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Led by the inspiring and dynamic leadership of Shaykh-ul-Islam Dr Muhammad Tahir-ul-Qadri, Minhaj-ul-Quran International is engaged in its mission of promoting peace, interfaith dialogue and harmony through engagement with other faiths and communities. It seeks to make the world a better place by eliminating mutual hatreds, enmities and fostering love and culture of tolerance in society.

The 8-member US Christian delegation led by Mr. Leif Hetland, President Global Mission Awareness visited the Central Secretariat of Minhaj-ul-Quran International on Oct 16, 2009. The other members of the delegation included Dr Marqus Fida, Timothy Hatt, Todd Bevan, Lois Goff, Katherine Rody, Kathy Garker, Jasson Reilly Chris Ishak and Mr. Javed Akhtar.

<i>Article published in Daily The Nation</i><br>Following a flurry of unfortunate incidents that involved mass scale persecution of the Christian community in Gojra and the misrepresentation of the religious teachings, it is high time we initiated intellectual discourse aimed at identifying the factors, which led to this tragedy.

Directorate of Interfaith Relations of Minhaj-ul-Quran International organized a national seminar on August 13 to mark the Independence Day in the central secretariat of MQI. Faiz-ur-Rahman Durrani, the central president of MQI, presided over the seminar, whereas the chief guests included Pundit Baghat Lal, Noushair F. Dastoor, Bishop Yousuf, Dr Kanwal Feroz, Jacqueline Tresslor and Pastor Denial.

The Gojra carnage has defamed Pakistan and the people of Pakistan in the world. It is the responsibility of the state and its institutions to give complete security and protection to the minorities living in our midst. In case of any untoward incident, the government and the judiciary have the power to punish the culprits and individuals do not have any right to take law in their hands.

Directorate of Interfaith Relations; Minhaj-ul-Quran International and Press Institute of Pakistan jointly hosted a seminar to mark the Independence Day of the country. The topic of the seminar was “Punjab: a new target of terrorists and role of media in projection of national solidarity”

On March 20, 2009, the Hindu cultural festival of ‘Holi’ was celebrated across the world including Pakistan. A ceremony was held in Hera Krishna Temple in Lahore. On the invitation of leaders of Hindu community like Dr Munohar Chand, Dr Souraish, Prof Ashok Kumar and Dr Suneil Kumar, a MQI delegation led by Sohail Ahmad Raza, director of MQI’s Directorate of Interfaith Relations, participated in the festival.

The Governor House hosted a ceremony to celebrate the Sikh festival of ‘Besakhi’ on April 20, 2009. A large number of the Sikh pilgrims came to Pakistan to pay regards to their religious places. Sohail Ahmad Raza, director of Directorate of Interfaith Relations, welcomed the Sikh pilgrims along with Sayyid Asif Hashmi, chairman of Evacuee Trust Board, and other government officials at the Wagha border, Lahore.

The Faithful Friends Youth group was set up by Newhams Voluntary Network Centre (VNC). The event began with a tour of Neville Road Gurdwara in East Ham. Everyone was asked to cover their heads in the main prayer hall out of respect. The photo below is of the location where the holy book of the Sikh faith is kept.