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- PAKISTAN IN THE NEWS
The women's university at the centre of Saturday's deadly twin attacks in the Pakistani city of Quetta has been shut down until further notice.
Pakistan in the News - June 17, 2013
- Feb 13, 2013
- CPR PRESS RELEASES
The Council on Pakistan Relations today welcomed news that the United States Agency for International Development is investing $10 million in a new project that will dramatically improve healthcare in the regions of Pakistan that are most in need.
Council Welcomes USAID's $10m Healthcare Project in Sindh

- Nov 28, 2012
US special envoy Grossman steps down
US special envoy Grossman steps down
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- Indus Waters and Social Change
- CPR urges Pakistani-Americans to vote
- Pakistan in the News - November 5, 2012
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- Jul 04, 2012
Pakistan told the United States that it would reopen NATO’s supply routes into neighboring Afghanistan after Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said she was sorry for the deaths of two dozen Pakistani soldiers in American airstrikes in November, officials from the two countries said Tuesday.
Clinton’s ‘Sorry’ to Pakistan Ends Barrier to NATO
- May 30, 2012
Despite the carefully orchestrated pageantry, the Chicago summit failed to answer the most fundamental questions about Nato’s plan to ‘transition’ out of Afghanistan and the country’s post-2014 stability. Declarations to end the war were not matched by any strategy to achieve peace.
Exit plan but no strategy

- Mar 23, 2012
The discussion focused on what the speaker and discussants see as the realities in Pakistan and Afghanistan today and how those realities shape the current relations between the United States, Pakistan, Afghanistan, and the Taliban. While each of the contributors admitted that much of the conversation was pessimistic in tone, they did recognize some of the points of discussion indicate that these realities point toward positive changes for and in the future.
Pakistan on the Edge: The Future of Pakistan and the U.S. Response
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- Testimony Hillary Rodham Clinton, Secretary of State
- CONVERSATION WITH AMBASSADOR REHMAN
- FY 2013 State Department Budget
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- Jan 08, 2012
A former U.S. Congressman & Director of Peace Corps (Pakistan), Jim Moody served in the United States Congress from 1983-1993 where he was a member of the Ways & Means, Transportation and Public Works committees. In addition to CPR, Congressmen Moody also serves on the board of The American Committee for Human Development that raises support in the US for villages in Pakistan through the public-private program National Committee for Human Development (NCHD).
Congressman Jim Moody

- Jan 04, 2012
Junaid Qurashi is a Chief Executive Officer of SSJD Energy LLC, a California-based company focused on renewable energy projects in emerging markets. Mr. Qurashi is a seasoned entrepreneur with 20 years of experience in founding and managing sustainable development and high-tech firms in California, USA. Mr. Qurashi has also worked in management positions for large public companies, including EMC, VMware, Wyse Technologies and Phoenix Technologies.
Mr. Junaid Qurashi
- Jan 04, 2012
A native of Karachi, Pakistan, Azher Khan came to the United States in 1972. He earned a Bachelorâs degree in International Relations from the University of Mankato in Minnesota in 1975 and a Master's degree in Public Administration from the American University in Washington, DC, in 1979.
Mr. Azher Khan
- Jan 04, 2012
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Upcoming Events
- May 30
- Coffee with Congressman Steve ChabotWashington DC
- May 16
- Assessing U.S. Foreign Policy Priorities and Needs Amidst Economic Challenges in South AsiaRoom 2172 of the Rayburn House Office Building









