On 30th of January, 2013, Interfaith Memorial Service for late Irfan Ali was arranged at the URI Regional Office, Peace Center, Lahore. It was emotionally so difficult to express ourselves in the memorial service for our dear friend and Youth Trainer of URI in Pakistan.

Fr James Channan OP, Regional Coordinator, URI Pakistan has been awarded with  "Doctor of Divinity" degree on 23rd of November, 2012. This Doctorate has been given by Pakistan Theological Seminary, its Head Quarter in Norway upon the recommendation of the Executive Board and Faculty of  Pakistan Theological Seminary and International Gospel Mission.

Ms. Yousufzai was shot and seriously wounded Oct. 9 by members of the Taliban as she was returning home from school in northwest Pakistan. The 14-year-old became a critic of the Taliban after the militant group took over the northwestern Swat Valley, where she lived. She has also spoken out about the importance of education for girls, something the Taliban has attempted to eradicate in regions it controls.

International Day of Peace 2012 was celebrated on 23rd September at Peace center, Lahore, Pakistan. The actual date of this day as declared by the United Nation as is 21st of September. However, we postponed due to the law and order situation in Pakistan. It was presided over by his Excellency Bishop Sebastian Shaw, OFM Apostolic Administrator. Archdiocese of Lahore, Mr. Akram Masih Gill, Minister of State for National Harmony , Government of Pakistan graced occasion as the Chief Guest.

I would like to share the report of celebration of 12th Anniversary of URI’s Charter Signing on 26th June 2012. The program was organized by United Religions Initiative (URI )Pakistan and A Better Community for All Pakistan-CC at ABC4ALL –CC office at 7:00 p.m., Lahore. The event was presided over by Mr. Victor Daniel, Prominent writer and scholar, Chief Guest was Mr. Mian Muhammad Arif, Executive Director, Reformer Foundation

On 21st of September which is declared an International Day of Peace by the United Nations, a befitting program was organized to celebrate this IDP at the Dominican Peace Center in Lahore. It was jointly organized by the two leading peace and interfaith dialogue organizations in Pakistan; namely United Religions Initiative (URI) and National Council for Interreligious Dialogue
 

In August 2011, 2,000 members of Muslim, Christian, Hindu and Sikh and Buddhist communities gathered at Mr. Asif Ali Zardari, the President of Pakistan’s House in Islamabad to celebrate national harmony. The ceremony included the reading of a speech by Muhammad Ali Jinnah, regarded as the Father of Pakistan, in which he said that all citizens should be equal and there should be no discrimination on the basis of religion—a dream that is still not realized in Pakistan. 

For the students at the ABC4All school in Lahore, Pakistan, interfaith cooperation is a way of life. This small school for Muslim and Christian street children grew out of work the ABC4All Cooperation Circle was doing in one of the city’s slums. Begun informally in September 2009, it officially opened its doors in March 2010, enrolling 71 students between the ages of four and thirteen, all of whom are underprivileged.