Aga Khan Cultural Service - Pakistan
Aga Khan Cultural Service - Pakistan
PROFILE OF COMPANY
Status of the company: Not for profit company licensed under Section 42 of the Companies Act 2017.
Vision: Undertake restoration and rehabilitation of historic structures and common spaces in ways that can spur social, economic, institutional and cultural development.
Mission:
Development through culture
Focus on placing heritage conservation within larger context of community development. Goal to help communities manage social, cultural and economic changes in such a manner that they do not adversely impact on environmental and cultural heritage, while engaging in appropriate sustainable development.
Key principles
- Infuse new life to historic landmark buildings
- Make restored buildings economically sustainable through adaptive re-use
- Serve as nucleus for comprehensive area revitalization
Company Registration No K-03092
Company Tax Number 2586465-3
Address:
Registered Office: Karachi: New Jubilee Insurance House, 5th Floor, I.I. Chundrigar Road
Lahore Office: House 7/10 Sundardas Road, Zaman Park
Islamabad: Office Serena Business Complex
Phone numbers: Karachi Tel: (92-.21) 324 11141 Gilgit Tel: (92-.5811) 454132-4 Lahore: Tel: (92-42) 36286371-3 Islamabad Tel: (92-51) 2072 500-30
Email address: [email protected]
GOVERNANCE
| Name | Mr. Akbar Ali Pesnani |
| Qualification | 1976 Cost and Management Accountant from the ICMAP. Fellow member of ICMAP; -1975 Masters of Business Administration (MBA) from University of Florida, Gainesville, USA; -1973 Chartered Accountant from the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Pakistan; Fellow member ICA; -1969 Bachelors of Commerce-University of Karachi |
| Profession | Management, Development |
| Name | Ms. Zahra Anwar Furniturewalla |
| Qualification |
Masters of Business Administration (MBA) |
| Profession |
Department Head Cost Control & MI (SVP)-Finance Group, Bank Alfalah Limited |
| Name |
Princess Shelale Abbasi |
| Qualification | Ed.M Learning and Teaching, Graduate School of Education, Harvard University |
| Profession | Educationist |
| Name | Ms. Jahanara Saigol |
| Qualification |
Ph.D. Candidate in History of Art & Archaeology from School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) M.st History of Art & Visual Culture from Oxford University |
| Profession |
Business & Art |
| Name | Ms. Yasmin Qalandar |
| Qualification |
Graduate Diploma from Canada Bachelor of Arts, from Punjab University with Economics and Statistics as Major Subjects |
| Profession |
Regional Program Manager, Aga Khan Rural Support Program (AKRSP) |
| Name | Mir Ghazanfar Ali Khan |
| Qualification | 1979 M.A. Political Science (Punjab University) |
| Profession | Governor Gilgit-Baltistan Politics |
| Name | Mr. Afan Aziz |
| Qualification |
BSC Accounting and Finance (first class honors), London School of Economics and Political Science |
| Profession |
Chief Executive Officer of Aziz group of Industries. |
| Name | Mr. Sulaiman S Mehdi |
| Qualification |
Fellow Member of the The Institute of Corporate Secretaries of Pakistan (F-232) Associate Member of the The Institute of Corporate Secretaries of Pakistan (A-617) Master of Public Administration, University of Karachi |
| Profession | CEO, TLP Developments |
| Name | Khawaja Tausif Ahmad |
| Qualification | M.Sc Geotechnical Engineering, University of Birmingham (UK) |
| Profession | Senior Development Executive |
Name of Auditor of the Company: A.F. Ferguson & co. (Lahore)
MEDIA
UNESCO Asia-Pacific Heritage Conservation Awards-AKCSP
- 2002 Award of Distinction, Ganish Settlement Rehabilitation, Hunza
- 2003 Award of Distinction, Restoration of Astana (historic tomb) of Syed Mir Muhammad in Khanqah Settlement, Khaplu
- 2004 Award of Excellence, Baltit Fort and Karimabad Project, Hunza
- 2005 Award of Merit, Amburiq Mosque Shigar
- 2006 Award of Excellence, Restoration and Re-use ofShigarFortPalace
- 2007 Award of Distinction, Altit Settlement, Hunza
- 2008 Award of Merit, Shigar Village Settlement
- 2009 Award of Distinction, Ali Gohar House, Ganish, Hunza
- 2010 Award of Distinction, Gulabpur Khanqah, Shigar
- 2011 Award of Distinction, Altit Fort Hunza, Pakistan
- 2012 Award of Merit, Khilingrong Mosque Shigar, Pakistan
- 2013 Award of Distinction, Khaplu Palace Baltistan, Pakistan
- 2014 Honourable Mention, Gali Surjan Singh Project, Lahore
UNESCO Asia-Pacific Heritage Conservation Awards-Community
- 2007 Award of Merit, Astana of Syed Mir Yahya, Skardu, Pakistan
Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) Awards
- 1997 Baltit Fort , PATA Grand Award
- 2006, Shigar Fort, PATA Gold Award
British Airways Tourism for Tomorrow Awards
- 2000, Tourism for Tomorrow Award, Baltit Fort and Karimabad Environmental Project
Virgin Responsible Tourism Awards
- 2008, Best for Conservation of Cultural Heritage Award, Restoration and Re-use of Shigar Fort-Palace
- 2012, Khaplu Palace & Residence, received Highly Commended in ‘Best in poverty reduction’
Time Magazine Best of Asia
- 4th July, 2005, Best Restored Treasure, Baltit Fort Hunza Valley, Pakistan
Latest date on which website was updated: 13 November 2019