Association of Pakistani Professionals [AOPP] is an independent group working to ensure the dissemination of accurate information regarding U.S.-Pakistan relations.  Our goal is to depict the true image of Pakistan in the U.S. by helping Americans develop a deeper understanding of Pakistan and the South Asian region in general.  AOPP works with mainstream western media, think tanks and Pakistani-American students and professionals working in the U.S.  AOPP stands for a progressive, democratic and religiously moderate Pakistan.  We are working with the American policy makers as well as the print and electronic media to acquaint them with relevant facts about the people of Pakistan including, their social and cultural values and the role of religion in their lives.  The goal is to dispel the false impressions about religious extremism and anti-American sentiments in Pakistan. Likewise, AOPP works on identifying and addressing widely held misconceptions of Pakistanis about U.S. policy vis-à-vis Pakistan.  Specifically, Pakistanis believe that American policy lacks sincerity towards Pakistan and as a consequence is not sustainable in the long term.  AOPP has more then 550 U.S.-based Pakistani professionals working towards this end.