Ben Kingsley at Pakistani event for quake relief

Posted by Kashif Aziz
May 24, 2006

Oscar-winning actor Sir Ben Kingsley, who recently returned from the earthquake-hit areas of northern Pakistan, which he visited on behalf of Relief International, is to attend a fund-raiser organised by a group of Pakistani professionals in California on 3 June.

Kingsley, was accompanied to Pakistan by filmmaker Chip Duncan for the shooting of a short documentary highlighting the work done by Relief International and emphasising the need for an international effort stretched over a much longer period. Kingsley became famous as Mahatma Gandhi in the Richard Attenborough film ‘Gandhi’ released in 1982. It won eight Oscars. The event has been organised by the Organisation of Pakistani Entrepreneurs and Professionals (OPEN), a voluntary, non-profit group “dedicated to the promotion of entrepreneurship and professional excellence”.

Established in Boston in 1998, OPEN has chapters in Boston, New York, Silicon Valley, California , Washington DC, and Texas . With over 80 charter members representing senior Pak-American business leaders, OPEN Silicon Valley alone claims to have membership and community support from 4,000 people.

Source: Daily Times

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