Pakistan Global Alumni Network

Pakistan Global Alumni Network (PGAN) is a platform bringing together graduates of leading international universities who share a common bond with Pakistan.

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Considering PGAN membership?

Submit your registration through our website and our team will take you through the next steps.

https://t.co/Omb1aSRX7g

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History names an agreement for where peace was made ‼️

Oslo Accords was signed in DC & Dayton Accords was signed in Paris

Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding

#IslamabadMoU

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The Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding has never been closer. Pending its finalization, the media should refrain from entering speculation about its content.

In line with our responsible and transparent approach, all details will be shared with the public in due course.

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PGAN is convening a 6-Day National Stakeholder Consultation in Islamabad this August, bringing together PGAN members and institutional leaders to stress-test our findings, sharpen the diagnosis and move toward solutions.

This consultation builds directly on PGAN’s 3-Day Thematic Working Group Retreat and Outcome Report, carrying forward the work of 70+ participants who examined Pakistan’s structural challenges across governance, the economy, climate, innovation, human development and security.

The room will be honest, the conversations will be difficult and the goal is clarity.

PGAN members can register through the Members Dashboard.

If you are not a member and would like to participate, you can sign up through Request Registration.

Write to us for more details.

📍 Serena Hotel, Islamabad | August 2026

📩 [email protected]

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Can Pakistan end the Iran-Israel war?

In our latest PGAN Global Dialogue, Dr. Trita Parsi @tparsi Executive Vice President of the @QuincyInst, argues that Pakistan is not a bystander to this conflict but one of the few actors with the standing and relationships to help bring it to a conclusive end.

We discuss whether the US and Israel miscalculated, whether the war was ever truly about the nuclear programme, the real sentiment inside Iran and why Pakistan's maturity after its own border clash with Tehran positions it to play a decisive mediating role.

A conversation about the region's own actors and the agency they hold.

Full episode:
https://t.co/uTjO8QrZO4

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What does Pakistan keep getting wrong about China and what could it get right?

On the latest PGAN Global Dialogue, we sat down with Dr. Wang Huiyao, founder of the Center for China and Globalization (CCG) and one of Beijing’s most influential globalization thinkers.

We discussed: how China actually views Pakistan, where the next phase of CPEC has to go, the development lessons Pakistan has been slow to absorb and the three strategic mistakes he believes Pakistan can’t afford to make.

A Pakistan-first conversation on the relationship that may define our next decade.

🎙️ Watch the full episode:
https://t.co/Kh3EW7V5sq

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Eid Mubarak from PGAN!

Wishing our members, partners and the global community peace, joy and prosperity this Eid.

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Pakistan Global Alumni Network had the honour of receiving His Highness Prince Rahim Aga Khan in Chitral during his first official visit.

PGAN’s Founding President presented the PGAN Thematic Working Group Report — the collective thinking of Pakistani alumni from the world’s leading institutions, dedicated to this country’s future.

If you’re internationally educated with Pakistani roots and want your expertise to mean something back home, PGAN is your community.

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#PGAN #Pakistan #AgaKhan #PakistanAlumni #Diaspora

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Pakistan’s diplomatic rise. India’s defence push. America’s grand strategy in flux.

This week on the PGAN Podcast, we’re joined by Dr Michael O’Hanlon — Senior Fellow at the Brookings Institution and author of To Dare Mighty Things: American Power in the 21st Century.

A sharp, wide-ranging conversation on:
🔹 The American way of war
🔹 Lessons from Iraq
🔹 The US-Pakistan relationship
🔹 India, nuclear risk & regional stability
🔹 Pakistan’s moment as a middle power

Full episode on YouTube:

https://t.co/rrEtAhpRTV

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PGAN’s Thematic Working Groups Retreat Outcome Report was presented to Hon. Aseefa Bhutto Zardari, First Lady of Pakistan, reflecting the collective efforts of globally educated Pakistanis to identify national challenges and build pathways for impactful contribution

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Is Pakistan quietly becoming a global peacemaker?

In this episode, we sit down with Dr. Etienne Augé — propaganda scholar, soft power expert and one of the most compelling voices on how nations shape narratives.

We discuss how stories, screens and strategy now decide which countries get heard in the 21st century.

From Hollywood’s global dominance to TikTok’s role in narrative warfare, from the Iran–US information war to Pakistan’s recent mediation diplomacy, this conversation explores the new architecture of global influence.

Dr. Augé also breaks down why science fiction is a strategic asset for serious nations, what separates allies from friends in international relations, and how to recognise propaganda even when it comes from people you trust.

A sharp conversation on soft power, propaganda, diplomacy and the stories nations tell about themselves.

Watch the full episode on the PGAN YouTube channel:

https://t.co/fPrPGf7kFw

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Everyone asks what happens to the world if Iran keep Hormuz closed.

We asked a better question: What happens to Iran?

Zaur Hasanov breaks down why Bandar Abbas is the real story, why Chabahar may not be the backup people think it is and how Pakistan’s Gwadar corridor fits into the future of Eurasian trade.

This is not theory. This is how power, trade and survival actually work.

Watch the full episode on our YouTube channel:
https://t.co/Z3hlJG6Aji

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PGAN member Malik Muzammil Ali Khan met with Federal Minister for Energy (Power Division), Sardar Awais Leghari, and apprised him of the Pakistan Global Alumni Network’s vision, ongoing work and growing global membership.

The PGAN TWG Retreat Outcome Report was also presented, highlighting a structured, expert-led approach to problem diagnosis across key national sectors.

PGAN continues to connect globally educated Pakistanis with policy, business and ideas, with a focus on moving from conversation to contribution.

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Is NATO getting weaker? Is Europe preparing to go its own way?

We asked Professor Alessandro Politi, Director of the NATO Defense College Foundation. His answers may surprise you.

Watch the full episode now on our YouTube channel:

https://t.co/5WusgWumoR

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Can AI replace lawyers? How is legal education changing? What skills will matter most in the future?

We sat down with Peter Crisp, Deputy Vice-Chancellor of The University of Law, for a sharp conversation on the future of law, careers, technology and the changing global job market.

From AI-powered legal work to what tomorrow’s top firms will actually look for, this is a must-watch for students, lawyers and professionals planning ahead.

Watch the full episode on our YouTube channel:

https://t.co/SFocRUHd3r

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“It certainly appears Israel has a different set of objectives, and that it has been influential in pushing the US to war.”

Professor Owen Darbishire, University of Oxford negotiation expert, breaks down the hidden dynamics shaping the conflict, the pressure on Washington and what it means for global diplomacy.

Watch the full episode now on our YouTube channel:

https://t.co/QNdD6NIP4i

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Is the world headed toward a new nuclear arms race?

Dr. Joseph Fitsanakis, PhD Professor of Intelligence & Security Studies at Coastal Carolina University, breaks down the geopolitical forces pushing us closer to that reality.

This is a conversation you don’t want to miss. 👇

https://t.co/Ko353uxaYz

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🎙️ PGAN’s latest podcast is live!

Dr Paul Fisher, Director Oxford Negotiation Programme (Uni of Oxford) sat down with PGAN to break down the Islamabad talks and the US-Iran negotiations.

A few things that stood out:

— 50 years of silence and suddenly both sides are at the same table
— Trump negotiating a nuclear deal like a real estate deal in New Jersey
— The Strait of Hormuz wasn’t even an issue before - Trump made it one
— Declaring failure after 21 hours? The 2015 Iran deal took two years

If you want to understand what really happened in Islamabad beyond the headlines — THIS IS A MUST WATCH

Please Subscribe to the PGAN Youtube Channel

👉 https://t.co/OF2onXNWIB

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For the history books

US @VP JD Vance steps off Air Force 2 in #Islamabad to lead the highest-level direct talks between #Washington and #Tehran since the 1979 Islamic Revolution — during a fragile two-week ceasefire

Vice President scholar Prof Joel: "I dont recall a situation where a VP has been sent to negotiate a ceasefire or peace in connection with a war the US was involved with."

In every comparable moment of #American diplomatic history — #Vietnam, the Iran nuclear deal, the #Dayton Accords — it was a Secretary of State or NSA who carried that weight.

Never a sitting Vice President, on foreign soil, with active conflict in the backdrop.

Credit to #Pakistan who brokered the ceasefire that made these talks possible and created the space that no other country could

#IslamabadTalks #Ceasefire #JDVance #USIranTalks #Diplomacy #PGAN