The United States (U.S.) Consul General in Lahore William K. Makaneole has said that English is an international language which opens the doors of dialogue and discussion and helps people understand and appreciate other religions and cultures.
Speaking at the certificate distribution ceremony of a two-week English language training workshop for teachers of madrassas at a local hotel here on Friday, he said English language is a great tool for all including religious scholars for teaching, preaching and interfaith dialogue to create interfaith harmony and tolerance which will ultimately help in achieving global peace.
The two-week workshop titled ‘Professional Devel-opment Program for English Language Teachers for Non-Mainstream Institutes’ was sponsored by the US embassy Islamabad and provided training to 42 English language teachers from different madrassas across Punjab, the Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT) and Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK).
