Kaira sees off Prince Karim Aga Khan at Chaklala Air base

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minster for Information and Broadcasting Qamar Zaman Kaira went to see off Prince Karim Agha Khan at Chklala Airbase Wednesday. Prince Karim visited Pakistan to review the development projects being undertaken by Aga Khan Development Foundation across the country. Talking to media, Prince Karim told that he is visiting not only Pakistan but [...]

Pakistan President appreciated the social welfare activities of Aga Khan Foundation

President Asif Ali Zardari has appreciated the social welfare activities of Agha Khan Foundation for poverty alleviation and the establishment of the first micro finance bank. He was talking to Prince Karim Agha Khan, who is on a- two-day visit to Pakistan, who called on the President at the Presidency on Tuesday. President Zardari said [...]

President Rahmon, Aga Khan express interest in further expansion of cooperation between Tajikistan and AKDN

DUSHANBE, October 12, 2009, Asia-Plus  — On Sunday October 11, President Emomali Rahmon met here with His Highness the Aga Khan, the Spiritual Leader of the Shia Ismaili Muslims, according to presidential press service.
In the course of the talks, the sides discussed issues related to state and prospects of further expansion of cooperation between Tajikistan [...]

An Urban Park Is Inaugurated in Khorog, Tajikistan

Khorog, Tajikistan, 10 October 2009 – Tajik Government dignitaries and officials from the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN) today inaugurated a US$ 4 million urban park in Khorog, the main city of Tajikistan’s mountainous Gorno-Badakshan Automomous Oblast (GBAO), which is situated on the border with Afghanistan.
The park was officially opened by Tajikistan’s Deputy Prime Minister Asadullo Gulomov [...]

Aga Khan arrives in Tajikistan

, October 10, 2009, Asia-Plus — His Highness the Aga Khan, Imam (spiritual leader) of the Shia Imami Ismaili Muslims, arrived in Tajikistan Friday evening for a three-day visit.
Davlat Nazriyev, the head of the MFA information department, told Asia-Plus that today, His Highness the Aga Khan would visit Khorog.  On October 11, the Aga Khan [...]

Coastweek article: Aga Khan visit to Zanzibar

The revitalisation project has transformed the heavily used park – one of the last open spaces in this densely populated World Heritage Site – and upgraded social and recreational amenities in the historic Park. Works included the restoration of the walkways, landscape improvements, infrastructure upgrading including lighting, sewage, drainage and civic amenities and the rehabilitation [...]

Aga Khan Reviews Progress on AKDN Projects in East Africa

Nairobi, Kenya, 28 July 2009 – His Highness the Aga Khan, accompanied by his daughter Princess Zahra, reviewed progress on various projects of the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN), including the US$ 50 million Heart and Cancer Centre of the Aga Khan University Hospital in Nairobi and the Aga Khan Academy’s residential campus and the Aga Khan Hospital (both [...]

Mawlana Hazar Imam visits East Africa

Mawlana Hazar Imam greets Princess Zahra on arrival at the Aga Khan Hospital, Mombasa

Mawlana Hazar Imam, accompanied by Princess Zahra, is currently on a brief tour of East Africa to review the progress of Aga Khan Development Network initiatives in the region. In Mombasa, Mawlana Hazar Imam visited the Aga Khan Hospital where he toured some of the Hospital’s diagnostic services [...]

Kibaki lauds Aga Khan effort

Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki yesterday urged the Aga Khan Development Network to continue being at the forefront in supplementing government efforts in education and health.
The President said the Government would support the network’s efforts, especially in empowering farmers through value addition to their output.
The President was speaking at his Harambee House office in downtown Nairobi, [...]

Prince Rahim Aga Khan visits Gorno Badakhshan

KHOROG, June 4, 2009, Asia-Plus — Prince Rahim Aga Khan, the eldest son of His Highness the Aga Khan, arrived in Khorog on June 4.
On arrival in Khorog, Prince Rahim went to the Ishkashim district, where he got acquainted with activity of the branch of the First MicroFinance Bank (FMFB) in the district and reviewed [...]

Aga Khan In Berlin – Photographs

  
    

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Aga Khan in Berlin..

His Highness the Aga Khan arrived in Berlin yesterday for a two-day official visit to hold talks with Chancellor Angela Merkel, Vice-Chancellor and Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier, and Development Minister Heidemarie Wieczorek-Zeul.
The meetings focused on the expansion of activities since the signing of an agreement in 2004 between the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN) and the German Federal [...]

France visit

Mawlana Hazar Imam commenced his Golden Jubilee visit to France by taking in A Mystical Journey: Musique Soufie et Autres Expressions the Dévotion en Islam at Théâtre Mogador in Paris. Hazar Imam was joined by Princess Zahra, Prince Hussain, leaders from the Government of France and members of French society, as well as senior Jamati leaders from [...]

Welcoming the world to France: Preparing for Mawlana Hazar Imam’s final Golden Jubilee visit

The announcement of Mawlana Hazar Imam’s
Golden Jubilee visit to Paris filled Ismailis in France,
Belgium, Switzerland, and Côte d’Ivoire with happiness.
The excitement is palpable in every Jamatkhana and Ismaili
household.
Preparing the Jamat
Local artists and cultural enthusiasts are rehearsing tirelessly in preparation for visit celebrations. Training is currently under way for the recitation of geets and devotional poetry as well [...]

France visit

The Ismaili Leaders’ International Forum (LIF) is happy to inform the Jamat that, at the invitation of the Government of France, Mawlana Hazar Imam will visit the country from 8 – 11 December 2008.
During this period, Mawlana Hazar Imam will grant a final Golden Jubilee Darbar in Paris for the French jurisdiction Jamats. Hazar Imam will also consult with senior government and civic [...]