Prime Minister Mir Zafarullah Khan Jamali is expected to announce reciprocal measures to turn the Indo-Pakistan thaw into a virtual flood at a public rally in the north-west city of Mansehra, 70km north of Islamabad amid intense speculation he will announce resumption of overflights and more impo

The Aga Khan, billionaire spiritual leader of the Ismaili sect of Islam on Saturday attended with Tajik President Emomali Rakhmonov a ceremony laying the foundations of Central Asia?s first Ismaili centre in Tajikistan?s capital Dushanbe.

Ismaili Muslims are planning to build a community center on 6 acres off Five Forks Trickum Road near Snellville.Plans are still fluid for the center at Five Forks and Arnold Road, said Sajida Shroff, a community volunteer with the Aga Khan Foundation USA, which owns the land.

Prime Minister Jamali would be hosting a luncheon in the honour of Ismaili Spiritual leader Prince Karim Aga Khan today (Wednesday) at the Prime Minister House.
Influential political personalities have also been invited to the luncheon.

The hopes and aspirations of over a million Afghan children were kindled yesterday when the Prime Minister of the interim administration of Afghanistan, Hamid Karzai, declared open the new school year - but despite the delivery of thousands of books and school materials, the vast majority of scho

The International Press Institute (IPI) will hold its 2005 World Congress in Nairobi, Kenya, in May, where it will focus attention on what it calls 'the great strides' the country is making, including press freedom and freedom of expression.Eminent public leaders have been invited to speak at the

President, Khushhali Bank, Ghalib Nishtar has said the Bank would continue to generate 100,000 clients each year and by the year 2010 it aims to create about one million clients.He expressed these views while addressing a seminar on 'Current Issues in Microfinance,' organised by Pakistan Microfin

Rais Mwai Kibaki na kiongozi wa Waislamu wa jamii ya Ismailia msitahiki Aga Khan wamefanya mashauri ya muda mrefu katika Ikulu ya Nairobi.

President Mwai Kibaki has called for increased production of fabric in the country to meet an annual deficit of 100 million square metres.The President said the fabric demand by Kenya's 30 million people was 225 million square metres annually while the production stood at 115 million square metre

His Highness the Aga Khan signs the visitors' book at State House, Nairobi as President Mwai Kibaki looks onPresident Mwai Kibaki this morning held lengthy discussions with the visiting spiritual leader of the Ismaili Muslims, His Highness the Aga Khan.

Kibaki walks with the Aga Khan, spiritual leader of the Ismaili Muslims, at State House, Nairobi, where the two held discussions yesterday morning. The talks were attended by Foreign Affairs minister Kalonzo Musyoka, Permanent Secretary Peter ole Nkuraiya and Chief of Protocol George Owuor.

President Mwai Kibaki yesterday officially opened the Sh560million Alltex EPZ Limited plant at Athi River.He was accompanied by the Aga Khan, the spiritual leader of the Shia Ismaili Muslim community and chairman of the Aga Khan Fund for Economic Development (AKFED).

President Mwai Kibaki and the visiting spiritual leader of the Ismaili Muslims, Aga Khan held talks at State House on Monday.
The Presidential Press Service said in a statement that the two held lengthy discussions but did not divulge the particular issues on the agenda.

Prime Minister of Kyrgyzstan Nikolai Tanaev has negotiated with His Highness Prince Aga Khan on October 27, 2003 in French town of Gouvia.

Son Excellence la très honorable Adrienne Clarkson, Gouverneure générale du Canada, et Son Altesse l'Aga Khan participeront aux séances de cl'ture de la Conférence canadienne du Gouverneur général sur le leadership 2004, du 19 au 21 mai 2004, à Ottawa et Gatineau.Le mercredi 19 mai, à 19 h, Son A

L'Aga Khan a annoncé le 22 février la création de nouveaux services financiers destinés à aider les plus pauvres, avec le soutien du président de la Banque mondiale, James Wolfensohn.

Le Haut Commissaire des Nations Unies aux droits de l'homme, M. Sérgio Vieira de Mello, a exprimé sa profonde tristesse en apprenant le décès du Prince Sadruddin Aga Khan.

Le Haut Commissaire des Nations Unies aux droits de l'homme, M. Sérgio Vieira de Mello, a exprimé sa profonde tristesse en apprenant le décès du Prince Sadruddin Aga Khan.

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Le président Joseph Kabila en audience avec le Prince Aga Khan

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Le Prince Karim Aga Khan (Pas Karim, Amyn) est arrivé jeudi soir à Kinshasa à l'invitation du président de République démocratique du Congo (RDC), Joseph Kabila, a-t-on appris vendredi de source proche de la présidence de la République.

Philanthrope et écologiste respecté dans le monde entier, l'ancien haut-commissaire des Nations Unies pour les réfugiés a fait une longue carrière dans les organisations humanitairesLe prince Sadruddin Aga Khan est décédé lundi aux Etats-Unis à l'âge de 70 ans des suites d'une longue maladie.

A la fois chef spirituel, mécène, homme d'affaires et philanthrope, le 49e imam héréditaire des chiites ismaéliens consacre son temps et sa fortune à l'amélioration des conditions de vie des populations défavorisées.

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October 09, 2002
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We bring you the details of the seven projects worldwide that were last Saturday declared winners of the ninth cycle of the world's largest architectural awards, which have a triennial prize fund of $500,000.

HUMAYUN'S TOMB, one of the 23 heritage sites in India, has come alive - at a cost of Rs.3 crore thanks to the Aga Khan - with dormant fountains playing again, old forgotten wells being redug and lights illuminating the mausoleum whose garden, in which tobacco was given till 1915, has been redesig

Prince Karim Aga Khan has said he was considering to open a micro finance bank, and take part in other welfare activities in Afghanistan to help alleviate poverty from that country.

Prince Karim Aga Khan, the spiritual leader of the Ismaili community and founder of the Aga Khan Development Network, has outlined the need to recognize the fragility of democracy as a form of governance , its virtues in advancing human development, and the necessity for a better understanding of

Aga Khan hospitals health facilities provide healthcare to 300,000 patients in Kenya annually. Health Permanent Secretary Patrick Khaemba said yesterday the hospitals were helping to ease congestion at Government facilities.

The Aga Khan at the weekend spoke about freedom of interpretation as a 'generosity which the Holy Koran confers upon all believers'.

Prince Karim Aga Khan has called for a 'wide civil society partnership' between the developed world and the developing world, saying that it was 'especially critical where governments are weak or non-performing, as in situations of failed democracies or post-conflict reconciliation and reconstruc

The Aga Khan yesterday asked Africa and the developing world to help create centres of educational excellence.
He said the centres, which would be international and indigenous, would help mould the youth into leaders of tomorrow.

His Highness the Aga Khan today welcomed the announcement by the Government of Canada of its intellectual, institutional and financial contribution to become a partner in the new Global Centre for Pluralism in cooperation with the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN).

Acting President Mohammedmian Soomro has appreciated the keen interest of Prince Karim Aga Khan in the socio-economic development of Pakistan.

The Aga Khan Hospital Nairobi Laboratory, has been working with the National External Quality Assurance Scheme (NEQAS) in the UK, the Centres for Disease Control in US, and the Aga Khan University in Pakistan to ensure that the clinical tests carried out by the laboratory meet international quali

One main focus of the EBRD's Annual Meeting 2003 in Tashkent was the dialogue with non-governmental organisations and the impact the representatives of civil society have on the Bank's operations.

THE Aga Khan has made a bid for one of the most desirable sites in London on which to build an Islamic cultural centre. But his offer of

New initiatives, pluralism and a commitment to the future of AfghanistanBishkek, Kyrgyz Republic, 25th September, 2001-With the world's attention focused on Central Asia, His Highness the Aga Khan, Imam (spiritual leader) of the Shia Ismaili Muslims, today outlined a development approach sensitiv

Shawanda staked her claim for Prix de L'Arc de Triomphe glory by trouncing her rivals by 5L in the Group I Darley Irish Oaks at The Curragh on Sunday, with a performance her jockey Christophe Soumillon hailed as his easiest at the top level.The Aga Khan's second Irish Oaks winner, and trainer Ala

The Aga Khan Education Service Uganda (AKES) last week hosted Aga Khan Schools in East Africa to Centenary Celebrations and Olympics.

The government will consider opening up of Azad Jammu and Kashmir and Northern Areas to mobile phone operators.

The residents of Ganish town in Hunza have asked the Aga Khan Culture Service Pakistan to vacate a 700-year- old fort which was being brought under AKCSP control in the name of renovation.The heirs of the Ganish Fort argued that the AKCSP took possession of their fort illegally and without their

The Aga Khan Foundation Pakistan (AKFP)] is hosting a two-day workshop to identify key applicable practices, opportunities, approaches and challenges on how public-private partnership can contribute to sustainable social development and a stronger synergy between the government and civil society

The Aga Khan Fund for Economic Development (AKFED) today received a banking licence for The First MicroFinanceBank (FMFB). The institution, with an initial capital of
US$ 5 million, will be the first of its kind to be established under the country's new regulatory structure.

Afghanistan?s second Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM) licence was awarded on Saturday to an international consortium with strong regional connections led by the Aga Khan Fund for Economic Development (AKFED) and comprising Monaco Telecom International (MTI), U.S.-based MCT Corp.

Aga Khan Foundation (Pakistan) in cooperation with USAID, is implementing 'Releasing Confidence and Creativity (RCC): An Early Childhood Development Programme'.

The Aga Khan Rural Support Programme (AKRSP) will be presented as a case study in poverty reduction before the international conference on poverty to be held at Shanghai, China, next month.

Alamshar has been sold to the Japan Racing Association by The Aga Khan and will not run in the Canadian International at Woodbine.

Aleppo?s Governor Ossama Adi on Sunday conferred with Emir Rahem Agha Khan, Member of the Economic Committee at Agha Khan Foundation for Development, on cooperation areas with Agha Khan Foundation in the fields of tourism, culture and preserving human heritage.During the meeting, Governor Adi tal

His Highness the Aga Khan is among more than 300 delegates who are in the country to attend the International Press Institute's world congress to be opened by President Kibaki today.Also expected to jet in today is Rwandan President Paul Kagame, who takes to the platform this afternoon to deliver