Immigrant Heritage Month
PAKPAC was honored to take part in the third annual Immigrant Heritage Month activities in Washington. PAKPAC members were invited to a reception on Capitol Hill and a half day conference at the White House. Immigrant Heritage Month – enacted by a resolution in the Congress -has celebrated the millions of stories that make up […]
PAKPAC Welcomes 115th Congress
After her first full month in Washington our new Senator Maggie Hassan joined my wife, Romana, and another Granite State Pakistani American couple, Tariq and Tanweer Rahman, for an informative and stimulating dinner discussion. She sits on the Homeland Security Committee and while we hoped to keep the discussion light, we could not help but […]
Informative and stimulating dinner discussion with Senator Maggie Hassan
After her first full month in Washington our new Senator Maggie Hassan joined my wife, Romana, and another Granite State Pakistani American couple, Tariq and Tanweer Rahman, for an informative and stimulating dinner discussion. She sits on the Homeland Security Committee and while we hoped to keep the discussion light, we could not help but […]
PAKPAC Introduces its Young Professionals Advisory Council
PAKPAC is committed to multi-generational leadership and is proud to announce the expansion of its Advisory Council to include talented young professionals from around the country. PAKPAC believes that it is the responsibility of established diaspora organizations to provide the young professionals with opportunities to polish their skill sets which will allow them to become […]
Afternoon Tea and Discussion with Senator Ben Cardin
100 days into the new Trump administration, PAKPAC leaders and members joined Senator Ben Cardin for an afternoon with tea. Senator Cardin (D-MD) is a ranking senator on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, a position previously held by Vice President Joe Biden. He convinced President Obama to visit a masjid, making him the first president […]
Political Organizing Seminar and Discussion with Congressman Mike Turner
On Sunday afternoon, over 80 community leaders from across Central Ohio joined Congressman Mike Turner for an informative and memorable Grassroots Organizing Summit. The event was organized by PAKPAC board member Dr. Rao Kamran Ali and his wife, Saneela, in Mansfield. In December 2015, just days after the tragedy in San Bernadino, PAKPAC began working […]
Historic Bi-Partisan Congressional Iftar
With a full moon and unseasonably cool temperatures, 115 community members traveled from across the United States to celebrate their faith and demonstrate their patriotism on the night of June 8th. They joined Democratic and Republican Congressional leaders for an unforgettable Iftar on the rooftop of the new PAKPAC Capitol Hill office. This is an […]
Remembering Nabra
In these times, our hearts are heavy. We are a community in mourning. We have been in mourning for our allies as their communities have suffered the consequences of a racism that continues to be embedded in our social fabric. We are in mourning most recently for the crimes against our own community borne of […]
Inspiring Tele-Townhall
After spending almost six hours canvassing door to door, I came back to the office and sank into my chair, breathing a sigh of relief. The wall in front of me displayed a map of the targeted neighborhoods. Gigantic is an understatement to describe the mammoth that was our task at hand. As I stared […]
DNC Eid Celebration
On Wednesday night, the Democratic National Committee hosted an Eid celebration. PAKPAC was honored to be invited and celebrate religious freedom and the diversity that makes America great. Over 100 community leaders representing Arab, Turkish and African American leaders joined this special night. Congressmen Keith Ellison and Andre Carson, both Muslim, spoke passionately and held […]