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The Houston Karachi Sister City Association (HKSCA) is an inclusive organization, whose sole focus is mission is to promote peace through mutual respect, understanding, & cooperation — one individual, one community at a time.

The principal objective of the HKSCA is to increase cultural and educational exchange to improve understanding and promote interaction between the people of Houston and Karachi.  The association will also help build bridges of friendship and commerce between these two vital centers of culture and finances. By supporting individual and civic exchanges that foster better understanding and appreciation between citizens of the two cities, HKSCA will develop ongoing projects and events to promote cultural and people exchanges as well as economic development opportunities.

 
 

Pakistan's Ambassador to the United States stopped in Houston to talk about business opportunities

Ambassador Husain Haqqani says Pakistan is not only an important nation in the fight against global terrorism, but he told business leaders attending a World Affairs Council function that it's a nation with many business opportunities.  He says Pakistani-Americans have always invested in Pakistan, especially with the country's move towards democracy.
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Video Report of Houston Karachi Bond

 
With the recent addition of Karachi, Pakistan, Houston now is a sister to 18 other cities around the world.Watch the coverage by KIAH-TV Houston coverage of the signing ceremony.
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Listen to the NPR Audio Report on Houston-Karachi Sister City Partnership

 Karachi's Mayor Mustafa Kamal signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Mayor Bill White that declares Pakistan's largest city as a sister city to Houston.  Council member M.J. Khan helped pave the way for the memorandum.
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Houston-Karachi Sister City Relationship Born

 HOUSTON (March 3, 2009) – The Honorable Mayors Bill White (Houston) and Syed Mustafa Kamal (Karachi) signed a “Sister Cities Agreement” at the City Hall in Houston on Tuesday – March 03, 2009. An evening before this signing, the Houston-Karachi Sister Association under the leadership of Haroon Shaikh, CPA, hosted a dinner for the distinguished guests and dignitaries of the Greater Houston Region at the beautiful Wortham Center in Downtown Houston.
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Karachi, Pakistan joins Houston’s Sister City Network


HOUSTON (February 24, 2009) – The Honorable Syed Mustafa Kamal, Mayor of Karachi, will visit Houston to sign a sister cities agreement with Mayor Bill White on Tuesday, March 3, 2009. City Council approved the establishment of a sister city relationship between Houston and Karachi, Pakistan, earlier this month. The Houston-Karachi Sister City Association becomes the seventeenth in a network of “citizen diplomacy” relationships for Houston, under the umbrella of Sister Cities of Houston.

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Contact Us

Houston-Karachi Sister City Association, Inc.
9494 Southwest Freeway, Suite 500
Houston, Texas 77074

Email: info@houstonkarachi.org
Website: www.houstonkarachi.org

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