On October 31st, SAPAC released Volume 5, Issue 2 of our newsletter, the Sindh Guardian. This issue covers topics like extremism, education, enforced disappearances and women’s rights in Sindh, just to name a few. Check out the latest issue at https://issuu.com/sapac/docs/sindh_guardian__5d9ac9601744e7
Congressman Brad Sherman remarks on HR violations in Sindh
This marks the first time Sindh has ever been brought up on the floor by a Congressman Congressman Sherman Floor Remarks October 12, 2017 HUMAN RIGHTS IN PAKISTAN AND SINDH The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. ARRINGTON). Under the Speaker’s announced policy of January 3, 2017, the Chair recognizes the gentleman from California (Mr. SHERMAN) for […]
Read moreCongressman Sherman Comments on the Importance of Broadcasting in Regional Languages in Pakistan
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Save Our Sindh (SOS) Inaugural Conference
This weekend the Sindhi Foundation hosted the first ever Save Our Sindh Conference in Washington, D.C. Organizations of all Sindhi diaspora came together to discuss the main issues affecting Sindh and Sindhis. The organizations were determined to come to agreement as to how they could best affect the most positive change in the province. The coalition […]
Read moreCONGRESSMAN SHERMAN SENDS LETTER EXPRESSING STRONG CONCERNS ABOUT HUMAN RIGHTS IN SINDH
Washington, DC – Recently, Congressman Brad Sherman (D-Sherman Oaks) sent a letter to Alice G. Wells, the Acting Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs and David Hale, the U.S. Ambassador to Pakistan expressing strong concerns about human rights in Sindh. Sherman is joined by Representatives Barbara Comstock (R-VA), Trent Franks (R-AZ), Carolyn Maloney (D-NY), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Dana Rohrabacher (R-CA), […]
Read moreThe Atlantic Council’s, “Media Diplomacy: Challenging the Indo-Pak Narrative” Reveals Concerning Implications for Sindh
By: Ella Bjurman On Monday, July 24 2017 my fellow interns Dustin Ruhe, Simone Williams, and I attended, “Media Diplomacy: Challenging the Indo-Pak Narrative,” hosted by the Atlantic Council. The talk centered around a moderated discussion between Mushahid Hussain, a prominent member of the Pakistani Senate as well as the former Minister of […]
Read moreThird Annual Sindhi American Youth Advocacy and Leadership Program
Introduction: From July 11th to July 14th SAPAC hosted its Third Annual Sindhi American Youth Advocacy and Leadership Program. The program’s seven participants attended 77 meetings between July 12th and July 13th. In these meetings we discussed with the offices of Senators and Representatives about the most pressing issues occurring in Sindh, Pakistan. The goal of these meetings […]
Meeting with SAPAC President
On Saturday, July 8th President of SAPAC, Dr. Maqbool Halepota, met with the SAPAC team in Washington D.C. The meeting mainly focused on the upcoming Sindhi American Youth Advocacy and Leadership Program where the SAPAC team along with Sindhi youth will be meeting with over 70 Senators/Representatives and their staff. President Halepota assisted us in […]
Read moreNew Issue of Sindh Guardian! Volume 5 Issue 1
Please check out the new issue of Sindh Guardian, featuring intern articles and Sindhi artists!
Read moreSherman Questions Secretary of State Tillerson During Foreign Affairs Budget Hearing
Below is a clip with Congressman Sherman’s comments on Sindh at the Foreign Affairs Budget Hearing held on Wednesday, June 14, 2017. At minute 2:46, Congressman Brad Sherman asks the Secretary of State, Rex Tillerson, to allot funding to print and provide textbooks for schools in Sindh, as well as to expand U.S. broadcasting in the […]
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