PACA 2014 Conference

On August 31st, 2014, PACA held its Annual Conference in John Hopkins Auditotium, Rockville, Maryland. The theme of the conference was “Integration of Pakhtoon-American community through volunterism and collaboration.”. The conference was attended by participants from Maryland, Virginia, Washington DC and Pakistan. A list of presentations is provided below:

PresenterTopic
Qasim YousafzaiOpening Remarks
Dawood KhanPACA Aims and Objectives
Khalid KhanPakhtoon Network
Arif KhazanImportance of Pashto Education
Sher Alam ShinwariPashto culture in present times
James Gilchrist (Member, House of Delegates, Maryland)Introductory Remarks
Dr. Taimur SalamPashtoon stereotypes in media
Ajmal KhanVolunteerism
Amjad AliRemarks
Wasim KhanRemarks
Rahman Bunairee
(Journalist, Anchor and Poet)
Mushaira Introduction
Brig. Hadi
(Writer)
Poetry
Khurshid AlamPoetry
Sher Alam Shinwari
(Journalist)
Poetry
Khursheed Kakagee
(Community Member)
Poetry