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ACPO
Association for the
Canadians of Pakistani Origins (ACPO) | The association is the host for the Pakistan
Pavilion at various multicultural festivals in Canada. Registered
as a not-for-profit organization, the aims and objectives of
the ACPo is to showcase the heritage and culture of Pakistan
and promote the youth of the South-Asian community in the fields
of art, literature and music.
The ACPO has proudly hosted
the Pakistan Pavilion at Carassauga Multicultural Festival 2006/2007/2008
and now 2009, the CARABRAM Multicultural Festival 2006 and 2007,
Worldfest Cultural Attractions 2007 and the Road to Asia Festival
2008. To share the Pakistani culture with other ethnic communities,
the ACPo has put up a elaborate Cultural Costumes Fashion Show
and a lavish Pakistani Bridal Fashion Show on stage, published
a 40-page full color event souvenir magazine, Pakistan (fifth
year in a row). The magazine Pakistan is a useful source of information
on regional festivals, the dances and music of the four provinces
of Pakistan, foods, myths, the mystique, the glory, the splendour
of the magnificent ancient forts and fortresses as well as the
legends and the history of the region and civilization during
the last 5,000 years.
Briefly, the word Pakistan
means "the land of the pure". Established in 1947,
Pakistan is a relatively new country but its history and civilization
can be traced a good 5,000 years. From the days of Alexander
the Great in 323BC, the great traveler Marco Polo used the Khyber
Pass, known as the Silk Route, for his trading. Asokha the Great
of the Mauryan Dynasty, Tariq Bin Ziad of Spain, the Powerful
Ottoman Empire of the Turks, the glorious rule of the Mughal
Emperors, the British Empire - all wanted to conquer and rule
this region which today comprise the lands of present day Pakistan.
While most countries are home
to just one ancient civilization, Pakistan is one of the few
nations in the world that can boast of not one, but two of the
most ancient civilizations - the Ghandara Civilization, which
is the seat of Buddism, and the Indus Valley Civilization, spreading
from Taxila in the north to the ruins of Mohenjodaro in Southern
Sindh.
For more information on the
Association for the Canadians of Pakistani Origin, log on to:
www.pakcultures.com
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