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PAWA NEWS is the newsletter of the Pakistan Association of Western Australia (Inc).

PAWANEWS

FAREWELLTOIMRANSATTAR

On Monday the First March we lost Imran sattar a young engineer

during a diving expedition at Jurien Bay . This has come as a shock to

all his friends and the Pakistani community. It was in fact a heart

breaking week for the Executive Committee to work with the family

and friends of Imran during the bereavement period. We are thankful

to all the community, Brother Ismail of Mirabooka mosque, Dr. Hasan,

Ramdas of Ethnic Communities Council of WA and the administration

of Sir Charles Gairdener Hospital, our High Commisisoner and her

office and the Australian High Commission in UK for facilitating the

final journey of Imran. Thank you allCELEBRATING 70YEARSOFPAKISTANRESOLUTION

The Executive Committee has arranged for Independence Day celebration

on 3rd April 2010 at Morley Recreation Centre, Morley.

The program will start at 7.00 pm and Sumair and Ayaz are coordinating

a well paced program. Tickets are on sale from today at 20 dollars per

head. Kids under 5 years of age will be admitted free but do let us know

at the time of buying tickets how many kids under 5 will accompany you

and if you will also be bringing pram for seating arrangements. If you

have not registered with us beforehand we may have to apologise the

entry to the event because of occupational health and safety regulations

limiting the number of entrants in the venue.

Remember the ticket includes dinner, drink and a chance to win prizes.

The tickets can be purchased from the following members of Executive

Committee. Alternatively the easier way is to deposit the money online orin person at any ANZ branch and send us an email immediately with your

address. The tickets will be delivered to your address by POST after 20th

March.

1. Mohammad Zaki 0431 432 999

2. Nazar A Khan 0404 608 742

3. Ayaz Qaiser 0416 337 461

4. Nizamuddin Ahmed 9418 1031

5. Farah Adeeb 9451 6375

6. Zarrin S Siddiqui 0434841705

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Pakistan Association of Western Australia (Inc), 46 Kanangra Crs. Greenwood, WA 6024, AustraliaWebsite address http://www.pakistanassociation.com Email:[email protected] Ph: 0434 841 705

Executive Committee

2009 2010

Dr. Zarrin S Siddiqui

President

Mr. Sumair Sajjad

Secretary

Mr Mohammad Zaki

Treasurer

Mr. Ayaz Qaiser

Dr. Farah Adeeb

Mr. M Nazar Khan

Mr. S Nizamuddin Ahmed

Pakistan Association of Western

Australia

PAWA Membership

Individual 15$ per annum

Seniors 10$ per annum

Can be deposited electronically

or by cheque

Bank : ANZ Bank

Account Name : PAWA

BSB : 016464

Account Number: 560693466

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VICECHANCELLORS ORATION2010PRESENTEDBYHER

EXCELLENCYMS.QUENTINBRYCEAC,GOVERNORGENERALOF

THECOMMONWEALTH OFAUSTRALIA

To mark the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination

At: Edith Cowan University (Building 32)Joondalup Campus

270 Joondalup Drive, Joondalup

On: Thursday, 18 March 2010 at 6.30pm

Attendance by Invitation

FMVISITTOAUSTRALIAPOSTPONED

The visit of Foreign minister of Pakistan Shah Mahmood Qureshi has been postponed and we are waiting

for the new schedule which will be communicated to the members as it becomes available.

ECCWANEWS

Please be aware of this You tube video of a rally held in Forrest Chase on 6 th March 2010. The rally was in

relation to the governments moves to filter internet content. Whilst this is not an issue for us we took an

interest in the fact that the youtube video will show you that the rally was disrupted by some people

rallying against immigration. ECCWA has been advised by State Security Investigation Unit of WA Police

that this is a group called Nationalist Alternative. They are starting to pop us at different things and even

had a banner hanging on the Freeway Overpass on Australia Day. They are Melbourne based and have

been involved in rallying against Indian students and blaming them for increased rental rates in Victoria

etc. They are starting to gain a presence here in WA. ECCWA has had some discussions with StateSecurity and they are keeping tabs on some of these people. If you are aware of any of their movements

do let us know.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PiMm6sjgBTM

http://natalt.org/

MEETINGWITHMEMBERSOFSTATESECURITYINVESTIGATION GROUP

Naomi Smith and Abby Sharif visited us for a brief meeting at UWA to discuss any issues that Pakistani

students and new immigrants may have encountered and how they can be of assistance. Khalid Bashirthe President of APNAPAN was also present in the meeting.

OPEN SOON: SPORTS LEADERSHIP GRANTS AND SCHOLARSHIPS FOR WOMEN

The Australian Sports Commission (ASC) and Australian Government Office for Women (OfW) are

looking to develop more Australian women in leadership and decision making roles in sport.

Applications open 1 March for the 201011 round of the ASC and OfWs Sports Leadership Grants and

Scholarships for Women. Applications close on Friday 30 April 2010. Terms and conditions apply.

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Government boost the voice of women

Minister for the Status of Women, Tanya Plibersek, announced the establishment of six National Womens

Alliances. The alliances, which will share in $3.6 million over three years from the Australian

Government, comprise womens organisations and individuals from across Australia.

Each alliance has a specific focus: economic security, equality rights, violence against women,

immigrant and refugee women, rural, and Indigenous women. Through these alliances, women and

womens organisations will share information, identify issues that affect them, and identify solutions. The

alliances will engage actively with the Australian Government on policy issues as part of a better more

informed and representative dialogue between women and government. Most importantly, the alliances

are about inclusion. The National Womens Alliances will ensure that the voices of a variety of women are

heard, including those that have not been well represented in the past.

They will allow women to actively engage with all levels of government by identifying and responding to

current issues. I look forward to listening to the ideas and opinions of the new alliances and I encourage

women throughout Australia to get involved.

The alliances will be encouraged to align strategically with government priorities, building broad

collaborative networks to ensure representation for all women, especially those who in the past have

found it difficult to engage in advocacy and decision making. The Australian Government will worktogether with the alliances in the coming weeks to establish funding arrangements and to discuss the

best ways of working together.

Funding has been offered to three alliances to focus on specific issues:

Economic Security for Women will focus on improving womens economic security and financialindependence

Equality Rights Australia (ERA) will address gender equality and leadership issues and Women Everywhere Advocating Violence Elimination (WEAVE) will address issues of womens

safety and the elimination of violence.

In addition, funding has also been offered to three alliances to represent specific groups of women:

The Australian Immigrant and Refugee Womens Alliance will engage with and advocate onbehalf of immigrant and refugee women, with a particular focus on building leadership andadvocacy skills among its members.

The National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Womens Alliance will give Indigenous womena strong voice in Government decision making and

The National Rural Womens Coalition and Network will provide a voice for more than 250,000women in rural and regional Australia and fulfills the Governments election commitment to

establish a national network for rural women.For more information on the National Womens Alliances visit

http://www.fahcsia.gov.au/sa/women/progserv/equal/Pages/womens_groups.aspx

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