Conference scheduled for December 12 in Karachi; committee finalises gold medal recipients, commemorative shield designs and arrangements
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KARACHI: A meeting of the Organising Committee of the 6th Annual Masooma-e-Sindh Peace and Interfaith Harmony Conference was held on Sunday to review and finalise arrangements for the forthcoming event, scheduled to take place on Saturday, December 12, 2026, from 6:00 PM to 8:30 PM at the Muhammad Ibrahim Joyo Auditorium, National Liaquat Memorial Library, Stadium Road, Karachi.
The conference is being organised by the Zaireen Khidmat Committee, Masooma-e-Sindh, Agham Kot, in association with the Karachi Editors Club (KEC).
During the meeting, committee members reviewed the progress of preparations and discussed various organisational, administrative and logistical matters to ensure that the sixth annual conference is held in a befitting and dignified manner. Several suggestions were put forward to strengthen coordination, facilitate the participation of distinguished guests and ensure the smooth conduct of the programme.
Brigadier (Retd.) Syed Karrar Hussain Abidi**, Vice President of the Zaireen Khidmat Committee, briefed participants on the ongoing construction and development work at the Holy Shrine of Masooma-e-Sindh, Hazrat Syeda Khadija Bibi Maham (SA), daughter of Imam Musa Kazim (AS), situated at Agham Kot, Sindh.
He also undertook responsibility for arranging the installation of a protective gate at the *Sardab* (underground chamber) of Roza-e-Masooma-e-Sindh during the current week to ensure the safety and preservation of the precious ancient and historical gravestone associated with the sacred shrine.
Brigadier Karrar expressed hope that the remaining construction work would be completed in accordance with the directions of the Sindh High Court's Hyderabad Circuit Bench.
The committee also finalised the names of two distinguished personalities who will be honoured with gold medals during the sixth annual conference in recognition of their outstanding contributions. In addition, the designs of the commemorative shields to be presented to distinguished guests and participants were discussed and finalised.
Speaking on the occasion, **Ambassador (Retd.) Professor Syed Hassan Habib** emphasised the importance of inviting diplomats representing different countries and diplomatic missions based in Karachi. He observed that their participation would further enhance the international significance of the conference and strengthen its message of peace, religious tolerance, mutual respect and interfaith harmony.
He also stressed the importance of maintaining strict time management and recommended that the conference should not exceed its scheduled duration of two and a half hours.
The participants reaffirmed their commitment to making the sixth annual conference a meaningful platform for promoting Sindh's centuries-old traditions of peaceful coexistence, interfaith understanding and respect for religious and cultural diversity.
The meeting was attended by Mubasher Mir, Syed Manzar Naqvi, Ali Zeb, Ambassador (Retd.) Professor Syed Hassan Habib, Brigadier (Retd.) Syed Karrar Hussain Abidi, Muhammad Jazib and Shabbar Naqvi
Zawwar Abdul Sattar Dars participated in the proceedings online from Hyderabad.
The committee expressed satisfaction over the progress of preparations and agreed to continue close coordination to ensure the successful organisation of the conference on December 12, 2026.
