At least nine Pakistanis ran for state legislatures and the US Congress. Six were elected, two were defeated while Dr. Asif Mahmood, running for US Congress from California's District 40, is trailing behind his Korean-American Republican challenger Young Kim by several thousand votes.
Farooq Mughal is running on the Democratic ticket for election to the Georgia House of Representatives to represent District 105. Mughal is on the ballot in the general election on November 8, 2022.
The Council will strengthen ties between Pakistani American business owners and Georgia businesses, corporations, and the government besides Georgia's trade relations with Pakistan.
