As part of a major modernisation programme, the Aga Khan Hospital ?

The Aga Khan Fund for Economic Development (Akfed) has announced a substantial investment to initiate tourism, commercial and urban redevelopment in Afghanistan.

The Aga Khan Fund for Economic Development (AKFED) has announced a substantial investment to initiate tourism, commercial and urban redevelopment in Afghanistan.The fund will establish a world-class hotel in the center of the country?s capital Kabul, Prince Amyn Aga Khan, the younger brother of H

The government led by Prime Minister Zafarullah Khan Jamali has undertaken a record privatisation of Rs4 billion in its initial months which is unprecedented as compared to any previous track record , said Privatisation Minister Dr Abdul Hafeez Sheikh.Talking to reporters informally after inaugur

THE Aga Khan proved the saviour of the Irish Derby, the annual showcase of the Irish Racing year at the Curragh last weekend.A decision to run both his unbeaten Champion, the French trained Dalakhani winner of six races including the French Derby and the John Oxx trained Alamshar, third in the Ep

The Aga Khan Tuesday lamented the loss of Iraqi cultural treasures amid widespread looting and warned that much of the world's heritage was at risk.The billionaire spiritual leader of the world's 15 million Shia Ismaili Muslims also called for greater tolerance between cultures.

Prince Karim Aga Khan on Tuesday said the West needs to improve its understanding of Islam and also recognise the issues that are agitating the mind of the Muslim Ummah.

The spiritual head of the Ismaili community, Prince Karim Aga Khan, currently visiting Pakistan, called on Prime Minister Mir Zafarullah Khan Jamali at the Prime Minister's House here on Saturday.According to a statement issued here Prince Karim Aga Khan and Prime Minister Jamali exchanged views

Spiritual leader of the Ismalli community, Prince Karim Aga Khan, called on President Gen Pervez Musharraf at the Aiwan-i-Sadr on Friday.Welcoming the Aga Khan, the president appreciated the various philanthropic and development projects undertaken in Pakistan at his initiative.

The network of the Aga Khan Development Foundation is taking measures for the victims? rehabilitation in AJK, said Prince Karim Aga Khan, the spiritual leader of the Ismaili community, on Monday.

Prince Aga Khan IV, the spiritual leader of the Ismaili movement, opened the first microcredit bank in Dushanbe on 5 July, Asia Plus-Blitz reported.

Prince Aga Khan IV, the spiritual leader of the Ismaili movement, opened the first microcredit bank in Dushanbe on 5 July, Asia Plus-Blitz reported.

The spiritual leader of Ismaili Muslims, the Aga Khan, today inaugurated a new bridge crossing a river between Tajikistan and Afghanistan.The 100-meter-long bridge across the Pyandzh river was created to promote trade between the two neighbors.

Consideration of the marine and maritime dimensions of Zanzibar's history and culture, broader tourism opportunities and major education projects were among the expanded development initiatives agreed by His Highness the Aga Khan, Imam (spiritual leader) of the Ismaili Muslims during a three-day

Thirteen selected projects in Mombasa yesterday benefited from a Sh4 million community relations programme launched by the Tsavo Power Company.

En séjour au Burkina Faso dans le cadre d?une visite officielle de 48 heures, le prince Karim Aga Khan était vendredi 30 juillet dans la matinée à Bérégadougou au complexe sucrier de la Comoé SN-SOSUCO.

The Aga Khan today called for new concepts and institutions to create a better future for the people of Central Asia.He called on the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and other financial institutions to 'look in depth at the problems that should be addressed in supporting n

THE Aga Khan, spiritual leader of Shia Ismaili Muslims and a scholar of Islamic history and art, yesterday lamented the destruction of historical treasures in Iraq and Afghanistan.'We are witnessing in Afghanistan, and now in Iraq, that the very survival of our heritage is today at risk, destroye

The Aga Khan, spiritual leader of the Shia Ismaili Muslims, today discussed with President A P J Abdul Kalam and Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee possibilities of his development network working together with India in education, health, rural development and other areas.On his first visit to I

Whether through neglect or wilful destruction, the disappearance of physical traces of the past deprives us of more than memories. Spaces that embody historic realities remind us of the lessons of the past.

His Highness the Aga Khan, Chairman of the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN) and Chancellor of Aga Khan University (AKU), today emphasised the importance of civil society institutions such as AKU, in providing the rapid and effective response to those affected by the 8 October earthquake disast

How can leading research universities better serve society Is access to information technologies alone sufficient to enable institutions to improve the quality and reach of education.

Aga Khan Studs has recently launched a Web site that provides comprehensive information on the stallions standing at the stud in Ireland and France as well as the latest developments of the horses owned and bred by the Aga Khan.

The Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN) today announced its intention to establish in Toronto a museum housing exceptional collections of Islamic art and heritage as well as a unique academic and cultural center focused on the study and practice of human pluralism.The museum, which will be the fi

After declaring three years ago that the Curragh was no longer a world-class facility, the Aga Khan has donated funds to the Irish Turf Club to renovate Ireland?s most famous racecourse.The Stand House Hotel, located across the street from the grandstand, has in the past imposed limits on expansi

New Jubilee Insurance (NJI) Company Limited announced on Wednesday that it had acquired the general insurance business of Commercial Union in Pakistan effective Jan 1, 2003.A company press release quoted Masood Noorani, MD NJI as saying: 'This is the first time that the business of a prominent fo

The Aga Khan arrived in Tajikistan on Sunday as part of six-day visit to that country and its mountainous neighbour, Kyrgyzstan, where he will lay the cornerstones for two of three campuses for the future University of Central Asia (UCA), the world's first internationally chartered institution of

Photo: The Court of Gayumars, a 16th-century watercolour, gold and ink painting depicting Shah Gayumars of Persia being revered by his subjects, has often been described as a Persian version of Eden.; Photo: The Toronto museum will also house this famous 16th-century Ottoman Turkish portrait of S

Benazir Bhutto, the Pakistan People?s Party chairperson, has said that Prince Sadruddin Aga Khan will be mourned not only by his family, friends and the Ismaili community but also by ?the larger world where he was well known and respected?.In her condolence letter to the late prince?s widow, Ms B

In the desert, an oasis is akin to paradise and in the sands of Egypt, many of history's greatest gardens flowered on the banks of the Nile.But in Cairo, a city of 16 million people that has ballooned on the ruins of many Islamic dynasties from the 8th century Abbasid Caliphs to 19th century Otto

Canada can lead the way in enhancing -- or rebuilding -- relationships between Western and Muslim societies and address pressing global challenges by fostering education and pluralism, Nazeer Aziz Ladhani, Chief Executive Officer of Aga Khan Foundation Canada (AKFC), told a parliamentary committe

A group of 260 Canadian professionals will contribute 5.2 million dollars to establish a Performing Arts Centre at the Aga Khan University in Karachi.The group comprising doctors, lawyers, pharmacists, architects and other professionals announced their pledge at a well-attended dinner organized h

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The award was instituted as it was felt by the Aga Khan that the gap between past accomplishments and current practice in Islamic architecture was massive. Has that gap been bridged after the award was instituted?

Le prince ismaélien a pris la tête d'une fondation pour sauver ce trésor du patrimoine français et va verser 40 millions d'euros.

Il principe Sadruddin Aga Khan è morto ieri; aveva 70 anni e da tempo era malato. Ne ha dato notizia una fonte della Fondazione Bellerive di Ginevra, da lui creata nel 1977. 'Il principe è morto ieri al Massachusetts Boston Hospital', ha annunciato la fonte.

Il principe Sadruddin Aga Khan, ex alto commissario dell'Onu per i rifugiati e zio di Karim Aga Khan IV, capo spirituale dei musulmani ismaeliti, è deceduto.

Minister for Kashmir Affairs and Northern Areas Makhdoom Syed Faisal Saleh Hayat called on spiritual leader of Ismaili community Prince Karim Aga Khan at Serena Hotel, here on Tuesday.

The foundation stone of The Ismaili Centre, Dushanbe was laid on Monday afternoon by Tajikistan's President Emomali Rahmonov on a 25,500 square-metre site in the centre of the city.President Rahmonov underlined the commitment of his government to provide enabling conditions for the development of

The Aga Khan Fund for Economic Development (AKFED) will pay Rs 11 billion, or 52% of the bid price, soon after Eid-ul-Azha as the first instalment to acquire management control of Habib Bank Limited (HBL) while the rest of the amount will be paid within the next two years, a senior official of th

Former UN official in charge of humanitarian operations Prince Sadruddin Aga Khan has died at the age of 70, Geneva-based Bellerive Foundation sad on Tuesday.Sadruddin died Monday in Massachusetts general hospital in Boston, said Nasir Sunderji, an official of the Bellerive Environmental Organiza

His Highness the Aga Khan will receive an honorary doctor of laws degree at the University of Toronto's spring convocation Friday, June 18, at 2:30 p.m.

A centuries-old marvel will come to life on Tuesday evening. The numerous fountains and water channels in the 16th century Humayun?s Tomb will have water flowing in them after 400 years.

L'événement méritait une fête à la dimension actuelle de la structure.L'inauguration, samedi, du Musée national rénové a réuni dans cette enceinte désormais impressionnante, les plus hautes autorités du pays : le président Amadou Toumani Touré, un illustre visiteur de passage au Mali, le prince A

The Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi, is to open its first representative office here on May 4.

Le domaine de Chantilly va subir une opération de soins intensifs, chiffrée à 70 millions d'euros. La Fondation pour la sauvegarde et le développement du domaine, créée au début de l'année 2005 par l'Agha Khan, ambitionne de rendre son 'lustre princier' à cette propriété de l'Institut de France.

Le réseau Aga Khan de développement (AKDN) a annoncé mardi à Genève le lancement d'une nouvelle génération de produits et de services financiers visant à aider les populations les plus vulnérables du monde.

The Professional Development Centre (PDC) in collaboration with Aga Khan Education Service in Kenya has launched an in service training programme aimed at upgrading teachers' pedagogical skills and content knowledge of mathematics and sciences.The more than sixty teachers are drawn from Nairobi a

As the Humayun tomb glowed like a jewel, the 9th Aga Khan Architecture Awards were presented by the Aga Khan in the presence of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.During early dusk, the cacophony of the birds trying to find their perch for the night almost drowned out the Aga Khan?s speech.

Members of Parliament have passed a bill exempting Aga Khan Development Agencies from paying Value Added Tax (Vat).The Minister of State for Finance (General Duties), Mwesigwa-Rukutana, tabled the Value Added Tax Amendment Bill 2003 last week.

President General Pervez Musharraf said Friday that Pakistan stands for peaceful settlement of all issues with India including the core Kashmir dispute, is ready to enter into a dialogue and desires sincerity in this commitment.