APF News

APF members celebrate Eid-ul-Fitr at Cha Tea House in Tysons Corner, Virginia.

APF members Sofia Khilji, Saira Saeed, and Mehmil Zia celebrate Eid-ul-Fitr at Cha Tea House in Tysons Corner, Virginia.

APF members Seema Nawaz, Shuja Nawaz, Kamran Bokhari, and Chandni Shahpara Malik celebrate Eid-ul-Fitr at Cha Tea House in Tysons Corner, Virginia.

Pakistani fashion designer Kamiar Rokni walks the runway with models at Fashion Parade in New York City, where a group of Pakistani and Indian designers participated in a runway show at Christie’s Auction House.

The fashions of Pakistani fashion designer Faiza Samee on display at Fashion Parade in New York City, where a group of Pakistani and Indian designers participated in a runway show at Christie’s Auction House.

Models wear Pakistani and Indian fashions at Fashion Parade in New York City, where a group of Pakistani and Indian designers participated in a runway show at Christie’s Auction House.

Uzair Younus, Director at the South Asia practice at The Albright Stonebridge Group, spoke on the impact of climate change in Karachi during an APF event at Johns Hopkin SAIS in Washington, DC.

APF President Shamila N. Chaudhary and APF member Salma Siddiqi view the artwork of Pakistani painter Abdur Rahman Chugtai, located in the galleries of Christie’s Auction House in New York City.

APF Board member Zain Jeewanji attends Fashion Parade, a runway show featuring Pakistani and Indian fashion designers at Christie’s Auction House in New York City.

At Fashion Parade in New York City, Pakistani fashion designer Ali Xeeshan featured designs commenting on the effects of plastic on the oceans.

Saadia Siddiqi, fashion director at Mustang Productions and creator of Fashion Parade, hosted a panel discussion at New York’s Fashion Institute of Technology on South Asian fashion, featuring the work of Pakistani designer Faiza Samee, Ali Xeeshan, and Kamiar Rokni.

Jennifer Turner of the Woodrow Wilson Center, Uzair Younus of Albright Stonebridge Group, Tanvi Nagpal of Johns Hopkins SAIS, and APF’s Shamila N. Chaudhary discussed the impact of climate change on the megacities of Karachi, Chennai, and Beijing.

APF Board member Susan Beer and Fashion and Jewelry designer Matilda Payne attend Fashion Parade NYC and view a collection of Pakistani art at Christie’s auction house.

The APF team met with Doreen Williams Kiani, the Pakistan Resident Director of the National Democratic Institute.

APF President Shamila Chaudhary and APF Leadership Council Member Saira Saeed at the annual OPEN DC Conference.

APF displayed a photography exhibit on Karachi at the annual OPEN DC conference.

APF hosted Neha Ansari, GWU; Myra Khan, the World Bank; Jumaina Siddiqui, USIP; and Hijab Shah, CSIS at American University for a panel on careers policy and international affairs.

APF President Shamila N. Chaudhary met Actor Kal Penn at the Council on Foreign Relations for a screening of his show “Sunnyside” and discussion of the U.S. immigrant experience.

Participants discuss agenda setting for APF mission in 2020.