Delegation from the İLKE Foundation for Science Culture and Education visited non-governmental organizations, universities, and research centres in Pakistan between 1-7 January 2022. This visit to different universities, research centres, think tanks and NGOs in Pakistan was aimed at developing ILKE’s international network and extending collaborations with different institutions that share goals, activities and aims with ILKE.

On Sunday, January 2, a meeting was held with Dr. Hussain Mohi-ud-Din Qadri the Deputy Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Al-Minhaj University. Since Dr. Qadri's area of interest is Islamic Economics and Finance, he expressed his interest to collaborate with ILKE’s Research Center for Islamic Economics (IKAM) for joint events and publications.

As a result of the meeting with Awais Raoof, the Chairman of Lahore University, it was agreed that academic exchange programs or publication partnerships could be realised with TODAM. Dr. Rabia Akhtar, the director of CSSPR was also present at this meeting. The delegation then met with Prof. Dr. Ishtiaq Ahmad Gondal, dean of Shaikh Zaid Islamic Centre at the University of Punjab, Pakistan's largest and oldest public university.

On 7 January, Friday, during the meeting with Prof. Dr. Anis Ahmad, known academician and scholar and rector of Riphah University, the possibility of joint projects regarding Islamic ethics with IGIAD was discussed at length.

On Friday, January 07, an MoU was signed between Allama Iqbal International Open University (AIOU) and ILKE Foundation.

Visit to Think-Tanks, NGOs & Educational Institutions In Pakistan

ILKE’s representatives also visited the Sustainable Development Policy Institute (SDPI) and met with its Chairman, Dr. Abid Qayum Sulehri with whom an MoU was signed. Institute of Policy Studies (IPS) that has long been ILKE’s international partner also hosted the delegation the same day where thoughtful discussion was held in presence of IPS’s Chairman Khalid Rahman.

The Pakistan Centre for Philanthropy (PCP) hosted ILKE’s delegation on Monday and their team showed interest in partnering with ILKE, especially STA’s capacity development programmes.

The delegation also met with senior management from Association for Academic Quality (AFAQ) and Ghazali Education Trust, each of which are running free of cost and affordable schools in hundreds of districts in Pakistan. ILKE’s team also visited Pak-Turk Maarif schools in Islamabad.

The delegation was also taken to Pakistan’s largest student body’s headquarters, Islami Jamiat Talba Pakistan where they visited a research centre under construction at famous scholar and visionary Abul Ala Maududi’s residence as well as his grave.

An Interview with Turkey-Urdu Channel

Turkey-Urdu is the largest Pakistani web-based media outlet focusing on Pak-Turk affairs and contemporary news of the Muslim world. ILKE delegation met with President Muhammad Hassaan, the director of the channel who arranged an interview for the guests in which they spoke about civil society in Turkey and ILKE’s activities.

The President of Jamaat-E-Islami Pakistan, Hon’ Siraj Ul Haq

The president of Jamaat-e-Islamic Pakistan, hon’ Siraj-ul-Haq very kindly accepted the delegation at his office in Mansoora, Lahore where he presented a gift of traditional Pakistani shawl to both the guests.