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National May 12, 2021 BOSTON: Pakistan-origin physicians based in the USA have expressed solidarity with colleagues and the people of India at this time of crisis catalysed by the coronavirus pandemic. “We stand in solidarity with the people of India as they face the needless tragedies catalysed by the coronavirus pandemic,” says a statement by the Association of Pakistani Physicians of New England (APPNE), which represents over 350 medical practitioners. Singer Arieb Azhar is among the ma...

COVID Crisis: Pakistani-American Physicians Express Solidarity With the People of India “Many of us are helping them (the people of India) through various means, while physicians among us regularly extend pro bono telemedical help to colleagues and patients in India,” says the statement. Pakistani Rangers (wearing black uniforms) and Indian Border Security Force (BSF) officers lower their national flags during parade on the Pakistans 72nd Independence Day, at the Pakistan-India joint...

Bolan Medical College Alumni welcomed as component of APPNA National By Bureau report PESHAWAR: The president of the Association of Physicians of Pakistani descent of North America (APPNA), Dr Rizwan Khalid, termed it an historic moment when its council voted last weekend to certify the newly-formed Bolan Medical College Alumni Association of North America (BMCAANA) as one of its component society. “After more than 40 years of its existence, APPNA now truly has representation from all of Pak...

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