pakistanis in australia vol 4 issue 25

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PIA NEWS VOL.4 Issu

PIA NewsVol.4

8th Dec 2014

A WORLD IN MOURNING PASSION, INTEGRITY & APNAPAN

The last two weeks have been

very sad for the Australian

community when they lost their

beloved cricket star. This was a

grief that was shared worldwide

by everyone specially the ones

who love sports. Pakistani

community also prayed as Phil

Hughes was battling for life and

mourned when the news of his

sad demise came. The same

sadness was felt in Pakistan. The

photographs from the Seniors

Week event are now uploaded on

the facebook and for those who

are not on facebook the link is

Thanks to Wasif Zia and all of you

who have provided feedback

regarding the new layout.

A new e-collaboration has been

initiated with Australia PakistanForum. The Forum is organising

an event in which our Defence

Attache’ Brig. Mohammad Asghar

will be speaking to the audience.

The title of his talk is Pakistan’s

contribution towards War against

Terror.” As a number of our

members on facebook group have

requested, for the subscribers ofPakistanis in Australia it is an

excellent opportunity to

participate in the event through

skype. The date is 11th

Decembe

6 pm, AEST and the skype id is

apccii.

However, we are looking forward

for the Defence Attache’ to give

us time regarding his visit to

Perth.

As the year goes by, we are

pleased to inform that the group

is in receipt of a grant from Road

Safety towards its event on 21st

March 2015 at North Perth

Community Hall.

Stay Safe and have a pleasant

journey to all who are now gettinready for holidays.

Defence Advisor

on Sk e

Pakistanis in Australia Inc. is an incorporated group to support students and migrants in their settlement and to initiate projects in

Australia and Pakistan that promote mutual collaboration between two countries and promote a positive image of Pakistan and

Australia.



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WESTPAC CLOSES REMITTANCE SERVICES TO PAKISTAN

As a community we are one of the affected communities who will be directly

impacted by the WESTPAC’s decision to discontinue the remittance services to

Pakistan among many other countries and will urge the Federal and State

governments to take steps to assist in community to resolve this issue. We are verygrateful to Shadow Minister for Immigration and Multiculturalism Michelle Rowland

MP who spoke at Parliament House about the vital role of remittance services in

migrant communities. The speech is available at;

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bOEymch0DY0

PERTH DETENTION CENTRE

The President attended the first meeting of the consultative Group and raised the issue of Halal food ( as we ge

to know of a detainee who fed himself on a bowl of rice during his stay) and inetrpretors. It was advised thatHalal food is available and simialrly only accredited interpretors are used bey the facility.

WA COMMUNITY LEADERS FORUM

We are also now part of the WA Community Leaders Forum established by WA Police Commissioner. A meetin

was held last week and if there are any issues that you want to raise please do keep us informed.

Pakistani cricketers in mourning for Phil Hughes in Pakistan

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RIDA AHMED BRINGS AMUNC 2015 TEAM TO

PAKISTAN

It was only 15 years back when Rida left Pakistan for the first time and has

been since then experienced the best of both Australian and Pakistanieducation system she has learnt to live in two homes and thanks to facebook

never short of REAL friends.

She has been visiting Pakistan regularly so the culture shock that other

expatriate kids experience was never a problem for her. It was in 2008 that

she made first debut in Perth with the United Nations Youth Association, and

again that year on an international level at the LUMS Model United Nations in

Lahore and since then has never turned back any offer to provide support to

young and emerging leaders in Pakistan.

When MUN was organised by Institute of Business Administration in Karachi, she even got another Australian

student (Felix Pal) to accompany her and be one of the Committee Chairs of the conference. Meanwhile she ha

been attending Global Leaders Conference in the USA and has been recognised at various levels for her

contribution.

This passion continued to grow as in 2015, once again Rida has been invited to chair multiple Model United

Nations around the world including Turkey, India and Pakistan. This is especially important to her as 2015 is the

year where she will be hosting the Asia Pacific Model United Nations Conference (AMUNC), on behalf of the

University of Western Australia, as the Secretary-General. This is the first time in the conferences’ 21-year

history that the conference is coming to Perth, Western Australia, expecting an attendance of 700+ students

from the Asia Pacific region and beyond.

Model United Nations are a very important part of the student life in Australia, as this is the best avenue for the

emerging young leaders to learn and expand their knowledge on global issues, develop skills such as

negotiation, compromise and public speaking, meet and network with thousands of like-minded students

around the world and also learn invaluable traits such as tolerance and acceptance, by putting themselves in

others’ shoes.

Rida will be attending Model UN IBA Karachi (MUNIK) and NUST International Model United Nations (NIMUN)

in January, to speak to the students in Pakistan about AMUNC and coming to Australia.. She will be going to

Pakistan alongside 3 other students: Felix Pal (University of Melbourne), Bodie D’Orazio (University of Western

Australia) and Rhys Pogonoski (University of Sydney).

She can be contacted at [email protected] or on +61 430 386 165.

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Dr Mumtaz Khan and his business partner Dr Kristen Kiroff have

opened a new aesthetic medicine business. They are located in Pert

City and Clarkson. All appointments are strictly bound by doctor-

patient confidentiality. There is an introductory offer of free consult

and 15% off all treatments until 31 December 2014. Their website is

aviiva.com.au

Child Health And Education Foundation has so far installed 160 Water Hand Pumps along with a SOLAR LIGHT(Lantern) costing us just Rs. 1,000/- or only US $ 10 to bring the light in the darkness for the poor people.Web: www.chaef.org Documentary: www.chaef.org/documentary HBL Zamzama Boulevard Branch Online A/c #00120005728503

Office Bearers

President: Dr. Zarrin Siddiqui

Secretary: Ms. Fatima Khushnud

[email protected]

Treasurer: Ms. Maria Farooq

[email protected]

Mailing Address

Pakistanis in Australia Inc.

46 Kanangra Crescent

Greenwood

WA 6024

https://www.facebook.com/groups/pakistanisinaustralia/

Twitter @piainc

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