hold five seminars at national level in which about 100 researchers/scholars from diverse disciplines presented their papers. About 1500 budding scholars/teachers and students attended the seminars. Formal and informal discussion and question –answer sessions were specially appreciated during the seminars.
bring out four issues of the journal– Science-Religion Dialogue– in English and Urdu, first of its kind on SRD in the country, comprising of selected papers of the seminars. Out of 600 copies of each issue, 300 copies were sent to prominent institutions of various kinds/levels and 300 copies were distributed among scholars /researchers / writers / teachers.
publish two original books on SRD in Urdu . Out of 1000 copies of each, 500 copies were dispatched to public libraries and educational research institutions and 500 to people in the field.
translate John F. Haught’s book Science & Religion : from Conflict to Conversation into Urdu , sent to about 500 researchers and established and young writers and 200 to libraries of universities and colleges .
render first scientific exegesis of the Quran Tantavi’s Tafseer from Arabic into Urdu, published 1000 copies , out of which 800 have been distributed to libraries of religious seminaries and universities and among theologians and scientists .
hold three ‘All Pakistan Essay Award Competitions’ for the students of religious seminaries and modern educational institutes in Urdu and English , contested by 23 students of universities/colleges and 13 students of religious seminaries . Winners were invited to national seminars and awarded cash prizes and books on SRD.
organize lecture series on SRD by prominent scholars for the general public in which as a whole 8 scholars delivered lectures and held discussion and question-answer sessions, each program attended by 125 -150 audience .
launch a website on SRD – www.hssrd.org – to make all our publications/ books/ journals/articles / and projects accessible to any body and every body. About 12000 people have visited the website to date.
successfully complete Correspondence Course on SRD through which 250 students of colleges, universities and religious seminaries have benefited.
set up library consisting of around 2000 books on SRD available for researchers/writers/students. Around 2500 writers / researchers and students have benefited from it during the last five years.
