US helps Afghan refugee women learn professional trades

Richard Albright, Coordinator for Economic and Development Assistance at the U.S. Embassy Islamabad, inaugurated “Shop for Cause” at Malikabad Plaza, Rawalpindi. This exclusive outlet for the hand-embroidered fashions and handicrafts of Afghan women refugees is a direct result of collaboration between the U.S. government and the Hashoo Foundation. The artisans studied tailoring and marketing with […]

US funds exchange program for female Pakistani field hockey athletes

A group of ten female Pakistani hockey players and two female coaches will leave for Washington this weekend to participate in the U.S. State Department’s Empowering Women and Girls through Sports Initiative program from June 17-27 which aims to increase the number of women and girls involved in sports.      “These high school athletes […]

President Obama calls Nawaz Sharif after election victory

U.S. President Barack Obama Tuesday called Nawaz Sharif and congratulated him on his party’s election victory, state media reported.   President Obama said the United States wants to further strengthen friendly and trade relations with Pakistan, radio Pakistan reported.   Nawaz Sharif’s Pakistan Muslim League (PML-N) party emerged as the single largest party in the […]

United States Supports Teacher Education in Gilgit-Baltistan

The United States celebrated the continued success of programs to educate the teachers of Pakistan on Thursday in a ceremony in Gilgit, the US embassy said.   The United States, through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), awarded 115 scholarships for future educators who will study in the Gilgit-Baltistan region, including at Karakoram […]

U.S. Alumni students come together to serve others

More than 400 alumni of U.S.-government sponsored exchange programs came together Sunday to offer community service at locations all over Islamabad as part of the International Young Alumni Conference, sponsored by the U.S. Embassy.   Following a four-day gathering of more than 400 alumni of U.S. professional and educational exchange students from Pakistan, Afghanistan, India, and the United […]

The U.S.-funded Entrepreneurs Project in Pakistan spurs entrepreneurial growth among low-income communities to address a growing need for economic opportunity.   This project provides skills and improves the business know-how of low-income women with home businesses. Through this project, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) provides female artisans with the skills to improve […]

American, Pakistani scientists increase Pakistan’s wheat harvest

American scientists and Pakistani wheat experts are collaborating to increase Pakistan’s wheat harvest and ensure greater prosperity to farmers nationwide.   A bi-national team of scientists, sponsored by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), met in Faisalabad last week to evaluate wheat varieties for disease-resistance.   In order to determine which wheat varieties will perform […]

U.S. awards scholarships to 250 students from Punjab

The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) awarded scholarships to 250 talented students enrolled in the recently introduced two-year Associate Degree in Education program and the four-year Bachelor’s Degree in Education program in Punjab, the U.S. embassy said Saturday.   “I am delighted to see such bright students from Punjab who have dedicated themselves to […]

Top US senator says look forward to timely Pakisran polls

U.S. Senator Robert Menendez (D-NJ), Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, has said the United States looks forward to timely, free, and fair elections that will result in the first civilian democratic transition in Pakistan’s history.   Senator Menendez wrapped up his three-day visit to Pakistan on Friday, the U.S. embassy said.   Throughout his […]

U.S. advises citizens in Pakistan to stay away from long-march

The American embassy in Islamabad on Friday issued security alert message to its citizens in Pakistan in view of the coming long-march on the Pakistani capital by a religious leader.   Dr Tahir-ul-Qadri, leader of Minhaj-ul-Quran, has planned the long-march and a sit-in outside the parliament building on January 14 to press for electoral reforms. […]