Shown below are many of the Lectures, Annual Dinners and Receptions held by The Pakistan Society during the period 1952 – 1962. Please note: this section is incomplete, but we are aiming to add as many events as we can over time.
Lectures
|
Date |
Title |
Speaker |
|---|---|---|
|
16 Apr 52 |
My Four and a half years in the United States |
HE Mr M A H Ispahani |
|
19 Nov 52 |
The Defence of Pakistan |
Gen Sir Douglas Gracey |
|
10 Dec 52 |
Contemporary Affairs in Pakistan |
The Hon. Mr Khwaja Nazimuddin |
|
22 Jan 53 |
A Recent Impression of East Pakistan |
Sir Frederick Bourne KCIS, CIE |
|
26 Feb 53 |
Constitutional Trends in Pakistan |
Mr Fareed Jafri |
|
25 Mar 53 |
Afghanistan in War Time |
Sir Giles Squire KBE CIE |
|
22 Apr 53 |
Education in Pakistan Plan and Purpose |
Begum Liaquat Ali Khan |
|
19 May 53 |
Pakistan – 1900 and 1953 |
Sir Henry Holland CIE |
|
08 Jun 53 |
Pakistan and it’s Problems |
The Hon. Mr Mohammad Ali |
|
24 Jun 53 |
Travels in N W Pakistan Spring 1952 |
Mr Ian Stephens CIE |
|
22 Jul 53 |
The Message of Islam to the Modern World |
Dr S M Abdullah |
|
30 Sept 53 |
Pakistan and S E Asia |
Sir Percival Griffiths CIE |
|
21 Oct 53 |
The Royal Pakistan Navy |
Vice Admiral J W Jefford CB CBE |
|
18 Nov 53 |
The Economic Outlook in Pakistan |
Mr Fergus Innes CIE CBE |
|
10 Dec 53 |
Six Years of Pakistan |
Mr Nasim Ahmed |
|
28 Jan 54 |
A Commonwealth Tour |
The Rt. Hon. Viscount Swinton GBE CH |
|
19 Feb 54 |
Delegation to Burma and Indonesia |
Sir Harold Roper CBE MC MP |
|
17 Mar 54 |
Pakistan ’s Trade |
Maj A A Khan |
|
07 Apr 54 |
Pakistan and Europe |
Mr John Biggs-Davison |
|
21 May 54 |
The Lahore Commonwealth Conference |
The Rt. Hon. Hugh Gaitskell CBE MP |
|
14 Jun 54 |
Globe-Trotting in the Far East |
Field Marshall Sir Claude Auchinleck GCB GCIE CSI DSO OBE |
|
08 Jul 54 |
Clouds of Glory |
Sir Geoffrey Betham KBE CIE MC |
|
14 Sept 54 |
The Origin of Music |
Atiya Begum |
|
22 Sept 54 |
Some Health Problems of India and Pakistan |
Lt Gen Sir Bennett Hance KCMG KCIE OBE IMS(R) |
|
06 Oct 54 |
A Regimental Reunion in Pakistan |
Col A L “Boomer” Barrett DSO |
|
26 Oct 54 |
The Census of Pakistan |
Col E H Slade MBE MC MM |
|
18 Nov 54 |
An Example of Oriental Monarchy |
Syed Waris Ameer Ali CIE ICS |
|
07 Dec 54 |
Pakistan ’s Foreign Policy |
Mr Nasim Ahmed |
|
14 Dec 54 |
The Progress of the Colombo Plan |
The Most Hon. The Marquess of Reading CBE MC TD QC |
|
19 Jan 55 |
A Recent Tour of India and Pakistan |
Sir Percival Griffiths CIE |
|
08 Feb 55 |
Facts from a Prime Minister |
The Hon. Mr Mohammad Ali |
|
16 Mar 55 |
Race and Class |
Mr Philip Mason CIE OBE |
|
24 Mar 55 |
The Indian and Pakistan Armies of To-Day |
Field Marshall Sir John Harding GCD OBE DSO MC |
|
20 Apr 55 |
Pakistan ’s Problem To-Day |
Begum Ikramullah |
|
17 May 55 |
The Commonwealth and the Dollar |
Mr E A Holloway |
|
08 Jun 55 |
Pakistan To-Day |
The Hon. Mr Shaheed Suhrawardy |
|
28 Jun 55 |
From Cambridge to Rakaposhi |
The Hon. Roger Chorley |
|
15 Sept 55 |
Economic Development in Pakistan |
Mr A D Azhar |
|
11 Oct 55 |
Population versus Rehabilitation |
HE Mr M Ikramullah |
|
26 Oct 55 |
The Ascent of Kangchenjunga |
Capt H R A Streather |
|
08 Nov 55 |
Progress of Health Schemes in the N W Frontier |
Col M K Afridi CBE |
|
24 Nov 55 |
Commonwealth Tour |
The Rt. Hon. The Earl of Home PC |
|
13 Dec 55 |
Service and Adventure on the N W Frontier |
Sir Henry Holland CIE FRCSE |
|
19 Jan 56 |
Spotlight on India , Pakistan and Burma |
Sir Percival Griffiths CIE |
|
01 Feb 56 |
The Function and Working of the International Court of Justice |
Chaudri Sir Muhammad Zafrullah Khan KCSI |
|
22 Feb 56 |
The Ascent of Everest |
Mr Wilfrid Noyce |
|
04 Apr 56 |
Impression of the Gold Coast |
Sir Frederick Bourne KCIS, CIE |
|
08 May 56 |
Pakistan ’s Cottage Industries |
Begum Ikramullah |
|
22 Aug 56 |
Industrial Development in Pakistan |
Mr G Faruque |
|
02 Oct 56 |
Thirty Years of Education in Pakistan |
Mr W R Owain-Jones OBE |
|
31 Oct 56 |
Inside Azad Kashmir and the Northern Territories |
Prof I F Rushbrook Williams CBE JP |
|
18 Dec 56 |
Overland to Singapore through Pakistan and India |
Mr Patrick Murphy |
|
24 Jan 57 |
South Asia Revisited |
Sir Percival Griffiths CIE |
|
20 Mar 57 |
The Origin and Place of the Pathans |
Sir Olaf Caroe KCSI KCIE |
|
09 Apr 57 |
After Ten Years |
Mr Philip Mason CIE OBE |
|
14 Aug 57 |
Strategic Problems of the Middle East |
Gen Mohammad Ayub Khan C-in-C Army |
|
26 Sept 57 |
Adventure in the Karakorams |
Mr Daud Beg |
|
30 Oct 57 |
East and West – A Cultural Interpretation |
Dr Imdad Husain |
|
28 Nov 57 |
South Africa ’s Dilemma |
Miss Marjorie Juta |
|
18 Dec 57 |
In the Defence of New Republic and other Films |
|
|
14 Jan 58 |
India and Pakistan – The First Decade |
Sir Percival Griffiths CIE |
|
14 Feb 58 |
The Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference at Delhi |
Hon. E B Wakefield CIE MP |
|
25 Feb 58 |
The Expanding Commonwealth |
Hon. Patrick Maitland MP |
|
06 Mar 58 |
The Role of Women in the Life and Literature of Pakistan |
Begum Shaista Suhrawardy Ikramullah |
|
13 May 58 |
Some Concept of Modern Physics |
Professor Abdus Salam |
|
10 Jun 58 |
The Asian in East Africa |
Sir Arthur Kirby KBE CMG |
|
16 Sept 58 |
Pakistan and the Middle East |
Col The Lord Birdwood MVO |
|
14 Oct 58 |
Pakistan and other Friendly Forces |
Maj Gen M Habibullah Khan SP |
|
20 Nov 58 |
Some Great Afghans and Pathans |
Sir Olaf Caroe KCSI KCIE |
|
11 Dec 58 |
A Brains Trust |
Panel: Begum Ikramullah, Sir Henry Holland, Prof Abdus Salam and Mr John Biggs-Davison MP |
|
20 Jan 59 |
Diplomacy Under Strain in South Asia |
Sir Percival Griffiths CIE |
|
24 Feb 59 |
Land Reclamation in West Pakistan |
Dr R Maclagan Gorrie DSc FRSE |
|
11 Mar 59 |
With The Duke of Edinburgh in India and Pakistan |
Sir Alexander Fleck KBE FRS |
|
14 May 59 |
The New Pakistan |
Prof L F Rushbrook Williams CBE JP |
|
23 Sept 59 |
Progress in the Thal |
Mr M D Howe MBE CSP |
|
18 Nov 59 |
Mission Hospital Work on the North West Frontier |
Miss Vera Studd |
|
08 Dec 59 |
The Pattern of Pakistan’s Foreign Trade Since 1947 |
Mr A W Khan |
|
11 Feb 60 |
A Cloud on the Horizon |
Sir Percival Griffiths CIE |
|
10 Mar 60 |
The Russian Soldier as I saw Him |
Brig Sultan Mohammed |
|
06 Apr 60 |
Basic Democracies |
Prof L F Rushbrook Williams CBE JP |
|
28 Apr 60 |
South East Asia and Aid |
The Most Hon. The Marquess of Lansdowne |
|
17 May 60 |
The Pathans |
Sir Olaf Caroe KCSI KCIE |
|
25 Oct 60 |
The Commonwealth Today |
Sir Gilbert Laithwaite GCMG KCB KCIE CSI |
|
08 Nov 60 |
Islam and Human Relations |
Maj Gen Malik Haq Nawaz |
|
07 Dec 60 |
Pakistan ’s Policy in the Tribal Areas |
Dr Arnold Toynbee CH |
|
Dec 60 |
The Achievements |
Sir Harold Shoobert CIE ED SPk |
|
24 Jan 61 |
Stocktaking in the 14 th Year |
Sir Percival Griffiths CIE |
|
08 Feb 61 |
John Jacob of Jacobabad |
Mr H T Lambrick CIE |
|
29 Mar 61 |
The Significance of the Indus Water Treaty |
Prof L F Rushbrook Williams CBE JP |
|
26 May 61 |
Progress of the Basic Democracies Scheme |
Prof L F Rushbrook Williams CBE JP |
|
20 Jun 61 |
The Royal Tour of Pakistan |
HE Lt Gen M Yousuf Khan |
|
31 Jul 61 |
Fifty Years a Writer |
Sir Compton Mackenzie OBE LLD FRSL |
|
24 Oct 61 |
What does Planning mean to You? |
Mr A A Ansari |
|
16 Nov 61 |
North-West Frontier – Retrospect |
Sir George Cunningham GCIE KCSI OBE |
|
21 Nov 61 |
The Commonwealth Economic Committee |
Sir Mohammad Ikramullah HPk KCMG |
|
12 Dec 61 |
President Ayub Khan’s Visit to the USA |
Mr Nasim Ahmed |
|
23 Jan 62 |
Random Impressions of an East African Tour |
Sir Harry Greenfield CSI CIE |
|
14 Feb 62 |
The Impact on Pakistan on some far-flung Commonwealth Guests |
The Hon. Gavin Astor |
|
13 Mar 62 |
The RAF and PAF Karakoram Expedition, 1961 |
Gp Capt A J M Smyth OBE DFC RAF (Retd) |
|
25 Mar 62 |
Justice for Kashmir |
Mr John Biggs-Davison MP |
|
29 Mar 62 |
Kashmir the Facts |
Mr Iftikhar Ali, Deputy High Commissioner |
|
18 Jun 62 |
The New Constitution of Pakistan |
Mr U A Ansari |
|
05 Jul 62 |
Fifteen Years of Pakistan |
Sir Percival Griffiths CIE |
Annual Dinners
|
No. |
Date |
Guest of Honour |
Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
|
1st |
March 1952 |
Lord Swinton |
Grand Hall, Connaught Rooms |
|
2nd |
17 June 1953 |
Lord Swinton |
Grand Hall, Connaught Rooms |
|
3rd |
23 June 1954 |
Lord Swinton |
Grand Hall, Connaught Rooms |
|
4th |
12 July 1955 |
Earl of Home |
Grand Hall, Connaught Rooms |
|
5th |
05 July 1956 |
Prime Minister Mr Mohammad Ali |
Grand Hall, Connaught Rooms |
|
6th |
24 June 1957 |
Prime Minister Mr H S Suhrawardy |
Grand Hall, Connaught Rooms |
|
7th |
01 July 1958 |
Gen Lord Ismay |
Grand Hall, Connaught Rooms |
|
8th |
30 June 1959 |
The Rt. Hon. the Earl of Home |
Grand Hall, Connaught Rooms |
|
9th |
14 July 1960 |
HRH The Duke of Edinburgh |
Grand Hall, Connaught Rooms |
|
10th |
15 March 1961 |
President Ayub Khan |
Grosvenor House |
|
11th |
22 May 1962 |
HH The Aga Khan |
Grand Hall, Connaught Rooms |
Receptions
|
No. |
Date |
Guest of Honour |
Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
|
1st |
04 Jan 1957 |
To celebrate Quaid-i-Azam’s Birthday |
Overseas League |
|
2nd |
03 Jan 1958 |
To celebrate Quaid-i-Azam’s Birthday |
Overseas League |
|
3rd |
07 Jan 1959 |
To celebrate Quaid-i-Azam’s Birthday |
Overseas League |
|
4th |
02 Apr 1959 |
Farewell to HE Mr M Ikramullah |
Overseas League |
|
5th |
05 Nov 1959 |
Welcome to HE Lt Gen M Yousuf Khan |
Overseas League |
|
6th |
08 Jan 1960 |
To celebrate Quaid-i-Azam’s Birthday |
Overseas League |
|
7th |
05 May 1960 |
In Honour of President Ayub Khan |
High Commission for Pakistan |
|
8th |
23 Nov 1960 |
Reception for Commonwealth Students |
Overseas League |
|
9th |
13 Jan 1961 |
To celebrate Quaid-i-Azam’s Birthday |
Overseas League |
|
10th |
14 Aug 1961 |
Independence Day Celebration |
Institute of Education |
|
11th |
20 Sept 1961 |
In Honour of Sir Alexander and Lady Symon |
Overseas League |
|
11th |
27 Oct 1961 |
In Honour of Corporate Members |
High Commission for Pakistan |
|
11th |
05 Jan 1962 |
To celebrate Quaid-i-Azam’s Birthday |
Over-Seas House |
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