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Pakistan ’ s Contributions :
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When you consider Pakistan ’ s influence in America , what are your first impressions ?
Pakistan borders India on the east , Afghanistan and Iran on the west , the Arabian Sea on south , and China on the northeast . The culture name is Pakistani and the nation was created as a separate Islamic nation in 1947 when India gained its independence from Great Britain . The religion of about 95 % of the population is Muslim . For more information , refer to http :// www . everyculture . com / No- Sa / Pakistan . html .
This article focuses on a few of the many Pakistani American contributions to our lifestyle , business , and culture . For example , did you know ?
Texas has large Pakistani American populations in Houston , Austin , and Dallas . The communities are made up of professionals in medicine , IT , engineering , textile manufacturing , real estate , travel agencies , motels , restaurants , convenience stores and gas stations . Although English is the official language in Pakistan , many retain their native languages – Punjabi and Urdu , and are fluent with
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English . For more information , refer to https :// en . wikipedia . org / wiki / Pakistani _ Americans .
1 . What are some of the Pakistani American ’ s contributions to American media and entertainment ? Although the list is rich with contributions , below are a few examples .
• Bapsi Sidhwa , Pakistani novelist and playwright who now resides in Texas , authored Cracking India , the novel that was the basis for Deepa Mehta ’ s film Earth .
• Sameer A . Gardezi , Pakistani- American screenwriter for film and television is known for his work on Modern Family .
• Somy Ali , a former Bollywood actress , is now a model and journalist .
• Syma Chowdhry is an awardwinning television host , reporter , producer , news writer , model and actress .
2 . What are some of the Pakistani- American contributions to business in America ?
• Shahid Khan , featured on the front cover of Forbes magazine in 2012 , highlighted him as the face of the American Dream . He is a billionaire business tycoon who purchased the Jacksonville Jaguars of the NFL in 2011 .
• Fred Hassan was chairman of the board and chief executive officer of pharmaceutical company Schering-Plough from 2003- 2009 when the company merged with Merck & Co .
3 . What are some of the Pakistani American ’ s contributions to academia , medicine , and technology ?
Below are a few of the many notable contributors highlighted in https :// en . wikipedia . org / wiki / List _ of _ Pakistani _ Americans .
• Muhammed S . Zubairy was former Professor in the Department of Physics and Astronomy and holder of the Munnerlyn-Heep Chair in Quantum Optics at Texas A & M University .
• Ahsan Kareem is Robert M . Moran Professor of Civil Engineer-