Chairman of the Pakistan Ulema Council and Coordinator of the National Paigham-e-Aman Committee, Hafiz Muhammad Tahir Mehmood Ashrafi on Friday received The Hubert Walter Award for Reconciliation and Interfaith Cooperation at a prestigious ceremony held in the Great Hall of the historic Lambeth Palace in London.
The award was presented by the Archbishop of Canterbury, Sarah Mullally, in recognition of Ashrafi’s decades-long contribution to peace, reconciliation, moderation, interfaith and intra-faith harmony, minority rights, peaceful coexistence, and his consistent stand against extremism, terrorism and sectarian violence.
The Hubert Walter Award is one of the Lambeth Awards presented by the Archbishop of Canterbury to recognise distinguished contributions to reconciliation and interfaith cooperation.
According to details released by the Archbishop of Canterbury, Ashrafi is among the leading figures honoured across five categories of the Lambeth Awards this year and received The Hubert Walter Award for Reconciliation and Interfaith Cooperation.
The award marks an important international recognition of Ashrafi’s longstanding work in peacebuilding, religious diplomacy and dialogue. —APP
