in educational and healthcare infrastructure of the country. The discussion about importance of strengthening democratic institutions in a long-term manner in the region was also discussed.