Talk,Jan.25:Imran Khan: "Pakistan: Current & Future Challenge"
Maryam J. Rutner
A talk by
Imran Khan
Imran Khan will share his views on the current political situation in
Pakistan and his ideas on how the country should move forward.
Chairman of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (Movement for Justice), a world
renowned philanthropist, a legendary sportsman (cricket captain of the
Pakistan team that won the world cup) and Chancellor of the Bradford
University in UK, Imran Khan is on a mission is to bring democracy to
Pakistan by establishing the rule of law by restoring the independence
of judiciary. He served as an elected member of Parliament from 2002
till last year when the parliament was dissolved. He has also
established the biggest charitable foundation in Pakistan called The
Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital and Research Center, which has
been awarded the Excellence Award by the WHO in 2005.
Date: Friday, January 25, 2008
Time: 3:45 ? 5:00 pm
Place: International Affairs Building, Room 1512
This talk is co-sponsored by the Center for the Study of Democracy,
Toleration and Religion (CDTR), and the Association of Pakistani
Professionals.
Please contact Shashank Mohan sm2...@columbia.edu or Zainab Mahmood
zm2...@columbia.edu for further questions.
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Maryam J. Rutner
Departmental Research Assistant
Center for the Study of Democracy, Toleration and Religion (CDTR)
School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA)
Columbia University