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.

The Dominican community of Peace Center and members of the URI Pakistan organized the celebration of Symphony of Peace Prayers at the premises of Peace Center in Lahore, Pakistan. This ceremony was held on 22nd of May, 2011- the day which was announced by the World Peace Prayer Society, Japan to observe this day.

URI Regional Coordinator for Pakistan Father James Channan and several other URI-Pakistan leaders of different faiths, including Yuel Bhatti, Baghat Lall Khokhar and Malik Tahir, participated in a national conference on the veneration of religions organized by the Minhaj-ul-Quran International and Muslim-Christian Dialogue Forum.

Its with great joy that I am sending you a comprehensive report on the celebration of International Women's Day in Lahore, Pakistan. Sr. Sabina, Coordinator URI Women Wing Pakistan was the Chief Organizer of this great event and she has prepared this report. I am grateful to her for writing this report so promptly.  There were over 150 women present at this fabulous occasion.

Seeing the present situation of the country that is passing through a very crucial phase of its history, the assassination of the Punjab Governer and many others who were killed in the name of religion, religious intolerance, the wide spread corruption, worst situation of law and order and the oppression of minorities has forced many of us stand up and address this issue.