A high-level parliamentary delegation of the Republic of Kazakhstan visited AKU in August 2001, as part of a three-day visit to Pakistan at the invitation of Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN).

Sharip Omarov, Chairman of the Committee on International Affairs, Defence and Security (2nd from left), on a tour of the Laboratory in the Juma Building, with Dr. Anwar Siddiqui, Coordinator Research and Associate Professor Biochemistry, AKU (extreme right)

The eight-member delegation headed by Sharip Omarov, Chairman of the Committee on International Affairs, Defence and Security, visited AKDN to get acquainted with the Network and its programmes. This also included a tour of AKU where the delegation met with the President of the University, Dr. Shamsh Kassim-Lakha, S.I., and senior faculty and management, and discussed various topics including the establishment of the University of Central Asia (UCA).