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PIA NEWS VOL.5 Issue 19

PIA News Vol.5

14th September 2015 A

TIME TO SACRIFICE PASSION, INTEGRITY & APNAPAN

EIDUL AZHA MOON IS SIGHTED With moon sighted and the pilgrims on their way to perform Hajj in the city of Mecca, it is time to celebrate the season of sacrifice. The Eid will be celebrated in Australia on 24th September and in Pakistan on 25th September. The message received from our Consul General in Sydney is included on page 2. So a very happy Eid to you all and do not forget to attend Eid festival on 11th October.

CONGRATULATIONS TO HON. MALCOLM TURNBULL Our heartiest congratulations to Hon. Malcolm Turnbull on becoming the 29th Prime Minister of Australia and the leader of the Liberal Party.

SENIORS WEEK GRANT We have been successful in receiving the Seniors week grant again this year to organise the annual literary evening. We have initially planned it for 15th November but as Indian Society of WA will be hosting their major Diwali celebration on 15th November we will now be hosting the evening on 14th November to ensure that our Indian peers can participate. Venue to be announced in next issue.

REHAN ALAVI LAUNCHES BEYOND THE DREAMS Rehan Alavi is a prominent author, Radio Producer and poet who is working for community and literacy equally. His latest English and Urdu fiction book is highly acknowledged as contribution towards harmony and moderation. The book was launched by Oxford University Press during the three day International Literature Festival (ILF) 24-26 April 2015. The book was also acknowledged and launched by the Australian High Commission during Australia day in spring celebrations in April 2015. It is now being launched in Australia (details on p.7). Acknowledgment: the cover photograph is reproduced from http://i.123g.us/c/emar_eiduladha_mub/card/109397.gif

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Consulate General of Pakistan

Level 7, 32 Martin Place, (GPO Box # 5256)

Sydney CBD, NSW 2000, Australia

Phone: + 61 2 9222 1809 & Fax: +61 2 9222 1824

Email: [email protected] Web: www.pakistan.org.au

Consul General

EID UL ADHA MESSAGE

On the occasion of Eid ul Adha, I am pleased to convey my sincere and heartfelt greetings to my

Pakistani brothers and sisters, their children and extended families, as well as all Muslims in Australia.

Eid is a moment of joy and happiness but Eid ul Adha signifies ultimate sacrifice, offered by prophets

Ibrahim and Ismael (AS). Keeping in view the spirit behind celebrating this Eid, while merrymaking, let us

not forget our less fortunate brethren and the have-nots amongst us, whether in Australia or in

Pakistan. Let us think about them and facilitate them morally and materially so that they may also enjoy

their Eid.

Let us pray for the betterment of our homeland, Pakistan, and resolve to practically take steps for the

welfare of our country and well being of our compatriots, whether in Pakistan or in Australia / abroad.

ABDUL AZIZ UQAILI

CONSUL GENERAL OF PAKISTAN

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA

15-09-2015


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COLLABORATIVE COMMUNITIES NETWORK Our next meeting is on 21st September at PIAs Office to discuss the way forward. If you belong to an ethnic community/group and want to be part of the network please let us know. This network was initiated by Fillipino Australian Multicultural Association (FAMAS) to support Nepal earthquake victims.

UPDATE FROM THE OFFICE OF HON. LUKE SIMPKINS http://us11.campaign-archive1.com/?u=8f1b996d8150007231687dcfb&id=be7dda5c19&e=a3d39d2056


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INFORMATION FOR PILGRIMS

Holy Water: 1. Holy water for personal use must be:

Imported in containers that allows visual inspection of the contents (such as clear plastic/glass bottles); Free of solid materialeither suspended in the liquid or at the bottom of the container; Free of quarantine risk material, such as plant matter, insects, soil or animal debris; Clear (as clear as you would expect of municipal water supply/drinking water); For private use of the importer and their family membersnot for wider distribution; For uses such as blessing people or objects, medicinal, or commemorative/ornamental use; Not used in environmental settings such as rivers, lakes, creeks or parks; and Not used on or fed to animals.

2. Each consignment will be inspected to verify that the criteria detailed above are satisfied. Points that cannot be verified by physical inspection may be verified by information provided by the importer. 3. Where the Quarantine officer believes that the water presents an unacceptable level of risk, or if the water is imported in a container that does not allow for inspection, the consignment must be directed for gamma irradiated at 50 kGray (T9652), exported or destroyed at the importers expense. Religious Icons:

Made from Wood Free from bark Free from signs of timber pests (wood borers)

Food: Fresh Fruits and fresh dates:

Not permitted. Dates Dried (Phoenix dactylifera): Products must be packaged in clean, new packaging. Non-commercial packaging is

acceptable. If the product is in non-commercial packaging, or is in commercial packaging with labelling that

is in a foreign language (non-English), then the product must be easily identifiable to Department of Agriculture inspectors and

permitted according to ICON. (http://apps.daff.gov.au/icon32/asp/ex_querycontent.asp) If there is any doubt as to the identification of the commodity, or the goods do not meet the

above conditions they must be destroyed, or exported at the importers expense. Each package may be inspected to verify freedom from quarantine risk material. Only thoroughly dried products may be imported.

Processed Nuts The following categories of processed nuts as listed in Table 1 are exempt from mandatory treatment. a) Commercially prepared, and blanched, roasted*, fried or boiled nuts; or


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b) Commercially prepared small confectionery tins sealed under vacuum or controlled atmosphere; or c) Commercially prepared and frozen food products incorporating shelled nuts as an ingredient. * Includes nuts that have been roasted in shell. Table 1 - List of species that are permitted entry and covered by this case.

Almond (Prunus spp.) Brazil Nuts (Bertholletia excelsa)

Candlenuts (Aleurites moluccana)

Cashew nuts (Anacardium occidentale)

Chestnuts (Castanea spp)

Hazel nuts (Corylus spp.)

Hickory nuts (Carya spp.)

Macadamia nuts (Macadamia spp.)

Ngali or galip nuts (Canariumam boinense, C. commun, C. indicum,

C.moluccanum, C. molussensis)

Peanuts (Arachis hypogaea)

Pecan nuts (Carya illinoensis)

Pili nuts (Canarium commune)

Pine nuts (Pinus spp.) Pistachio nuts (Pistacia vera)

Walnuts (Juglans spp.)

i). Nuts may be inspected to verify for freedom from live insects, soil, disease symptoms, prohibited seeds, plant material (e.g. leaf, stem, fruit pulp, pods, etc.), animal material (e.g. animal faeces, feathers, etc.) and any other extraneous contamination of quarantine concern. ii). Provided the nuts are in one of the above categories, and all other conditions have been met, the consignment may be released from quarantine.

AND THE CSA GLOBAL AWARD FOR ENTREPRENEURSHIP GOES TO GHULAM MUBASHAR HASSAN

Ghulam Mubashar Hassan was awarded CSA Global Award for Entrepreneurship by the Vice-Chancellor of The University of Western Australia (UWA) at 2015 UWA Research Awards and Honours. This award acknowledges the innovative research which has potential to be transformed into a business venture. The judging panel comprises entrepreneurs, industry experts and UWA leading researchers. Ghulam Mubashar is a PhD candidate in Faculty of Engineering, Computing and Mathematics at UWA and his research involves monitoring the stability of the structures such as mines, bridges and buildings using automated, remote and inexpensive easy to use imaging techniques. Congratulations


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ANOTHER PAKISTANI MOVIE TO BE SCREENED THIS WEEK

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