Religious Youth Service Launched in Pakistan

October 19, 2012

Multan, Pakistan - Youth from all provinces of Pakistan assembled in Multan Oct. 12-19, 2012, for a multi-ethnic, multi-religious and multi-cultural Religious Youth Service project that included service-learning activities, visits to religious sites and providing a drinking water system and toilets for Hindu slum dwellers.

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Pakistani Youth Pray for the Recovery of Injured Girl

September 19, 2012

Multan, Pakistan - Participants in Pakistan's first Religious Youth Service project joined other young people in the nation and other parts of the world in holding a candlelight prayer vigil for the recovery of  Malala Yousufzai, the 14-year-old Pakistani student shot on October 9 as she was returning from school, defying a Taliban ban on education for girls. Participants in the October 12-19 program in central Pakistan engaged in various service-learning activities and providing safe drinking water and sanitation for Hindu slum dwellers.

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UN International Youth Day Celebrated in Pakistan

August 12, 2012

Multan, Pakistan - The Society for the Promotion of Education and Awareness along with its networking organizations commemorated UN International Youth Day in Multan, Pakistan Aug. 12, 2012.

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UPF-Japan Aids Pakistani Flood Victims

November 30, 2010

Islamabad, Pakistan - After the July 2010 flooding, UPF-Japan volunteers traveled to Islamabad in November to pack donations and deliver food and mattresses to displaced people at a camp in the Nowshera district.

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Day of Peace in Pakistan

September 21, 2008

Pakistan - Two organizations have agreed to work together to promote peacebuilding and peacemaking initiatives.

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Peace Tour Builds UPF in Pakistan

June 20, 2006

Pakistan - Mr. Taj Hamad, Deputy Secretary General of UPF, and Dr. Robert Kittel, head of UPF-India, brought the UPF peace message to Pakistan.

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M. Ahmad: Traditional Islamic Education in Pakistan

January 3, 2006

Thomas Friedman, the well-known columnist for the New York Times, wrote a memo in the New York Times addressed to King Fahd, asking him to totally reorganize and restructure the education curriculum in Saudi Arabia that produces terrorists. I suggested to him, “Why don’t you write another letter to Tony Blair, asking him to restructure the education system of the London School of Economics, which produced another terrorist?”

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Z.A. Kazmi: Healing Interreligious Strife in Pakistan

January 2, 2006

In the Universal Peace Federation I found an explanation for cause of the intolerance in the world. To me, this message was simple, yet powerful: “Tolerance is not only harmony in difference, but also a moral duty compelling one to live for the sake of others.” Tolerance is a fundamental principle requiring respect, acceptance, and appreciation of a divine way of life in which there is a rich diversity of culture of heart.

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M. Qadri: Mohammad Came to Bring Blessings to All

January 2, 2006

Prophet Mohammed came into this world for the blessings of everyone. This is not just for Muslims. It is for everyone, for all regions. And he is a prophet of blessings, a prophet of blessings for everyone.

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