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Lady Caroline Richards Visist FIRD Secretariat

April 2, 2013 Founder of Afghan Appeal Fund (AAF) and wife to Chief of Defence Staff UK General Sir David Richards, Lady Caroline Richards and Michael Moriarty, trustee of AAF, spoke to some Afghan …

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Toaha Qureshi MBE Bestows Award to Ansar Burney for Peace and Humanity at FIRD Seminar

By Umar Mahmood Renowned peace and human rights activist Mr Ansar Burney, Chairman of Ansar Burney Trust International, delivered his keynote address titled “International Human Rights” at a seminar organised by Forum …

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Toaha Qureshi MBE, Chairman FIRD & SGCS, leads a British delegation to Pakistan to discuss minority rights

March 12, 2013 Toaha Qureshi MBE, Chairman FIRD & SGCS, led a British delegation to Pakistan to discuss minority rights and support given by the community, government, NGOs, religious institutions etc to …

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Bishop of Lahore, Rt Rev Irfan Jamil at FIRD Secretariat

The Executive Lecture Series (ELS), on Tuesday 12th March 2013, added the Rt Rev Irfan Jamil, Bishop of Lahore, Pakistan to its ranks today as he addressed a seminar on “The Future …

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British Delegation Shares Positive Experience with Pakistani Muslims and Non Muslims – Bishop of Lahore Irfan Jamil and Toaha Qureshi MBE

By Umar Mahmood Qureshi The British delegation led by Toaha Qureshi MBE were in Lahore for their Minority Majority Project hosted by Bishop of Lahore, Rt Rev Irfan Jamil. The project, which looks …

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Federal Minister Bhatti: “Interfaith dialogue fundamental for peace” at FIRD Secretariat

Federal Minister Dr. Paul Bhatti visited Forum for International Relations Development (FIRD) Secretariat as part of the interfaith dialogue initiative being driven by FIRD to better relations between various faiths, both nationally …

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EXCLUSIVE – FIRD Presser: Pakistan Gov. Urged to Engage Youth in Education, Sports, Politics; Toaha Qureshi MBE and Tahia Noon MPA

EXCLUSIVE – FIRD Presser: Pakistan Gov. Urged to Engage Youth in Education, Sports, Politics; Toaha Qureshi MBE and Tahia Noon MPA In a seminar titled “Education and Youth” organised by Forum for International Relations …

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Muhammad Latif Khosa, Governor of Punjab, Joins The Executive Lecture Series Roster!

‘Judicial Activism has strengthened democracy in Pakistan. Sometimes the Apex Court gets under pressure to play to the gallery due to the role of masses in its restoration. Pakistan Supreme Court has …

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Entrepreneurs 2012 Conference

At the Entrepreneurs 2012 Conference, Chairman Toaha Qureshi MBE was a keynote speaker and a panellist on the panel Managing Culture: Diversity and Equality, which focused on how top organisations manage diversity …

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Who is Sovereign in Pakistan? Sovereignty and Representative Governance – Hasan Askari Rizvi

Who is Sovereign in Pakistan? Sovereignty and Representative Governance – Hasan Askari Rizvi Sovereignty is an imprecise concept because its operationalization in the form of institutions and processes is a complex affair. …

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