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May 28, 2012

[Pictorial] Spring Blossom Festival in Hunza – Pamir Times Net

Hunza: The Spring Blossom Festival was inaugurated yesterday in Hunza Valley. The festival provided the people of Hunza Valley with an opportunity to sit together and celebrate life. The festival was organized by the GB government with the help of … Continue reading →

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March 18, 2012

A Snapshot of Aga Khan Higher Secondary Schools in Gilgit-Baltistan – By Ejaz Karim at Pamir Times Net Pakistan

History of the Aga Khan Higher secondary Schools is directly linked with Sir Sultan Mohammed Shah, Aga Khan lll, the visionary who who established almost 200 schools in Madras and Dar Es Salam during the twentieth century. He always advocated … Continue reading →

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March 15, 2012

Gilgit-Baltistan: The Karakoram Highway, land reforms during the Bhutto years and the Aga Khan Rural Support programme are the catalyst for this Shangri-La paradise progress – writes Muhammad Ali Siddiqi at Dawn com Pakistan

The Article in Dawn com **** Blood in the valleys Opinion | Muhammad Ali Siddiqi I HAVE ‘normal’ sectarian prejudices and tell Shia jokes to friends and colleagues. Also, I do occasionally listen to firebrand Shia ulema, … Continue reading →

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March 2, 2012

Hunza’s New Lake: The Story Behind the Birth of Lake Gojal – By Natasha Vizcarra at Simerg com

Scientists and satellites hold vigil on a newborn lake in Hunza By Natasha Vizcarra On 4 January 2010, a rockslide 1200 meters long, 350 meters wide, and 125 meters high dammed the Hunza River in Attabad, in the Hunza Valley … Continue reading →

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February 26, 2012

Shimshal “Health Care Centre – For the community, By the community” – By G.M Shimshali at Pamir Times Net

Shimshal: Exterior view of the Health Care Center The Health Care Center located in Shimshal,, my native village, is one of the finest examples of exemplary community effort for self-development. They call it a Health Care Center for … Continue reading →

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Tagged as Aga Khan Health Services, Community services, Germany, Gilgit-Baltistan, healthcare, NGO'S, Pakistan, Teacher training

February 23, 2012

7 GBians among Boy Scouts winning Presidential Awards – Pamir Times Net News

Winners from Gilgit – Baltistan and other parts of the country posing with leaders and parents. PT Photo PT Report Islamabad, February 22: Boy Scouts from across Pakistan have have been awarded Presidential Gold Medal awards, for excellence, in … Continue reading →

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February 22, 2012

Cross border Pakistan-China Fibre Optic Cable being launched at the cost of 3.7 billion rupees – Pamir Times Net News

Islamabad – The Special Communication Organization (SCO), affiliated with the Pakistan Army, will joins hands with Chinese companies to realize the goal of connecting the two countries through a state of the art Fibre Optic Cable. Major portion of the … Continue reading →

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February 7, 2012

Samina Baig, Pakistani mountaineer – by Sarai Martin at Pamir Times Net

Something moves in Pakistan for the rights of women and their role in society. At least that is apparent from several initiatives going in the direction of giving more prominence to women in that country. In the world of the mountain are … Continue reading →

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January 19, 2012

Hundred years of Government Model School Karimabad, Hunza – By Zulfiqar Ali Khan at Pamir Times net

Some of the earlier teachers and community members The Federal Government Boys Model High School Karimabad, Hunza, will complete hundred years of existence and services this year. This venerated institution was established in 1912 as the first primary school of … Continue reading →

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January 17, 2012

Endangered Archaeological heritage of Gilgit – Baltistan ignored at international conference – Pamir Times News

Islamabad, January 16: A four-day international conference concluded in Islamabad on Sunday, with reputed national and international scholars presenting papers on different themes related to “Archaeological and Cultural Heritage of Pakistan and Adjacent Areas”. Surprisingly, no paper was presented on … Continue reading →

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The Ismaili Centres around the world

The Ismaili Centre, London. Photo: Crispin Boyle
The Ismaili Centre in London is a religious, social and cultural meeting place for the Ismaili Muslim community in the United Kingdom. Opened in 1985, the Centre is the first religious and cultural centre to be specially designed and built for the Ismaili community in the West. Located in South Kensington, the Ismaili Centre occupies a prominent island site on Cromwell Road, facing the Victoria and Albert Museum on one of the major thoroughfares leading out of London.
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The Ismaili Centre, Burnaby. Photo: Garry Otte
The Ismaili Centre in Burnaby, a tree-lined suburb of Greater Vancouver, is the first such centre to be purpose-built by the Ismaili Muslim community in Canada. Access to the building is gained through a courtyard garden, which is enhanced by fountains, trees and flowers. Inside, a prayer hall provides facilities for communal services and quiet contemplation. The facility also includes a social hall, administrative offices, council chamber and classrooms for religious instruction.
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The Ismaili Centre, Lisbon. Photo: Gary Otte
The Ismaili Centre in Lisbon established, for the first time in continental Europe, a permanent place where spaces for gathering for Ismaili Muslims complemented premises for an international network of social, cultural and economic development institutions serving people of all faiths, backgrounds and origins. Access to the Ismaili Centre is through a landscaped park that surrounds buildings interspersed with courtyards and open patios. The complex combines multipurpose halls, open and enclosed areas for social functions, exhibitions and cultural presentations with offices and spaces for more contemplative gatherings of members of the Ismaili community.
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The Ismaili Centre Dubai. Photo: Gary Otte
The Ismaili Centre, Dubai is a complex of creative spaces for contemplative, cultural, educational and recreational purposes, designed to encourage understanding and the sharing of wisdom from many perspectives. Built on land that was donated by the Ruler of Dubai, His Highness Sheikh Mohammad bin Rashid Al-Maktoum, the Centre was opened on 26 March 2008 as part of the commemoration of Mawlana Hazar Imam’s Golden Jubilee. Regional and cosmopolitan in its conception, the Ismaili Centre, Dubai draws on spiritual and intellectual roots that give it contemporary resonance. Its courtyards, gardens and watercourses, set amidst interlinking interiors, propose a harmony of tradition and timelessness.
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The Ismaili Centre, Dushanbe. Photo: Gary Otte
Opened in 2009, the Ismaili Centre, Dushanbe is the first such Centre in Central Asia — a region that has been home to Ismaili Muslims for more than a thousand years. It stands as both a reminder of great history and accomplishment, and a call on the peoples of the region to reflect on that inheritance as they shape the world of tomorrow. Inspired by some of the region’s most distinctive monuments, the architecture of the Ismaili Centre blends many craft and artisanal traditions of Central Asia. It is designed to facilitate cultural and intellectual exchange, and to re-invigorate the spirit of enquiry characterised by scholars whose contributions over the centuries were encouraged by the Ismaili Muslim community under the patronage of its leadership.

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