Conferences and Seminars (IH)

IH :: Seminar & Conferences

In order to promote, interfaith harmony and culture of tolerance in the society, the Ministry arranges “Interfaith Harmony Conferences” on various topics every year. The date wise details of conferences since 2015 is as under:-

2015

Sr Place Date of holding the IH Conference
1 Lahore, Punjab 27.05.2015
2 Karachi, Sindh 28.07.2015
3 Peshawar, KPK 25.08.2015
4 Quetta, Balochistan 01.12.2015

2016

Sr Place Date of holding the IH Conference
1 Quetta, Balochistan 05.11.2016

2017

Sr Place Date of holding the IH Conference
1 Islamabad 02.02.2017
2 Muzaffarabad AKJ 28.03.2017
3 Quetta, Balochistan 06.05.2017
4 Islamabad 23.05.2017
5 Quetta, Balochistan 23.10.2017
6 Quetta, Balochistan 28.12.2017

2019

Sr Place Date of holding the IH Conference
1 Peshawar, KPK 11.05.2019 (Saturday)
2 Lahore, Punjab 17.05.2019 (Friday)
3 Karachi, Sindh 13.06.2019 (Thursday)
4 Quetta, Balochistan 22.06.2019 (Saturday)

2021

Sr Place Date of holding the IH Conference Venue
1 Peshawar, KPK 26.09.2021 Peral Continental Hotel Peshawar
2 Islamabad 13.10.2021
on the topic of Minorities and Women in the Light of Teachings of Holy Prophet (PBUH) for Education		 Ramada Hotel, Islamabad
3 Lahore, Punjab 28.10.2021 Peral Continental Hotel Lahore

2022

Sr Place Dates Venue
1 Quetta, Balochistan 24.02.2022 Serena Hotel Quetta
2 Karachi, Sindh 10.05.2022 Beach Luxury Hotel Karachi
3 Azad Jammu & Kashmir 05.06.2022 Peral Continental Hotel AKJ
4 Gilgit 12.06.2022 Serena Hotel Gilgit
5 Peshawar 27.10.2022 Peral Continental Hotel Peshawar
6 Lahore 03.12.2022 Flatties Hotel, Lahore

CONFERENCES-2023

Sr Place Dates Venue
1 Peshawar 07.10.2023 Serena Hotel, Peshawar
2 Lahore 25.11.2023

Hazoori Bagh, Badshahi Masjid Lahore.
3 Islamabad 30.08.20263 PNCA Auditorium, Islamabad.

SEMINARS-2023

Sr Place/Topic Dates Venue
1 Peshawar 07.10.2023 Serena Hotel, Peshawar
2

Interfaith Harmony Seminar on

"Religious Minorities and Interfaith Social Tolerance in Pakistan.

 

 28.12.2023 NED University of Karachi

CONFERENCES-2024

Sr Place Dates Venue
1 Karachi 20.01.2024 St. Patrick's Cathedral Churuch, Karachi.
2 Peshawar 11.12.20214 Gvernor's House, Peshawar.

SEMINARS-2024

Sr Topic Dates Venue
1

Interfaith Harmony Seminar on

"Significance and Need for the Promotion of Interfaith Harmony in Society"

 05.01.2024

IQRA University,

Islamabad. 

2

Interfaith Harmony Seminar on

"Significance and Need for the Promotion of Interfaith Harmony in Society"

 18.01.2024

IQRA University, Main Campus,

Karachi. 
3

Interfaith Harmony Seminar on

"Bridging Beliefs: Interfaith Harmony in Society"

 19.01.2024

Dawood University of 

Engineering & Technology, Karachi.

CONFERENCES-2025

Sr Place Dates Venue
1 Lahore 13.04.2025 Faletti's Hotel, Lahore.
2

Karachi

 17.04.2025 Beach Luxury Hotel, Karachi.
3 Quetta 20.05.2025 Governor's House Balochistan- Quetta.

GRANT OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE IN CASH DURING PREVIOUS YEARS

Year No. of Beneficiaries Amount (Rs. in Million)
2014-15 4158 17.89
2015-16 2907 16.50
2016-17 3066 15.08
2017-18 4509 22.24
2018-19 3135 12.046
2019-20 4126 15.935
2020-21 3815 13.257
2021-22 3044 13.730
2022-23 1061 7.92
2023-24 2202 15,350,000
2024-25 2236 8,660,000

GRANT OF SCHOLARSHIPS TO MINORITY STUDENTS

Year No. students benefitted Amount (Rs. in Million)
2014-15 2347 57.09
2015-16 1439 25.72
2016-17 1430 30.00
2017-18 2036 35.00
2018-19 2934 37.59
2019-20 2888 34.44
2020-21 2866 37.00
2021-22 3636 49.17
2022-23 1695 42.75
2023-24 1924 49,992,000
2024-25 2236 60,000,000

DEVELOPMENT SCHEMES APPROVED FOR THE WELFARE OF MINORITIES

Year Approved Schemes Amount (Rs. in Million)
2014-15 52 50.83
2015-16 41 51.00
2016-17 41 32.55
2017-18 37 39.20
2018-19 Nil Nil
2019-20 28 35.800
2020-21 19 26.002
2021-22 28 73.093
2022-23 13 39.895
2023-24 Nil Surrendered
2024-24 32 45,569,000

CELEBRATION OF RELIGIOUS FESTIVALS

FY 2023-24

Sr Festival Community Proposed City/Venue Stutus
1 Minorities Day All Islamabad Celebrated on 11.08.2023 at Aiwan-e-Sadr, Islamabad.
2 Christmas,2023 Christian Islamabad Celebrated on 20.12.2023 at Aiwan-e-Sadr, Islamabad.
3 Eid-e-Ridvan 2024 Baha'i Islamabad Fall on 21.04.2024. Celebrated on 02.05.2024 at PNCA Islamabad.

 

FY 2024-25

Sr Festival Community Proposed City/Venue Stutus
1 Minorities Day All Islamabad Held on 12.08.2024 at Aiwan-e-Sadr, Islamabad.
2 Diwali,2024 Hindu Karachi Held on 30.10.2024 at PNCA Islamabad.
3 Christmas,2024 Christian Islamabad Held on 24.12.2024 at Prime Minister's House Islamabad.
4 Holi-2025 Hindu Karachi Held on 22.04.2025 at Auditorium of National Library of Pakistan, Islamabad.
5 Easter-2025 Christian  Islamabad Held on 25.04.2025 at Auditorium of National Library of Pakistan, Islamabad.
6 Eid-e-Ridvan 2025 Baha'i Islamabad Held on 30.04.2025 at Auditorium of National Library of Pakistan, Islamabad.