During a visit to the Wazir Khan Mosque and Chowk, US Chargé d’affaires Angela P Aggeler highlighted the significance of Pakistan’s cultural heritage and the importance of joint US-Pakistan efforts to restore and maintain historic sites. “The Wazir Khan Mosque and Chowk symbolise the great cultural, historical, and religious heritage of the city of Lahore,” Chargé d’affaires Aggeler said. The US Mission in Pakistan works closely with the Aga Khan Foundation Pakistan, along with the Walled City of Lahore Authority.  Restoration work supported by the Ambassador’s Fund and the US Mission has helped return the Chowk to its original subterranean level, almost two and a half meters below ground. Also supported were restorations of the eastern façade of the Chowk, the Chowk “hujras,” historic houses, and the Well of Dina Nath.

The government of Gilgit-Baltistan (GB), and the Aga Khan University (AKU) have signed a memorandum of understanding that will lead to the formal adoption and deployment of the AKU’s mobile health application and web portal, Hayat, into the region’s routine health services. The GB government will now take over responsibility for operating the digital platform in the district of Ghizer. In addition to Hayat, the Aga Khan Health Services has been collaborating with AKU on multiple digital health projects in northern Pakistan with an emphasis on maternal, neonatal and child health services, and immunisation programmes