﻿<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/"><channel><title>Cision News</title><link>https://news.cision.com</link><description>Cision is the leading global provider of media research, distribution, monitoring and evaluation services. With over 40 locations throughout the world, Cision provides the insight, expertise and intelligence that improve performance and build reputations.</description><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 10:04:54 GMT</pubDate><image><title>Cision News</title><width>146</width><height>60</height><link>https://news.cision.com</link><url>https://news.cision.com/Content/img/news-logo.png</url></image><item><title>Imran Khan Shares Vision for Building a Stronger Pakistan Through Trade</title><link>http://news.cision.com/curzon-pr/r/imran-khan-shares-vision-for-building-a-stronger-pakistan-through-trade,c9336910</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision1175691</guid><description><![CDATA[Date: Monday 19 November

Time: 15.30 – 17.00

Venue: Asia House, 63 New Cavendish Street, London W1G 7LP
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Pakistan is a country of immense diversity and a wealth of potential opportunities for international trade and cross cultural relations. With upcoming elections in the New Year and Pakistan’s current economic and political climate, coupled with the surge in popularity for the PTI party, never have its policies been more timely.

On Monday 19 November, Asia House hosted a public policy briefing with Imran Khan, presidential candidate and Chairman of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 19 Nov 2012 17:44:37 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Exclusive Trunk Show for Pratham UK, Hosted by Priyanka Gill</title><link>http://news.cision.com/curzon-pr/r/exclusive-trunk-show-for-pratham-uk--hosted-by-priyanka-gill,c9334631</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision1171393</guid><description><![CDATA[Priyanka Gill Hosts Exclusive Trunk Show at Aashni & Co

Percentage of Proceeds Donated to Pratham UK

Wednesday 31st October 2012

18:00-21:00, Aashni & Co, Notting Hill
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Fashion and lifestyle blogger Priyanka Gill has always had an eye for cutting edge fashion, keeping up with new and exciting fashion boutiques in London. Choosing Notting Hill-based Aashni & Co as a venue, Gill recently hosted an exclusive trunk show in aid of Pratham UK, which received five percent of proceeds from the evening.

The special celebration, coinciding with Diwali, the Indian festival of]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 14 Nov 2012 11:33:38 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Christie’s and Priyanka Gill Exclusive Tour</title><link>http://news.cision.com/curzon-pr/r/christie-s-and-priyanka-gill-exclusive-tour,c9333536</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision1169159</guid><description><![CDATA[24 September 2012, Waddesdon Manor, Buckinghamshire

Exclusive tour of Christie’s House of Cards exhibition and lunch, hosted by art patron Priyanka Gill and
Dr Amin Jaffer, Director of Asian Art, Christie’s
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Art patron Priyanka Gill and Dr Amin Jaffer, Director of Asian Art, Christie’s, co-hosted an exclusive collector’s tour of House of Cards at the Rothschild Estate, Waddesdon Manor for a group of 30 Indian art collectors.

House of Cards features major sculptural works by the world’s leading Contemporary artists, organised by Christie’s Private Sales from 26 May to 28]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 12 Nov 2012 15:57:59 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>PROSPECTS OF EUROPEAN MULTICULTURALISM</title><link>http://news.cision.com/curzon-pr/r/prospects-of-european-multiculturalism,c9332909</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision1167887</guid><description><![CDATA[The Azerbaijani Model of Inter-Faith Dialogue and Tolerance
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Thursday 8th November 2012

Conference 17:30-20:00, Portcullis House, Westminster

Art Exhibition and Cocktail Reception 20:00-22:00, BAKU restaurant, Knightsbridge

Azerbaijan has long been a nation that brings together members from the three major faiths in relative harmony. As such, it stands as a beacon of peace and tolerance, and its model is one that all cultures can observe and learn from. 

In partnership with The State Committee for Religious Association of the Republic of Azerbaijan and the Embassy of]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 09 Nov 2012 18:27:22 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>DIFFERENT FACES OF PAKISTAN AT ASIA HOUSE, LONDON</title><link>http://news.cision.com/curzon-pr/r/different-faces-of-pakistan-at-asia-house--london,c9319730</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision1141665</guid><description><![CDATA[29 October 2012 – 8 December 2012, Asia House, London

Press View, 4pm–6pm, Private View, 6pm–9pm, Tuesday 30th October 2012

A survey of Contemporary Pakistani art curated by Sasheen Abbasi 

Percentage of proceeds to go to CARE, largest education NGO in Pakistan
Pakistan is a country of diversity, both in terms of geography, ethnic makeup and language as well as culture, ideas and political views. This diversity has culminated in vibrant themes and styles manifesting themselves in the works of Pakistan’s artists - from landscapes and figurative works to Abstraction, Cubism and]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 16 Oct 2012 13:21:50 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>New Collaboration in Defence and Security in East Asia</title><link>http://news.cision.com/curzon-pr/r/new-collaboration-in-defence-and-security-in-east-asia,c9284478</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision1074372</guid><description><![CDATA[by Simon Chelton
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On 10th April this year UK Prime Minster David Cameron visited Tokyo. On the agenda, amongst a whole range of proposals on bilateral cooperation, was a series of new defence initiatives, including agreement to work together in development of new defence equipment.  Details were set out in a joint statement issued by both Prime Ministers.

Japan has been cautious in making defence agreements since the Second World War, outside of its treaty relationship with the United States.  The roles of its Self Defence Forces have been restricted primarily to territorial]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 13 Jul 2012 12:37:23 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Securing Asia 2013 Launched</title><link>http://news.cision.com/curzon-pr/r/securing-asia-2013-launched,c9283094</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision1071569</guid><description><![CDATA[Following on from the resounding success of the Securing Asia 2012 Homeland Security and Counter Terror Summit, Security Watch UK is pleased to announce the dates for next year’s conference.
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Securing Asia 2013

Venue: QEII Conference Centre, London

Dates: 18th - 19th June, 2013

This year’s summit featured record breaking attendances by foreign delegations from across Asia, including representatives from the Defence, Police, Military, and Para-military forces of Nepal, Myanmar, India, Georgia, Oman, Japan, Taiwan, Brunei, Myanmar, Saudi Arabia, Poland, UAE, Jordan, Somalia,]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 10 Jul 2012 10:46:35 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Securing Asia Summit Closes With Record Attendances From Foreign Delegations</title><link>http://news.cision.com/curzon-pr/r/securing-asia-summit-closes-with-record-attendances-from-foreign-delegations,c9279365</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision513693</guid><description><![CDATA[[image]

MP Jo Johnson closed the 3-day Counter Terror and Homeland Security Summit, Securing Asia 2012, on Friday, addressing the vital issue of British business opportunities and interests in the Asian homeland security market. Speaking of the need to address the trade deficit, he cited the importance of improving the export competitiveness of UK firms, by getting them to turn and face more resolutely towards the fast-growing Asian markets.

He quoted Foreign Secretary William Hague, speaking in Singapore earlier this year: “Today Britain is looking East as never before…Asia’s rise is]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 29 Jun 2012 14:09:42 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Securing Asia Counter Terror and Homeland Security Summit – Day 2</title><link>http://news.cision.com/curzon-pr/r/securing-asia-counter-terror-and-homeland-security-summit---day-2,c9278851</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision513139</guid><description><![CDATA[Dr Mukul Sangma, Chief Minister of Meghalaya, India, on the terrorist threats facing India
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Dr Mukul Sangma, Chief Minister of Meghalaya, India, spoke in depth about the types of terrorist threats facing India, and the challenges to peace and development in the region thus created. This goes hand in hand with the adjacent problems from drug trafficking within the ‘Golden Crescent’ and ‘Golden Triangle’ in India’s neighbourhood, which generates additional funds for terrorist activities.

He succinctly outlined the failure of the democratic process as bearing some]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 28 Jun 2012 15:45:46 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>TERROR CHALLENGES IN ASIA: THE TRILLION DOLLAR MARKET</title><link>http://news.cision.com/curzon-pr/r/terror-challenges-in-asia--the-trillion-dollar-market,c9272661</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision507011</guid><description><![CDATA[By Maroof Raza
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Global spending on Homeland Security now stands at about $200 billion annually. But with budgets in Asia now set to increase by 30-percent in its trillion-dollar-plus market, where China, India, Japan and Saudi Arabia are closely followed by the South East Asia tigers, the message is clear: Asia is already almost as big a market as the United States, which accounts for one-third of the world’s Homeland Security expenditure.  But unlike the US, it’ll be a mistake to look at the security situation in Asia as one constant. Asia has many geostrategic regions,]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 13 Jun 2012 14:25:34 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Securing Asia 2012</title><link>http://news.cision.com/curzon-pr/r/securing-asia-2012,c9259304</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision493464</guid><description><![CDATA[The Asian Homeland Security and Counter-Terror Conference
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About Securing Asia

Securing Asia 2012 is a first of its kind initiative. A unique opportunity for the Asian Security sector to interact in a neutral forum with Western solution providers of all sizes from prime contractors to SMEs, Securing Asia 2012 will host Government delegates, renowned academics and leading businessmen for a unique three day intelligence, technology and trade Summit.

Venue: Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre, London

Dates: 25th -27th June, 2012

The market for service providers in]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 09:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>For Immediate Release: Baroness Flather visits Soham for Kids School for the underprivileged in India</title><link>http://news.cision.com/curzon-pr/r/for-immediate-release-baroness-flather-visits-soham-for-kids-school-for-the-underprivileged-in-india,c9246588</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision479956</guid><description><![CDATA[London, Monday 16th April 2012
10thApril, 2012

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Baroness Shreela Flather, the first Asian woman to receive a peerage, and one time Mayor for Windsor and Maidenhead, went on a very special visit recently, to see the children at the Soham for Kids School, in Mallapur, Hyderabad. Soham for Kids is a UK registered charity.

The Baroness is a Patron of the charity and explains “Soham for kids was started by a dear friend, Faiza Seth. I met Faiza through a mutual friend and there has been no looking back. So when she asked me to become a patron for the school, I decided to come see]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 16 Apr 2012 08:56:23 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>HATS OFF FOR THE MAD HATTERS’ SHOW!</title><link>http://news.cision.com/curzon-pr/r/hats-off-for-the-mad-hatters--show-,c9235143</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision468184</guid><description><![CDATA[London, 22 March 2012
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Date - 23rd May 2012, 7pm, The Hurlingham Club, Fulham

Tickets - £85, available from: www.thechildrenstrust.org.uk/madhatters

The Mad Hatters Show, sponsored by Harvey Nichols, in aid of The Children’s Trust, returns to the Hurlingham Club in Fulham on May 23rd, 2012.  The evening kicks off with a champagne and canapé reception, followed by a fashion show and entertainment.

This annual event, which was first started in 2000 by Jane Carlton the show producer (“Goodey”) together with TCT Trustee Mr Tim Pethybridge and his wife The Hon. Olivia]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 22 Mar 2012 10:51:11 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>For Immediate Release - Saving Face Wins the Oscar.</title><link>http://news.cision.com/curzon-pr/r/for-immediate-release---saving-face-wins-the-oscar-,c9224778</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision456957</guid><description><![CDATA[London, 27 February 2012 - ‘Saving Face’, a documentary featuring British/Pakistani plastic surgeon, Mohammad Jawad has been awarded the Oscar for Documentary Short Subject, the 84th Academy Awards®
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Saving Face the Oscar winning documentary, chronicles the work of pioneering plastic surgeon, Mohammad Jawad as he travels to his birthplace, Pakistan, to treat survivors of radically disfiguring acid attacks, the majority of whom are women targeted by family members. It will debut on HBO in the USA on 8th March, and be shown on Channel 4 in the UK in early April, after being screened]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 27 Feb 2012 09:43:57 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>