Heritage Foundation Pakistan

Heritage Foundation of Pakistan is a Pakistani heritage and humanitarian aid organization founded by Yasmeen Lari and Suhail Zaheer Lari in 1980.

Heritage Foundation of Pakistan
Established	1980
Founders	Yasmeen Lari and Suhail Zaheer Lari
Type	Nonprofit
Legal status	incorporated under Section 42 of Companies Ordinance 1984
Purpose	Heritage, Humanitarian aid
Location	Karachi, Pakistan
Coordinates	24.8230817°N 67.0509557°E / 24.8230817; 67.0509557
Board of directors	Yasmeen Lari Afroza Bhamani Shaha Jamshed Shakiel Zaheer Lari Suhail Zaheer Lari Hameed Mayet Shanaz Ramzi
Award(s)	Recognition Award from the United Nations
Website	www.heritagefoundationpak.org

In 1984, when there were plans to demolish the historically significant Hindu Gymkhana, Karachi building because it had somewhat deteriorated due to lack of maintenance, Heritage Foundation Pakistan intervened to save it. After that, the building was designated as a Protected Sindh Cultural Heritage building and is still being used as a facility that houses the National Academy of Performing Arts .^[1][2]

Awards

In 2002, the Heritage Foundation of Pakistan received the Recognition Award from the United Nations System in Pakistan for its commitment to "documentation and conservation of heritage and environment of traditional and historical centers of Pakistan."^[3]