Thursday, 30th January, 2025

Chai Party

We thank you for your support and attendance at our events in the past year, and trust you were able to enjoy some quality time with family and friends over the recent festive season.

As has been our past practice, we start our events in 2024 by inviting you and your friends to join the Executive Committee of the Pakistan Society for a specially arranged Chai Party, where you can meet and mix with fellow members and enjoy some traditional light refreshments, in the comfortable setting of the Chancery Hall at the Pakistan High Commission, London. This will also provide an informal occasion for recently joined members to meet with existing members.

We look forward to the presence of His Excellency Dr Mohamad Faisal, High Commissioner of Pakistan, and senior members of his staff to join us on this occasion.

We plan to also use this opportunity to offer our support for the Muslim soldiers memorial project, being lead by the Society’s former Chairman (Sir William Blackburne) and former Secretary (Mrs Shama Husain) which aims to build a fitting memorial to celebrate the contribution that Muslim soldiers made to victory in the two world wars and in subsequent conflicts in the service of the British Crown. Most of those soldiers came from the Indian Sub-continent; and many have descendants living in the UK. Shama and Sir William will explain where the memorial will be located, what it will look like, and its wider significance as a means of informing the British public of the important contribution of these brave soldiers to today’s UK.

Date and time: Thursday 30 January, 2025 at 5.30pm for a strict 6pm start – 7.30pm

Venue: The Chancery Hall ( first floor), Pakistan High Commission, 36 Lowndes Square, London SW1X 9JN

Dress code: Smart casual

Attendance registration: Members may book for themselves, their spouse or partner and up to two others.