Pakhtoon American Community Association held its second annual Pashto Conference in Springfield, Virginia, USA. On Sept.1, 2013, the conference was attended by over 250 participants from all over United States.
Zebu Jilani, a social and community activist was the keynote speaker. She urged participants to volunteer their time toward uplifting conditions of Pakhtoon community, culture and language. A detailed program, selected videos and presentations are provide below.
| Topic | Presenter |
|---|---|
| Talawat-e-Quran | Khazer Javaid |
| Pashtoon Anthem (Tharana) Hosted by Dawood Khan & Zeeshan Babar | Anees, Amna, Dua Gul, Ibrahim, Noah, Mamoona, Parkha, Myra, Iman, and Shan Jalal |
| Conference Opening Remarks | Asnaf Qadir |
| Using Journalism and Media to promote Pashto Culture | Jehangir Khattak |
| Challenges faced by Pashtoon Woman | Rana Momand |
| The importance of learning physical sciences in Pashto: Challenges and Opportunities. | Dr. Almas Khan |
| Who are Pashtoons? | Mukhtar Khalil |
| Paktoons in America | Khursheed Khan |
| What does it take to develop Pashto Multi-media | Dr. Raza Hasan |
| Civic sense & volunteerism while living in North America | Zebu Jilani (Keynote Speaker) |
| YOUTH PRESENTATION Hosted by Amjad Ali | Parkha Hasan, Mamona Khan, Iman Adnan, Amir Yousafzai, Aleena Gul & Rabia Jamal |
| Peshawar 2.0 | Dr. Faisal Khan |
| Tanz-o-Mazah (Latifee) | Dawood Khan |
| MUSHAIRA / POETRY | Rahman Bunairee, Haroon Shinwari, Naheed Sahar, Naeem Gul, Bahadur Khan, Fozia Anjum, Behroz Khan, Rana Momand & Syed Hadi |
| MUSIC | Engineer Mohmand |