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Aga Khan assures Chief Executive of co-operation in social sector uplift

..........ISLAMABAD (October 17) : The spiritual leader of the Ismaili community, Prince Karim Aga Khan, held a detailed meeting with Chief Executive General Pervez Musharraf here on Monday.
..........Welcoming Prince Karim Aga Khan, the chief executive lauded the tremendous contribution to the various philanthropic and social development programmes being undertaken by Prince Karim Aga Khan worldwide, particularly in Pakistan.
..........General Musharraf thanked the Aga Khan for his invitation to preside over the convocation ceremony of the Aga Khan University which he would be attending in Karachi later in the week, it was officially stated here.
..........During the course of meeting, tourism development in Northern Areas and various other aspects of socio-economic development also came under discussion.
..........The chief executive apprised the Aga Khan of the measures being taken by the government for the uplift of the people of Pakistan and its economic revival and reforms.
..........Prince Karim Aga Khan thanked the chief executive for the help being extended by the government to various ongoing projects.
..........He expressed his deep personal attachment to Pakistan and welfare of the people of Pakistan.
..........The Aga Khan said there was tremendous potential for promoting cultural tourism in the Northern Areas of the country. He evinced keen interest in the government reforms agenda.
..........He assured the chief executive that he would continue to extend his co-operation for the social sector development in Pakistan and thanked the government and the people of Pakistan for giving him a warm welcome.-APP
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