Islamabad, April 30, 2019 (PPI-OT): U.S. Mission Pakistan, as part of a broader State Department global effort, installed two regulatory-grade air quality monitors at the U.S. Embassy in Islamabad. This initiative was done in collaboration with the U.S. Environmental Protection...
Read More »Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs Ambassador Alice Wells visits Pakistan
Islamabad, April 30, 2019 (PPI-OT): Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs Alice Wells visited Islamabad April 29-30 to review key items on our bilateral agenda and to discuss regional security, including joint efforts to...
Read More »U.S. Consulate, Pakistan Cricket Board, and Peshawar Zalmi Foundation Promote Leadership and Health through Cricket
Lahore, April 29, 2019 (PPI-OT): Forty young women from Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa completed a two-day U.S. government-funded cricket camp at the National Cricket Academy, participating in activities designed to build leadership skills and encourage healthy lifestyles. “These students are...
Read More »Intellectual Property Protection Helps Pakistani Businesses
Islamabad, April 25, 2019 (PPI-OT): For Sialkot businesses, reaching for gold in intellectual property and sports is more than just this year’s World Intellectual Property Day theme – it’s their business model. While many Pakistanis take pride in how the...
Read More »Correction for the Record
Islamabad, April 25, 2019 (PPI-OT): Several media outlets have erroneously reported that the U.S. Embassy in Islamabad is building a firing range on the U.S. Embassy compound. These reports are baseless and untrue. In fact, the U.S. Embassy responded to...
Read More »New Prosecution Training Academy Made Possible by KP-U.S. Partnership
Peshawar, April 24, 2019 (PPI-OT): A partnership between Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province and the United States will make possible construction of a new training academy that will educate hundreds of KP prosecutors and police each year, strengthening the justice system in...
Read More »Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Combats Poppy Cultivation with U.S. Partnership
Islamabad, April 22, 2019 (PPI-OT): Over the past three decades, Pakistan has reduced poppy cultivation by 87 percent. The United States is pleased to partner with Pakistan in these ongoing efforts. In a bid to continue to combat poppy growth,...
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