The Aga Khan Foundation USA helps communities around the world build better futures together. In Tajikistan and Afghanistan, Pamir Energy is aiding area residents and businesses improve their quality of life through an improved power grid.

Aug 31, 2013 · In the two decades since Tajikistan gained independence, the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN) – his aid organisation – has become the dominant force in the economy of the Pamirs, the most...

Dec 11, 2024 · None other than the awe-inspiring beauty of the Pamirs of Gorno-Badakhshan, where the Aga Khan, with the Pamir Range as a stunning backdrop, met with his tens of thousands of followers in 1995 and 1998.

Jun 20, 1995 · He is the Aga Khan, one of the world’s richest men and spiritual leader of the 12 million to 15 million Ismaili Muslims, paying his first visit to his followers in the isolated Pamir...

So in late May, His Highness Prince Karim Aga Khan went to meet, for the first time, his followers in the Pamir Mountains in the heart of Central Asia. A crowd of about 60,000 people gathered to hear their Imam speak near Khorog, the capital of the province of Gorno-Badakshan in …

Jul 28, 2022 · Authorities in Tajikistan are putting the squeeze on organizations and companies controlled by the Aga Khan, the Europe-based philanthropist deemed by the Shia Ismailis of the country’s eastern Pamirs region to be a spiritual leader. The assault is …

In 1995 for the first time in the history of the Pamiri ismailis Mawlana Shah Karim Al Husseyni Aga Khan visited His pamiri followers.In this rare video Khudavind is welcomed to Ancient...

Feb 6, 2025 · The Aga Khan Foundation built seven bridges connecting Tajikistan and Afghanistan across the Panj River. Five of them are located in the Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region, and one connects the Shamsiddin-Shohin district in the Khatlon province with the Afghan district of Khohon.

Former member of the Gilgit-Baltistan Assembly and President of PML-N Nagar, Javed Hussain, has expressed deep sorrow over the passing of the 49th Imam of the Shia Imami Ismaili Muslims, Prince Karim Aga Khan.

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau called the Aga Khan "an extraordinarily compassionate global leader, a man of vision, faith, and incredible generosity." The Government of Canada has remained a close partner of the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN) for decades, working to improve the quality of life for people in Gilgit-Baltistan and ...