German-funded cultural projects in Pakistan (Consulate General)
Further funding has been provided in November 2011 to the Pakistan Heritage Foundation for the Digitization of Karachi's paper heritage to save parts of the archive of Karachi Municipality including historic maps, photographs, etc. and for the establishment of an e-library.
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The German Partner School, the CAS School Karachi, observed Sindh Culture Day on 16th Novemeber 2011. Representatives of the German Consulate General Karachi were invited to attend the function.
Sindh Culture Day at German Partner School
Germany supports the Karachi Literature Festival 2012
German Consul General Karachi, Dr. Tilo Klinner, met with the festival director, Ms. Ameena Saiyid, M.D. Oxford University Press Pakistan, and presented a cheque amounting to Rs. 1.7 million for the support of the Karachi Literature Festival. The German Consulate General Karachi wishes the organizing team a successful festival!
Prominent Pakistani theater and television personality, Mr. Khaled Anam had been selected and invited by the Consulate General of Germany in Karachi to take part in the official Information Tour and visit the German Theatertreffen 2011 as representative from Pakistan. This official international theater meeting was held in Berlin/Germany in May 2011.
Theatertreffen 2011 in Berlin
The German Consulate General Karachi supported the participation of Germany-based sitar player Ashraf Sharif Khan at the Tehzeeb Music Festival which took place on May 5+6, 2011 at the Arts Council Auditorium.
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The German Consulate General Karachi and the Pakistan Heritage Foundation are currently exhibiting exclusive photographs of World Heritage Sites in Pakistan and Germany at the KMC Building, M.A. Jinnah Rd. Karachi.
The beautiful images of the rich cultural architectural heritage can be viewed during office hours from April 8 to May 10, 2011.
UNESCO's World Heritage Sites of Pakistan & Germany
The CrossCulture Program of the German government invites Germans to do an internship in an Islamic country as well as young professionals from the Muslim world to gather practical experience in Germany. The selection of 11 Pakistani potential candidates was finalised at the German Consulate General Karachi in February 2011 and applications have been forwarded to the Institute for Foreign Cultural Relations (ifA) in Stuttgart/Germany for approval.
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Peter Pannke, a German author and musician, has been visiting Pakistan since the late 1960ies.
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Filmmaker and journalist Hasan Zaidi has been selected and invited by the Consulate General of Germany in Karachi to visit the German Filmfestival Berlinale in February 2011 as part of an international group.
Pakistani visits BERLINALE 2011
German Senior Experts regularly visit University of Karachi
German Senior Experts visit the International Center for Chemical and Biological Sciences (ICCBS) at the University of Karachi to train PhD...
Cooperation with universities
The German filmmaker Till Passow visited Pakistan with his camerateam to produce a stunning documentary on the Manghopir shrine, the crocodiles and their devotees. The movie is to depict different cer...
Manghopir shrine culture
