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CELEBRATING 60 YEARS OF THE PAKISTAN SOCIETY DINNER

Tuesday, 27 September 2011, The Great Hall, The Honorable Society of Lincoln’s Inn, London, WC2A 3TL. Our Dinner was held ............. more

CHANGE OF TELEPHONE NUMBER

The Pakistan Society land line number 020 7235 9914 has been replaced with a mobile telephone number.
So if you have any enquiries please call or text this number: 07427 500 377 ............. more

The launch of
Professor Anatol Lieven's book
Pakistan: A Hard Country.

The launch of Professor Anatol Lieven's book, Pakistan: A Hard Country could hardly have been more timely coming three days after the killing of Osama bin Laden ............. more

Owning Fred Bremner
by Pervaiz Munir Alvi
22nd March

Fred Bremner

Fred Bremner was not born or raised in Pakistan. In fact during his life time there was no country on the map by the name of Pakistan. Yet, for ............. more

Professor Talbot -
The first 10 years of
Pakistan's existence - NEW

Professor Talbot

On Wednesday 16th February Professor Talbot spoke about Pakistan’s First Experiment with Democracy 1947 - 1958 which were the ............. more

Humanitarian-Military interaction in Complex Emergencies: the Experience of Pakistan - 9th February

Masood ul-Mulk, Chief Executive of the Sarhad Rural Support Program spoke to the Society on 9th February about Humanitarian-Military interaction in Complex Emergencies: the Experience of ............ more

Visit to Saint Luke’s Church, Chelsea and to the National Army Museum – 5th January 2011

Visit to Saint Luke’s Church, Chelsea and to the National Army Museum

The New Year got off to a cracking start for The Pakistan Society with a visit by almost thirty members to Saint Luke’s Church, Chelsea and to ............ more

Pakistan: big skies, warm hearts -
Putting the country back on the
holiday map

A TravelPak jeep near Passu - © Sohail Azhar

Setting aside concerns about suicide bombings and corrupt cricketers, Jini Reddy travels to the Karakoram mountains and is captivated ............ more

Eid/Christmas reception at the Pakistan High Commission on the 8th of
December

On the 8th of December the Pakistan Society held their Eid/Christmas reception at the Pakistan High Commission. This was an enjoyable evening attended by over 70 members and their ........... more

Graham Robert's imminent appointment as the next manager of the Pakistan Football Team

One would expect the Pakistan football manager's job not to appeal to an individual whose best friends are Indian and who doesn't like curry. The Pakistan Football Federation appointed Graham ........... more

"The Railways of North West India" at the High Commission for Pakistan on Wednesday, 10th November 2010

On Wednesday 10 November 2010 railway enthusiasts, members and friends of the Pakistan Society were given a treat by Nick Lera, an independent documentary producer and former award-winning BBC cameraman. Using unpublished historic ............ more

Charity Twenty20 Cricket Match in aid of Major Langlands School in Chitral – 25th September 2010

Burton‘s Court Pavilion

On 25th September 2010 the Pakistan Society hosted a Charity Twenty20 Cricket Match in aid of Major Langlands School in Chitral. The British Army XI played a team representing Major Langlands School ............ more

Major Langlands -
a man committed to
education

Major Langlands

ISLAMABAD, Oct 23: What could be nobler than to open up minds and create a world of possibilities? Major Geoffrey Langlands had been doing that for more than 60 years in Pakistan. For his services in ............ more

An Evening of Awareness about the Floods in Pakistan was held on Wednesday 22 September

Mishal Husain (BBC News presenter) chaired the evening. Jacky Martens (BBC News) talked about organisation and difficulties faced by film crews to bring stories to the viewers. She showed short clips of what they filmed during the floods, the ............ more

Visit to the Royal Hospital Chelsea on 14th July 2010

Visit to Royal Hospital, Chelsea

The July event of The Pakistan Society saw twelve members making a visit to the Royal Hospital Chelsea. The Royal Hospital was founded in 1682 by King Charles II and intended for the 'succour and relief of veterans broken by age and war', the Royal Hospital, with ............ more

Speech by the High Commissioner at the AGM on 30 June 2010

Distinguished Members of Pakistan Society, Ladies and Gentlemen,
At the outset, I would like to warmly welcome distinguished members of Pakistan Society to the Pakistan High Commission.

I also wish to congratulate President General Palmer, Vice President Deputy High ............. more

Next Event

Wednesday, 11 January 2012 - Joint Event with the Royal Commonwealth Society

Tariq Ali, the vocal political commentator, novelist and film-maker will ........... more

Latest Newsletters

September 2011
The latest newsletter for September 2011 is now available to view or download.

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