What's New
Jubilee Arts Pakistan
20 November 2017
IMPORTANT UPDATE: Online registration is now closed - we wish all the participants good luck! Jubilee Arts is a new international programme to be established during the Diamond Jubilee year to celebrate the Jamat’s vast artistic skills and cultural traditions.
Ethics in Action Exhibition showcases AKDN impact
4 November 2017
Ethics in Action: The Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN) held inaugural launch events in Islamabad and Karachi, Pakistan. Taking the form of an interactive exhibition, Ethics in Action provides a glimpse into the human dimension of the Ismaili Imamat’s efforts to improve quality of life.
Pakistan boosts golf, ice skating and ice hockey
31 March 2017
A little over a year ago, the Aga Khan Youth and Sports Board for Pakistan launched a sports training programme, which proved to be popular and successful ahead of the 2016 Jubilee Games. This winter, the Youth and Sports Board expanded the programme to include golf, ice skating and ice hockey.
Heritage preservation
12 December 2016
The Aga Khan Trust for Culture dedicated itself to heritage restoration to stimulate socio-economic growth in impoverished communities.
Healthy, Wealthy and Wise for Life
10 July 2016
Mawlana Hazar Imam has communicated numerous times about the importance of staying fit and healthy. With the incidence of non-communicable disease on the rise, it is now more than necessary to make regular exercise a part of our life.
Princess Zahra and Prince Rahim see opportunities ahead
26 May 2016
Islamabad, 27 May 2016 — As their working visit to Pakistan drew to a close, Princess Zahra and Prince Rahim expressed optimism and a sense of opportunity about the tasks that lay ahead of AKDN in improving quality of life for the people of the country. The two were guests of honour at a Jamati institutional dinner on Wednesday before they departed Pakistan yesterday.
Princess Zahra and Prince Rahim visit Gilgit
24 May 2016
Islamabad, 25 May 2016 — Princess Zahra and Prince Rahim were in Gilgit yesterday, where they inaugurated a 50-bed medical centre that will serve as a healthcare hub for the surrounding region. They also visited other AKDN programmes and a Jamatkhana in the area.
Imamat and Jamati institutions respond to Central Asian quake
1 November 2015
2 November 2015 — The powerful 7.5 magnitude earthquake that struck the Jurm District of Badakhshan Province in Afghanistan on 26 October has affected large parts of Afghanistan, Northern Pakistan and Tajikistan. Many populations in the region of the Hindu Kush mountain range have suffered the consequences of this calamity, including Ismaili communities.
Early Child Development opens new horizons
2 July 2015
Throughout the world, education is regarded as one of the most consistent and reliable vehicles towards an improved standard of living. Establishing a successful foundation in early childhood development is a pivotal determinant of success in education.
Early child development brings joy of learning to children in Pakistan
23 June 2015
Parwaaz Early Child Development Programme is one of a number of early child development initiatives introduced in Pakistan. It is helping parents in the Jamat to to give their young children the best start in life.
Mawlana Hazar Imam shocked and saddened by attack on the Ismaili Jamat in Pakistan
13 May 2015
Gouvieux, France, 13 May 2015 — Mawlana Hazar Imam has expressed shock and sadness in the wake of an attack on a bus carrying members of the Ismaili community on their way to work in Karachi, Pakistan, that left 43 people dead. “This attack represents a senseless act of violence against a peaceful community,” said Mawlana Hazar Imam.
Ismaili athletes in Pakistan share experience and training
17 January 2015
In Pakistan, young Ismailis are receiving knowledge and inspiration from elite-level athletes in a sports fellowship programme organised by the Aga Khan Youth and Sports Board. In addition to training and mentoring, the youth are coming away with a new sense of what they can possibly achieve in sport.
