Mr. Obama with Representative Keith Ellison, Democrat of Minnesota and the first Muslim elected to Congress, in 2007.

Muslim Voters Detect a Snub From Obama
ANDREA ELLIOTT, NYT
As Senator Barack Obama courted voters in Iowa last December, Representative Keith Ellison, the country’s first Muslim congressman, stepped

Virginia Tech falls silent to honor its dead

BLACKSBURG, Virginia (CNN) -- Bells tolled Friday at Virginia Tech to honor victims of the deadliest shooting on a U.S. college campus, and mourners, many wearing orange and maroon, bowed their heads,

Between Black and Immigrant Muslims, an Uneasy Alliance

By ANDREA ELLIOTT
New York Times
Under the glistening dome of a mosque on Long Island, hundreds of men sat cross-legged on the floor. Many were doctors and engineers born in Pakistan and India.

Immigrant Entrepreneurs Shape a New Economy

By NINA BERNSTEIN, NYT
Manuel A. Miranda was 8 when his family immigrated to New York from Bogotá. His parents, who had been lawyers, turned to selling home-cooked food from the trunk of their car.

Banking for the poor

By Dr Ishrat Husain
In 1974 a young Economics professor of Chittagong University had just returned from the US after his doctorate in an exoteric topic when the famine struck Bangladesh. He approached

Terror and Presidential Power: Bush Takes a Step Back

By SCOTT SHANE
New York Times--News Analysis
WASHINGTON, July 11 — From the outset, President Bush declared that the battle against Al Qaeda would be a war like no other, fought by new rules against

Bush Pushes Immigration Plan in New Mexico

By Michael Abramowitz
Washington Post
ARTESIA, N.M., June 6 -- President Bush returned to the U.S.-Mexico border region Tuesday to tout what he described as a growing consensus around proposed immigration

Senate Vote Saves Immigration Bill Chances

By SUZANNE GAMBOA
The Associated Press
Tuesday, May 23, 2006; 1:40 PM

WASHINGTON -- The Senate rejected a California Democrat's plan to allow the estimated 12 million illegal immigrants in

US Congress adopts tougher immigration bill

WASHINGTON: The US House of Representatives has adopted tougher immigration legislation, including a measure to set up vast border fences that has strained ties with Mexico.

The bill was adopted

Post calls for more US choppers, aid to Pakistan

WASHINGTON: The Washington Post on Friday urged President Bush to send another fleet of helicopters to Pakistan, expressing great concern over the approaching winter and the disastrous effect it would

Volunteer Doctors/Donations Urgently Needed for Operation Heartbeat

WASHINGTON: The National Council of Pakistani Americans (www.ncpa.info) requests doctors and donors to respond to an urgent appeal from Operation Heartbeat for volunteer doctors and funds. The Operation

World response to quake not good enough: Yusuf Islam

LONDON: Yusuf Islam, the singer formerly known as Cat Stevens, criticised the response to the Pakistan earthquake, calling for a better, more coordinated aid effort from the international community.
"This

Thirty-four members of Congress urge President Bush to grant Pakistanis TPS, to send more helicopters

WASHINGTON: Several members of US Congress in a letter have asked President George Bush to grant the Temporary Protected Status to Pakistan and to urgently send more helicopters to Pakistan for help

NCPA welcomes Rep. Jan Schakowsky’s letter calling for more US resources to help quake victims

WASHINGTON: National Council of Pakistani Americans (www.ncpa.info ) welcomes Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky’s letter to President Bush urging him to provide more helicopters to Pakistan fir its relief

Bill in Congress to allow undocumented Pakistanis’ travel to Pakistan

WASHINGTON: National Council of Pakistani Americans (www.NCPA.info) welcomes Congressman Al Green’s bi-partisan house bill asking to “designate Pakistan under section 244 of the Immigration and Nationality

Thousands of Quake Survivors Trapped in Himalayan Villages

New York Times
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, Oct. 11 - Four full days after an earthquake devastated northern Pakistan, pelting hail and rain, as well as a shortage of helicopters, prevented rescuers from reaching

30,000 Feaed Dead in Pakistan Earthquake

By SADAQAT JAN
Associated Press Writer
Villagers desperate to find survivors dug with bare hands Sunday through the debris of a collapsed school where children had been heard crying beneath the

NCPA Saddened over Loss of Lives in South Asia Earthquake

NCPA Saddened over Loss of Lives in South Asia Earthquake
WASHINGTON: The National Council of Pakistani Americans (NCPA), a Washington-based public education group offers its deep condolences over

NCPA Congratulates Officer Siddiqi for Top Cop Award

WASHINGTON: The National Council of Pakistani Americans (NCPA), and Washington-based public education group congratulates Officer Muzaffer Siddiqi will receive a Top Cop award in Washington on Saturday,

NCPA urges community to donate generously for Katrina victims

WASHINGTON: The National Council of Pakistani Americans, a Washington-based advocacy group, is urging the Pakistani American community to participate in the relief work for the victims of Katrina.

“Americans

Faiz Rehman's Success on Capitol Hill

Faiz Rehman's Success on Capitol Hill
By Irshad Salim, Desperdes.com
Year: 1997; Backdrop: General elections in Pakistan.

Imran Khan and his newly formed political party Pakistan Tehreek

PALC Hosts Pakistan Caucus Breakfast with Foreign Minister of Pakistan

By Khalil Bughio
WASHINGTON: The Pakistani American Liaison Center (PALC), a Washington-based public education organization, hosted a breakfast meeting with the members of the Congressional Pakistan

Pakistan Caucus Breakfast Briefing on Capitol Hill

WASHINGTON: The Congressional Pakistan Caucus held a briefing with Ambassador of Pakistan Jehangir Karamat on Capitol Hill on Thursday. The briefing was chaired by Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee, co-chair

Rep. Ackerman’s Move against the Spirit of Peace Process

WASHINGTON: PALC Executive Director Faiz Rehmanand NCPA President talks in a TV interview about a recent move by a pro-Indian congressman, Rep. Gary Ackerman, who opposes a full US assistance to Pakistan,

Kashmir Solidarity Day on Capitol Hill

WASHINGTON: Sardar Abdul Qayyum Khan, speaking at an event on Saturday to mark Kashmir Solidarity Day, declared that while the non-Kashmiri segment of the resistance in Kashmir might stop being a factor,

Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee terms Congressional Pakistan Caucus a "Phenomenal Success"

By Khalil Bughio
WASHINGTON, Nov 17 (APP)-Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX) has termed the establishment of the Congressional Pakistan Caucus as "a phenomenal success." She was speaking at an

The vote that did not work

The vote that did not work
By Faiz Rehman
Over 1,000 American (and God knows how many Iraqi) deaths in Iraq, fallacious justifications for the US-led invasion, insurgencies, and all the Michael

Pakistan Now a Hot Spot for IT Outsourcing

By Anthony Mitchell
E-Commerce Times
The biggest boost to Pakistan's efforts to break into the global IT marketplace came on September 28, when India's finance ministry announced an income tax

Bloc Vote is Bad Politics

By Khalid Hasan, Daily Times
Washington: Muslim-American leaders have been accused of “painting themselves into a corner” and taking “block positions,” thus alienating themselves from the mainstream

Aliens decry new law being pushed through Congress

By Anwar Iqbal
WASHINGTON, Oct 3: A new law being pushed through the US Congress by the ruling Republican Party targets immigrants, not terrorists, says the National Immigration Forum, a Washington-based

Congressional Pakistan Caucus Inaugurated with 53 Members

WASHINGTON: The Congressional Pakistan Caucus was inaugurated by President of Pakistan General Pervez Musharraf at a Capitol Hill ceremony on Wednesday. September 22 .

The caucus has 53 US lawmakers,

Mr Armitage should appreciate the complexities of the situation

Daily Times editorial
The US Deputy Secretary of State Richard Armitage is now in Afghanistan. He was here as part of his South and West Asia tour with India as the first destination. While in New

NCPA welcomes House of Representatives' positive vote on Hasan Family

WASHINGTON, Jul 7 (APP)- The National Council of Pakistani
Americans (NCPA), a Washington-based national advocacy group, has
welcomed Tuesday's "positive vote" on the Hasan Family Bill- making

Commonwealth Ends Suspension of Pakistan

LONDON (Reuters) - The Commonwealth readmitted Pakistan on Saturday, citing the country's progress on democratic reforms since its suspension after a military coup five years ago.


Reuters

A world-class interactive encyclopedia on the political history of Pakistan

by Jin Technologies Private Limited

On the Golden Jubilee Anniversary of Pakistan, Jin Technologies Private Limited launched an interactive encyclopedia on the political history of Pakistan entitled,

Macedonia apologises to Pakistan

ISLAMABAD, May 21: Macedonia has offered apologies and assured full justice to families of six innocent Pakistanis who were killed in a fake encounter in Macedonian capital in March 2002.

The

India forms caucus at U.S. Senate

By Anwar Iqbal
Washington, DC, Apr. 29 (UPI) -- An Indian caucus was officially launched at the U.S. Senate Thursday to promote their interests in the upper house.

Sen. Hillary Clinton, D-N.Y.,

Pakistan enters mobile-phone age with users tipped to double

ISLAMABAD (AFP) - Mobile phone-users in Pakistan will double next year, outstripping fixed-line customers for the first time and heralding a new era of communications in the poverty-stricken nation, telecommunications

Pakistani students announce formation of National PSA

Khalil ur Rehman Bughio
WASHINGTON, Apr 10 (APP)- A meeting of the Pakistan Students Associations (PSAs) from across the United States here Friday decided to unite and form one mother organization,

Masters, not friends

By M. Ziauddin
What does it mean for Pakistan to be America's Major Non-Nato Ally? Hardly anything. At least nothing for the time being. The country remains on the US watch-list. No F-16s in a hurry.

Historic Achievements In Political Activism: "We Want A Better U.S.A. For All"

By ILyas Hasan Choudry
Last Sunday night brought several hundreds from the Pakistani, Indian and
Muslim community political activists and their families to the dinner
symposium at Southwest

American Masala

American Masala
By Barbara Kantrowitz and Julie Scelfo, Newsweek
They've changed the way we eat, dress, work and play. South Asians come here from many places, and they succeed by blending East

Enter the World of Lee Baca

The effusive sheriff of L.A. County leads a delegation to Pakistan to discuss terrorism. He also dives headlong into the nation's culture.
By Matt Lait
LA Times Staff Writer
KHYBER PASS, Pakistan

US will make Pakistan a ‘major non-NATO ally’: Powell

By Shaukat Piracha
ISLAMABAD: US Secretary of State Colin Powell announced here on Thursday the United States would designate Pakistan a “major non-NATO ally”, in a move that would boost military cooperation

Pakistani Forces Wage Battle on Afghan Border

Al Qaeda Leaders May Be Cornered
By Dana Priest and Kamran Khan
Washington Post Staff Writers
Friday, March 19, 2004; Page A01


Pakistani security forces backed by U.S. spy planes

Royal genes may help Kerry: expert

LONDON: If royal genes have any influence, John Kerry looks destined to dethrone George W. Bush in November's US presidential election. According to a theory its British proponents say has proved surprisingly

Disenchanted Bush Voters Consider Crossing Over

By ELISABETH ROSENTHAL
New York Times
BEACHWOOD, Ohio — In the 2000 presidential election, Bill Flanagan a semiretired newspaper worker, happily voted for George W. Bush. But now, shaking his head,

Dean Meets Muslim Group in Wisconsin, Makes History

NCPA report
LOS ANGLES: Howard Dean may lose Tuesday’s primaries in Wisconsin, but he has scored another first by being the first and only Presidential hopeful to address a grassroots Muslim gathering

Pakistan, India exchange proposals

FO says both sides satisfied with first day of talks; timeframe for composite dialogue, modalities, Kashmir part of agenda; foreign secretaries meet tomorrow
By Naveed Ahmad
ISLAMABAD: India and

Rescue under way after 22 killed in Pakistan earthquake

PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AFP) - Rescue and relief efforts were under way in remote areas of northern Pakistan after a powerful earthquake killed at least 22 people and damaged hundreds of buildings.
The

Indi, Pakistan Resume Peace Talks

By MATTHEW PENNINGTON, Associated Press Writer
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - Two years after reaching the brink of a fourth war, Pakistan and India resume peace talks Monday, and there are growing expectations

Pakistan welcomes Indian go ahead for cricket tour

KARACHI (AFP) - Pakistan has welcomed a decision by India to go ahead next month with its first cricketing tour of Pakistan in 15 years after resolving fears over security and forthcoming Indian elections.
"We

US official checks on Indo-Pakistan talks

By Jawed Naqvi
NEW DELHI, Feb 13: US Assistant Secretary of State Christina Rocca on Friday met the two Indian officials who would be leading theresumption of formal talks between India and Pakistan

U.S. open to using cops on immigration law

By Shaun Waterman
WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 (UPI) -- Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge told lawmakers Tuesday that he was open to the controversial idea of using state and local police officers to help

U.S. Rebuts Musharraf on Nuclear Leaks

WASHINGTON (AP) - Contradicting President Pervez Musharraf, the State Department said Tuesday that for years it provided Pakistani officials with evidence of a black market in nuclear technology.
Apart

Pakistani Leader Suspected Moves by Atomic Expert

New York Times
RAWALPINDI, Pakistan, Feb. 9 — President Pervez Musharraf acknowledged for the first time on Monday that he had suspected for at least three years that Pakistan's top nuclear scientist

Musharraf Pardons Dr. Qadeer Khan

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, Feb. 5 — The president of Pakistan, Gen. Pervez Musharraf, granted a full pardon today to Abdul Qadeer Khan, the founder of Pakistan's nuclear weapons program, who admitted sharing

Pakistanis Question Official Ignorance of Atom Transfers

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, Feb. 2 — Opposition parties, political and military experts and relatives of detained officials on Monday questioned Pakistan's assertion that the founder of the country's nuclear

White House Appoints Pakistani American to Presidential Committee

WASHINGTON: The White House has appointed a prominent Pakistani American to a Presidential Committee. The appointment of Mr. Hanif Akhtar as a Member of the US President's 'National Hire Veterans Committee

NCPA Welcomes LA City Council's Resolution Opposing Provisions of Patriot Act

WASHINGTON--A Washington-based civil rights and public education group, the National Council of Pakistani Americans (NCPA), welcomes a landmark resolution passed today by the council of the second largest

Not Just the Dream, but the Legacy

The teenagers sitting in a circle at the Reston Community Center shyly told each other of their aspirations: One would be a doctor, another a chef. Two would be electrical engineers, and another envisioned

U.S. starts fingerprint program

Faiz Rehman, president of the National Council of Pakistani-Americans, points to the disruption in travel.

"Without proper training, there will be long lines, there will be missed flights, there

Ali sworn in as first Pakistani-American Mayor of New Jersey Town

NEW JERSEY, Jan 02 (NNI): Mohammad Ali Chaudry sworn in as the first Pakistani-American Mayor of the town of Baskin Ridge in New Jersey State. Formal name of
the township is Bernard Township.

The

How to help the victims of Iran earthquake

WASHINGTON--The National Council of Pakistani Americans offers its deep
sympathies and condolences to people of Iran who were struck with a massive
earthquake last week. We are requesting our members

Civil Rights Groups File Lawsuit Against Ashcroft Initiative

Washington, D.C. - Civil rights and immigrant defense organizations filed suit in federal court in New York to challenge a post-September 11 initiative by Attorney General John Ashcroft and the U.S.

M J Khan Wins Houston City Council Seat

WASHINGTON: The National Council of Pakistani Americans (NCPA) proudly announces Mr. Masroor Javed Khan's victory in yesterday's election for a seat on the Houston City Council. Mr. Khan has won the election

Congressional Forum Highlights Civil Rights, Racial Profiling

By Khalilur Rehman Bughio
WASHINGTON, Nov. 5 (APP)- The Congressional Asian Pacific
American Caucus (CAPAC) held a panel discussion Tuesday on Civil
Rights and Civil Liberties at Capitol Hill

9/11 victim's family closer to staying in US

By Faiz Rehman
WAHINGTON-Three days after the tragic events of 9-11-2001, a Pakistani national,
Waqar Hasan, was shot to death at a close range with a .380 calibre handgun by a
32-year-old

Pakistani American Among Top Ten US Cops

By Khalilur Rehman Bughio
WASHINGTON: Out of 23,000 police officers in the United States, ten were proud award recipients in 2003, one amongst them being a Pakistani-American, Police Officer Muzaffar

Second generation Pak Americans launch leadership initiative

From Faiz Rehman, The Nation
WASHINGTON–Since the tragic events of 9/11 most of the major Pakistani American groups have been sidelined by a breed of new groups with clearly defined mission statements,

Pakistani student dies of injuries after deadly assault

Daily Times-Nabeel Siddiqui, 24, a computer science major who graduated from the New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) this summer, died on Monday at New Jersey’s University Hospital in Newark following

Hakeem Olajuwon Endorses Masroor Khan for Houston City Council

HOUSTON, TX: Making an exception to his golden rule to stay out of the political fray, Houston Rockets Champion Hakeem "The Dream" Olajuwon has enthusiastically endorsed M.J. Khan for Houston City Council

NCPA Delegation Meets with Prime Minister Jamali

WASHINGTON, DC, Oct. 01, 2003: an NCPA delegation, led by Faiz Rehman, NCPA president, was invited to meet with the visiting Pakistani prime minister, Mir Zafarullah Khan Jamali, yesterday at his hotel

Pakistan and the US - friends in need?

"Faiz Rehman argues that the US must be realistic in its relationship with Pakistan. They can't expect an "ideal democracy", he says."
By Louise Tillin, BBC
South Asia analyst

President

Pakistani American couple donates $2.5 million to Standford University

NCPA, a Washingotn-based public education and civil rights organization, from time to time, shares with the media and our supporters news stories highlighting the community's issues as well as contributions,

NCPA President Highlights Backlash Against Pakistani Americans at Congressional Hearing

WASHINGTON, DC, May 21, 2003: NCPA President Faiz Rehman highlighted the wave of backlash and discrimination against Pakistani Americans and other minorities in the aftermath of the terrorist attacks

Muslim, Christian, Jewish Leaders Call on Congress to Keep Hasan Family In America

Muslim, Christian, Jewish Leaders Call on Congress to Keep Hasan Family In America
Rep. Holt's Private Relief Bill, H.R. 867, Has Yet To Be Acted
Upon By House Judiciary Committee
Washington,

NCPA Concerned over Jailing of a Houston Pakistani

WASHINGTON, DC, Sept.6, 2003: The nation's first Pakistani advocacy group, the National Council of Pakistani Americans, has expressed serious concern over jailing of a Houston Pakistani, apparently on

NCPA President Highlights Backlash Against Pakistani Americans at Congressional Hearing

WASHINGTON, DC, May 21, 2003: NCPA President Faiz Rehman highlighted the wave of backlash and discrimination against Pakistani Americans and other minorities in the aftermath of the terrorist attacks

'Hardball' uses derogatory language against Pakistanis, civil rights group demands apology

WASHINGTON, DC, August 20, 2003: A national public education and civil rights group is asking for an apology and use of better language and judgment from a nationally televised cable show, Hardball, for

NCPA Holds Forum at National Press Club

Provincial Minister Mowhid Shah and Senator Akbar Khawja Speak on Recognition of Israel and LFO
WASHINGTON, DC, July 7, 2003: The National Council of Pakistani Americans (www.ncpa.info) held a forum

Pakistani Refugees Wary of Future in Canada

NCPA President Meets with Refugee Families in Canada
WASHINGTON, DC, April 28, 2003: Faiz Rehman, President of the National Council of Pakistani Americans (www.NCPA.info), visited Canada to meet with

A Profile of the NCPA

BACKGROUND:
There are several Pakistani-American organizations across the United States that are doing a good job in their own way and in their areas of action. But, most of these organizations are

NCPA Welcomes Khan's Candidacy for Houston City Council

WASHINGTON, DC, April 02, 2003: The National Council of Pakistani Americans (www.NCPA.info) welcomes a prominent Pakistani American's decision to run for the Houston City Council. Masrur Javed Khan, former

A Safe Haven Turns Hostile

By Traci Hukill, AlterNet
March 27, 2003
February was an unusual month at Vive La Casa shelter in Buffalo, NY, and not only because its aid workers helped process three times the normal number of

Pakistanis in a Buffalo Refugee Camp Hope to Start a New Life in Canada

NCPA President Visits a Refugee Camp in Buffalo
WASHINGTON, DC, February 27, 2003: Alarms went off as older people, unable to read, mistakenly tried to open the doors with “Emergency Exit Only” signs.

U.S. Crackdown Sets Off Unusual Rush to Canada

By SUSAN SACHS
URLINGTON, Vt., Feb. 21 — Once Jalil Mirza decided to leave the United States to avoid possible deportation, nothing happened quite as he expected, not even goodbye.

As

Second Indian firm under scrutiny for banned exports to Iraq: Report

23 February 2003
NEW DELHI - (AFP) Days after the United States slapped sanctions on an Indian firm for alleged sales of chemical and biological weapons to Iraq,
authorities here were investigating

Just a Matter of Protection

The Nation on 1/22/2003
http://www.nation.com.pk/weekly/sreview/current/sreview2.htm




The Nation, Pakistan AWAIS IBRAHIM suggests that the INS issue is part of the package of life

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SPOTLIGHT Foreign Minister Kasuri Calls NCPA a Timely Initiative

WASHINGTON, DC, Jan. 27, 2003: A delegation, led by NCPA--the National Council of Pakistani Americans--President Faiz Rehman, met with Pakistan's Foreign Minister, Mr. Khurshid Mehmood Kasuri, at the

SPOTLIGHT Foreign Minister Kasuri Calls NCPA a Timely Initiative

WASHINGTON, DC, Jan. 27, 2003: A delegation, led by
NCPA--the National Council of Pakistani Americans--President Faiz Rehman,
met with Pakistan's Foreign Minister, Mr. Khurshid Mehmood
Kasuri,