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PAWA NEWS

CONGRATULATIONS TO RIDA AND FEHMIDA

Our member from Sydney Fehmida Fasim has completed

her second doctorate and this is a BIG achievement so

heartiest congratulations to DR and Dr. Fehmida Fasim.

And congratulations to Rida Ahmed who is invited to

attend the Collegiate Presidential Inaugural Conference in

United States. The conference coincides with the

Presidential oath taking ceremony in Jan 2013. She has

earlier attended Global Young Leaders Forum in US as a

high school student in 2010 and has been once again provided this honor with a group of other

Australian students.

COMMISSIONER CALLAGHAN AND COMMUNITY CONVERSATIONS

A morning tea was arranged by the Commissioner of the WA Police

to engage Muslim community leaders. The gathering was attended

by a large number of community representatives and organisations

including Pakistanis in Australia. Ehsan Waraich and Rida Ahmed

represented Curtin University and Ethnic Communities Council of

Western Australia. Other prominent Pakistanis who attended the

event were Mr. Abdullah Khan (Australian Islamic College and Prof.

Samina Yasmeen (UWA).It was a great opportunity to meet Police

officers from all major areas.

SAVE THE DATE 14th AUGUST 2012. At this moment we plan to have Iftar to celebrate the

Independence day and the venue will either be Curtin or UWA .

PAKISTANIS IN AUSTRALIA A N E W S L E T T E R O F T H E C O M M U N I T Y , F O R T H E C O M M U N I T Y A N D B Y T H E C O M M U N I T Y

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Dr. Zarrin S Siddiqui, 46 Kanangra Crs. Greenwood, WA 6024, Australia Ph: 0434841705, Email: pakistanis.in.australia@gmail.com

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TUSIF AHMED’S WORK DISPLAYED AT GADFLY THEATRE, DALKEITH

Tusif Ahmed’s Papercutting art was definitely admired by those who

were presented at the opening night. If you have got time please

visit the gallery to appreciate the creativity through Tusif’s

imagination. The exhibition will run till 24th June.

Another of his exhibition has commenced at Kulcha Art Galllery so

there is a choice for people who live in Fremantle as well.

Do visit and support his work. It is definitely a great display of art

and is worth watching.

AN EVENING WITH SOHAIL WARRAICH

A great collaborative effort by all friends and collegues to welcome Mr. Sohail Warraich. This

definitley generated an intelligent discussion. While Amina contacted the guest, Bilal and Ahmed

took the responsibility of logistics, Umer conducted the program, Rida managed the catering and

Samar publicised the program so it was upto

the guest to turn up and interact in a relaxing

environment at UWA. While we started 12

mins late we definitely finished in time. Mr.

Warraich and Munir are now back home and

have sent a message to share with

friends.The photographs have been

uploaded on our page.

This is a fortnightly newsletter to keep community informed of what’s happening in Australia with a special focus on

Western Australia at this time. We also acknowledge that this newsletter is disseminated from Noongar land. Feel

free to contribute any news that may be of interest to community or to disseminate it among your networks. The

earlier issues can be accessed through our Facebook page

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

Thanks for your kindness and generosity. God bless

you for your kindness and love shown to us. Sweet

memories of Australia will be hard to forget. We look

forward to see you in Pakistan

Munir and Sohail

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POLITICAL CLIMATE WARMS UP

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf has finally started its chapter in Western

Australia managed by a very young team of Mohammed Amir

Qureshi, Umair Chaudhry and Shahid Raza. All three of them are

members of our facebook page as well as have started a facebook

page of PTI WA

http://www.facebook.com/#!/PakistanTehreekEInsafPerthWaoffical

RAMCHAND PAKISTANI ON MEGA SCREEN

Finally the movie has been given a green signal from the organisers

and it will be screened on mega screen. The suggested timings are

8.30 because of the nature of the movie. Due to winter season the

screening has to wait till September. As per members’ feedback we

will be requesting the movie to be screened on a Sunday at 8.30 pm.

Our preference is now during school holidays and that it does not

clash with Royal show. At the same time we are also planning to have

another movie Bol to be screened in November to coincide with

Telethon so Pakistani community can contribute towards this event.

Keeping fingers crossed.

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