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President General Pervez Musharraf met Prince Karim Aga Khan here on Saturday. They discussed matters of mutual interest and took into account the projects being run by the Aga Khan Foundation in different sectors in Pakistan.
The President appreciated the contributions of Prince Karim in education, tourism, health and social welfare. Minister for Finance Shaukat Aziz, Commerce Minister Hummayun Akhtar and Governor State Bank of Pakistan were present during the meeting.

Save the Alps; Philanthropist blames tourism for problems --- Surrounded by snow-capped mountain peaks, one of the world's major philanthropists launched a campaign Monday to save the Alps from the onslaught of people.

HH the Begum Aga Khan - President of the Princess Inaara Foundation - advocates microfinance as a way to lift the poorest out of extreme poverty, and describes her foundation's successful experiences in microfinance. At the Davos Debates.

Princess Zahra Aga Khan, Head of the Social Welfare Department, Secretariat of the Aga Khan, was the Keynote Speaker at the launch of the World Disaster Reduction Campaign 2008-2009: 'Hospitals Safe from Disasters', 25 January 2008, Davos.