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United Religions Initiative proudly announces
that in the past month, Father James Channan, URI Regional Coordinator in Pakistan, was
presented with two awards for his service and dedication to interfaith dialogue
work.
On June 27, 2008, The Bright Future Society of
Pakistan honored Father Channan with the “Patriotic Award for Exemplary
Services 2008.” The ceremony took place at the Christian
Study Center
in Rawalpindi,
and His Excellency Mr. Zhao Qiaoliang,
Councilor of the Embassy of China to Pakistan, was the one to hand the
award to Father Channan, given in recognition and appreciation of the peace and
interfaith harmony work he is doing in the country and elsewhere for the past
several years. A large number of participants from various religions were
present for this ceremony.
Just a week following, on July 5, 2008, Sawan
International, Pakistan
awarded Father Channan with a Gold Medal in recognition of his tireless efforts
and devotion to promote dialogue and peace among religions and cultures. The award
was presented by Mr. Bryan D. Hunt, Principal Officer of the Consulate of the United States of America, and took place at the
Children’s Library Complex in Lahore.
There were more than 300 participants to give testimony to this ceremony, which
included the political leaders, clergy, members of URI, heads of interfaith
movement and all life of interfaith people from all over Pakistan, as well as several guests from the United Kingdom and United States.
Both events were covered by the electronic and print
media, and friends and organizations continue to extend their congratulations
to Father Channan for his good work, and to all URI family for the
extraordinary achievements of URI Pakistan.
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