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Canadians
Pledge $5.2 Million To Aga Khan University
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TORONTO, Oct 14: 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 here on Wednesday by the Aga Khan University Resource
Development Committee for Ontario, Canada.
Toronto s noted cardiologist and spokesman for the group Dr Amir
Janmohamed told newsmen after the dinner that the Arts Centre project
was a gift from Canadian professionals who see value in building
cultural and academic bridges with the developing world. "I think,
it will also be a small step to fostering world peace and understanding,"
he said.
Earlier, in a keynote address, President of the Aga Khan university
Shamsh Kassim-Lakha said that since its inception the university
had benefited greatly form its close ties with Canadians and Canadian
institutions which provided financial assistance of $22 million
in the past few years.
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