Tag Archives: Embassy of the United States of America

Islamabad, February 20, 2013 (PPI-OT): The U.S. Mission in Pakistan is celebrating its National Day in February this year with three separate events in Karachi, Islamabad, and Lahore. This celebration is in lieu of an event on U.S. Independence Day, July 4. The U.S. Mission has chosen to celebrate the …

Muzaffarabad, February 19, 2013 (PPI-OT): The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Mission Director Jock Conly and Minister of Education, Jammu and Kashmir (AJK), Abdul Waheed Mian, awarded scholarships to 150 students studying education from AJK University in Muzaffarabad. “The United States government is committed to supporting Pakistan in its …

Islamabad, February 15, 2013 (PPI-OT): An accredited U.S. diplomat was involved in a road accident at approximately 9:30 PM on February 14 in the vicinity of Margalla Road and Constitution Avenue in Islamabad. The Embassy employee’s vehicle collided with a motorcycle carrying two Pakistani citizens, injuring both men. One of …

Islamabad, February 07, 2013 (PPI-OT): Gen. John R. Allen, commander of the International Security Assistance Force, met with Pakistan’s Chief of Army Staff Gen. Ashfaq Parvez Kayani today, the latest in a regular series of engagements aimed at bolstering the military-to-military relationship between ISAF and Pakistan as well as improving …

Islamabad, February 07, 2013 (PPI-OT): The Fulbright Program in Pakistan — the largest in the world — is accepting applications for 2014. The U.S. government’s flagship scholarship program awards deserving Pakistani students full scholarships covering tuition, textbooks, airfare, a stipend, and health insurance to complete their Master’s or Ph.D. degrees, …

Islamabad, February 06, 2013 (PPI-OT): When 27 year-old Saadia, an Afghan refugee living in a camp near Mansehra, lost her husband to a heart attack, she also lost her sole source of income. She could no longer provide for her four young children. Facing desperation, Saadia reluctantly pulled her children …

Islamabad, February 04, 2013 (PPI-OT): John Forbes Kerry was sworn in as the 68th Secretary of State of the United States, becoming the first sitting Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman to become Secretary in over a century. Secretary Kerry joined the State Department after 28 years in the United States …