Ashrafi given peace award

LAHORE : Special Representative of the Prime Minister for Religious Harmony and Pakistani Diaspora in Middle East and Islamic Countries and Chairman of Pakistan Ulema Council, Hafiz Tahir Mahmood Ashrafi has been given a special award in recognition of his outstanding services for the development of peace and inter-religious harmony.

The Church of Pakistan presented the award to Ashrafi at the Interfaith Religious Harmony Conference, held in Lahore on Saturday. The Archbishop Ian Ernest, the Archbishop of Canterbury's Personal Representative to the Holy See and Director of the Anglican Center in Rome, Italy, bestowed the award to the peace loving prominent religious scholar Tahir Ashrafi.

Peace award for Dr Hussain

Prof Dr Hussain Mohi-ud-Din Qadri, President of Minhaj-ul-Quran International and Deputy Chairman of the Board of Governors at Minhaj University, was bestowed with the esteemed "Ambassador for Peace Award" by The Universal Peace Federation at the United Nations Headquarters in Austria.

This recognition highlights his unwavering commitment to fostering peace and harmony, transcending both community and religious spheres to promote coexistence and diversity within the region and worldwide. The distinguished award was presented by Dr. Peter Haider, President of the Universal Peace Federation Austria, and Dr. Afsar Rathore, a member of the Academic Council on The United Nations System (ACUNS).