50th Imam of Ismailis to meet followers in Gilgit-Baltistan and Chitral
Special Correspondent
Islamabad, April 23, 2026: His Highness Prince Rahim Aga Khan, the 50th Imam of the Ismailis, will visit Pakistan from May 20 to 26, 2026.
Sources told ChitraToday that during his visit the Aga Khan will meet his followers and review working of AKDN in Gilgit-Baltistan and Chitral from May 21 to 26. The Aga Khan will meet the prime minister in Islamabad on May 20.
The sources said that Ismailis in Gilgit, Hunza, Ishkoman, Ponyal, Gupis, Yasen and Lower and Upper Chitral will gather at designated places for the Didar of the Imam.
Earlier, His Highness Prince Rahim was expected to visit Pakistan in the first week of April, but due to the changing security environment in the region the visit was delayed.
Didargags
Meanwhile, work on the preparation of Didargahs in Garam Chashma Lower Chitral and Parwak Lasht Upper Chitral has entered final stages with volunteers continuing work at the sites.
Parwak has been selected as the Didargah in Upper Chitral for the first time and this has been hailed as the most suitable and accessible one for the Jamat of Upper Chitral.
In Lower Chitral, the Imam will meet his followers at the same private land in Garam Chashma where the 49th Imam Shah Karim had gave Didar in 2017. In Upper Chitral, he had met his followers near Booni.
First visit as 50th Imam
It will be the first visit of His Highness Prince Rahim Aga Khan as the 50 Imam of the Ismaili Muslims.
The 49th Imam, Prince Karim Aga Khan last visited Chitral and Gilgit-Baltistan and also met his followers in Islamabad and Karachi in December 2017. Aga Khan IV passed away in Lisbon Portugal at the age of 88 on February 4, 2025.
Prince Rahim Aga Khan, since his accession as the 50th hereditary Imam, has visited the Jamat in different parts of the world, including Europe and Canada.
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