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Canada cut off government financing in 1997 to HCI. As of 2000 the group was being investigated by the United States. In 1999, the group filed an application for judicial review of a decision by the
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HELP has two segments, built around the needs of youth in under-privileged countries. Higher
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On June 15, 2020, the anti-terrorism court acquitted Ali Nawaz and five other officials who were charged by the counter terrorism department with terror financing. Judge Tariq Khan
Yousafzai pronounced the acquittal of the accused before the conclusion of trial by accepting their application filed
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Around the globe they have sponsored over 2000 children. For $ 30 a month, they have provided medical, educational and other basic needs to children up to the age of 16 years. In Canada they have assisted during the
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Sustainable Development through long-term development projects, and maintaining Human Dignity by providing immediate relief assistance to many poor and strife torn countries and to local causes in Canada. HCI's development
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projects have helped communities become more self-sufficient and the emergency assistance provided has helped communities during dire need. We have provided financial assistance Health Care, Agriculture, Human
Resources Development, Relief and Public Education.
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headed HCI's Pakistan office until his arrest in 1995 for that bombing of the Egyptian Embassy in Pakistan that was allegedly carried out with HCI funds. Under his leadership, the
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