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

PAWANEWS

MAJOR DISASTERS AND FLOOD RELIEF FUND

Last week we witnessed two major disasters, flight ED 202

crash followed by deadliest floods since 1929. Todat more than

one million Pakistanis have been affected. In the meeting

yesterday the members offered prayers for the victims. This is

a sad time for the country which already is paying a high price

for war on the terror. More than 2273 Pakistani military and

security personnel have sacrificed their lives against the

insurgents.The Pakistani community in Perth extends its

heartfelt condolence to the bereaved and displaced families.

A flood relief fund has already been established and we appeal to

all community and friends to donate generously. The month of

Ramazan (fasting) is already approaching and this is the right time

to pledge your Zakat and donations. You can directly donate to the

High Commission account for which details are provided as under.

The High Commission's account no: is 06-2900-10219258, main

account no: 2 Commonwealth Bank of Australia, London

Circuit and Ansley Avenue, Canberra city, ACT 2600

The other way around is to donate in PAWAs account with flood relief in

subject line. PLEASE EXTEND YOUR FULL SUPPORT

THANKS TO DR. WAJIH BUKHARI

On behalf of the members of PAWA we extend our thanks to Dr. Wajih

Bukhari who volunteered to be the election officer for year 2010 -11 and

was responsible for proper conduct and administration of the overall

process.

PAWANEWS 2 N D A U G U S T 2 0 1 0V O L U M E 2 , I S S U E 1 6

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 16.50 $ per annum

inclusive of GST

Seniors 11$ per annum

inclusive of GST

Can be deposited electronically

or by cheque

Bank : ANZ Bank

Account Name : PAWA

BSB : 016464

Account Number: 560693466

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RECONVENED ADJOURNED ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 2010.

A Final Farewell Note

Sadly once again we had to adjourn the meeting due to lack of quorum which stayed at 40%. This

definitly caused a bit of disappointment among the attendees who were present at the meeting. The

present Executive Committee has two options which were discussed among members.

1. To allow the present Executive Committee for year 2010 2011.

2. To convene AGM for a third time.

Majority of the members were concerned that we have already arranged two meetings which have

financial cost allocated to them. There is no assurance that the quorum will be established in

subsequent meeting. Therefore the first option is the preferred one. It was also highlighted that we

already have nominees who are willing to continue with the hard work of present and earlier Executive

Committees. Hence the best solution is to initiate a transition process where nominees are inducted

such that the working of PAWA does not get affected in any way. This seems a plausible option

specially because only two of our members have anyway shown willingness to continue for a second

term.

As the leader of the team that has worked tirelessly to make this year a memorable one in the history of

PAWA, I as the President of PAWA therefore am setting a new tradition of stepping down to give new

members a chance to come forward and be part of this fantastic journey. There is nothing more

honorable than representing your own country and this team has done this with pride, honesty and

integrity. I am sure the next in line will continue to do the same.

Due to limitation of the number of vacancies that can exist at one time in the EC the process will be

gradually completed and will be accomplished by 30th October Insha Allah. As of today my 30 day

period of notice and handover will start which I will try to complete in ten days time just before our holy

month of fasting begins. Once again a big thank you to all for the tremendous support and feedback.

It takes great courage to stand and fight for something... but sometimes it can take even more courage to walk awayand leave things behind!! Iftikhar Mahmood

RIWAYAT MOVIE SCREENING: An update from Mr. Iqbal Khan

The word "Thanks" seems very small; I feel I must say you "Jazzak-Allah". We together met the target

and $4065 has been raised in less than a month. It is all from Allah, but might have not happened

without the level of efforts PAWA put into the accomplishment of this cause. Many people from Indian

community showed up and helped on the top of buying their tickets. May Allah bless all with great

success. Mr. M Chatta has been the biggest donor with more than 500 dollars for this cause.

The proposed plan is:

Architectural work for 3 rooms and veranda: by 20th Aug 2010 (mid Ramzan)

Arranging and bringing materials: by 7th Sep (last week of Ramzan)

Starting construction work: by 15th of Sep (1st week after Eid)

Application of registration as Elementary school: by 15th of Sep

Completion of construction work: by 15th of Oct

InshaAllah this enhancement will enable us to expand our Academic and vocational activities. I have

registered new domain and have hosted the website dedicated to Millat School.

http://www.millatschool.com with email address [email protected]

Please keep visiting time to time. Once again "Jazzak Allah"

This is perhaps right time to thank Dr. Sanjay Patole who provided us with this opportunity to

screen his movie.

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CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS: UPDATE

Once again the need to review and amend constitution in a way that benefits work of the organisation and

does not disadvantage any member was highlighted. It was stressed that this matter should be taken as a

priority by the new members as the background work has now been completed.

PAWA GOES REGIONAL WITH OUR 100th MEMBER

We welcome our 100th member Iftikhar Mahmood from South Hedland. As PAWA celebrates its

18th birthday on 28th June 2010 this is first time that we had a member form regional WA. The

vision in coming years will definitely be to expand the organization such that regional members

are also represented in the organizational structure and participate actively. This also brings an

end to our quest for 100th member on the PAWA register of members. To date we have 102

members and this also has happened second time in the history of PAWA when number of paid

members has gone in three digits.

REMEMBERING SAM PIANTADOSI (Founder President of ECCWA)

Friends and representatives of ethnic organisations in WA attended the memorial service of

Hon. Sam Piantadosi on Ist August in a large number and offered their condolences to the family.

On behalf of Pakistani community Dr. Zarrin S Siddiqui and her family conveyed our

condolence. He will definitely be missed by the ethnic communities in Australia

PRE - ELECTION FORUM The Ethnic Communities Council of Western Australia Inc. On

Tuesday 17th August 2010 at 5.30 pm Venue: 20, View Street, North Perth 6006

Featuring:

Labor Senator Chris Evans, Minister for Immigration and Citizenship.

Liberal Senator, Mathias Cormann, Shadow Parliamentary Secretary on

Employment, Participation, Apprenticeship and Training.

Greens Senator, Rachel Siewert.

Program:

Following an introduction by ECCWA President, Maria Saraceni,

the three senators will each be given up to 10 minutes to address the audience on issues in the

upcoming Federal election relevant to persons particularly from culturally and linguistically diverse

backgrounds.

This will be followed by questions:

Light refreshments will be served.

Please RSVP by 13th

August 2010 by ringing Kathy/Russell on 92275322 or emailing [email protected]

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Finally time to renew your membership for the new financial year

2010 2011Please note that all memberships now incur GST

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