PIA NEWS VOL.

Issue 16

PIA News
Vol.6

25th July 2016

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IT IS AZADI WEEKEND

PASSION, INTEGRITY & APNAPAN

Dear All,
This weekend is to celebrate Azadi our 70th Independence day so please make sure that you confirm
your attendance by Wednesday for the catering purpose. Pakistanis in Australia in collaboration with
Curry Planet will be hosting a dinner on 14th August from 6.30 till 9.30. The tickets are for 15 dollars
per person and include dinner. Kids under 5 are free.You can but tickets directly from the curry planet
at 2/337 Carrington St in Hamilton Hill, Perth, Australia. Happy Independence Day.
MEANWHILE IN CANBERRA
On the occasion of Independence Day, the Flag Hoisting Ceremony will be held at 1000 hours (sharp)
at the Chancery (4-Perth Avenue, Yarralumla, ACT 2600) on Sunday, 14 August 2016. It will be followed
by the Book launching ceremony, the ACIAR Journal dedicated to cooperation with Pakistan entitled
"Partners in Research for Development Journal" at 1030 hours. The Pakistani Community Members are
invited to grace the occasion.
CONSULATE GENERAL OF PAKISTAN IN SYDNEY
Flag hosting ceremony will take place at 0930 (local time),3 Rorke St, Beecroft, 2119 . Sydney, NSW
Followed by reception at 1030 (local time),Spice of Life Restaurant, 119 Wigram St, Harris Park,
Sydney, NSW

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HAJJ BRIEFING:
Last week, a Hajj Briefing was arranged by the Department of
Immigration and Border Protection attended by various community
leaders. There is an attachment from the briefing with this
newsletter. John Murphy responded to additional queries from the
members.
The concern regarding presence of dogs at airport was in the
discussion. Please note that the dogs are trained and they never lick
any passenger so do not feel alarmed or scared.
A question was raised that if there is a family of say 4 and they jointly held an amount of 10,000 $, one
still needs to declare the sum to the authorities.
Similarly if there is an issue of family support or child custody please try to keep the relevant
documents with you.
FACILITIES AT PERTH AIRPORT
There has been a concern raised by the Muslim community members about the lack of Halal meal as
well as provision of ablution facilities. We have raised this issue earlier in 2013 and were assured that
it will be taken care of.
In response to our letter to the Perth Airport dated 27th July
followed by one in the letters to the editor today we have
received the response which is reproduced on the following
page. Please note that airport website is providing
information regarding halal food and Ms. Lander has
reassured that the halal certification will be displayed on the
menu to address the community needs. Am not sure how the
ablution facilities could be redesigned.(See Fig on left).

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RESPONSE FROM PERTH AIRPORT

CENSUS IS TOMORROW
So far five memebrs have notified that they are yet to receive their Census Cod so hopefully it will be
sorted as the Census hotline has been very prompt to provide the code on phone. Please do not
delay it.

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to initiate projects in Australia and Pakistan that promote mutual collaboration between two countries and promote a
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MAALIK TO BE RELEASED IN AUSTRALIA ON 26th AUGUST

POETRY EVE ARRANGED BY SANSKIRITI WA ON 13th AUGUST

12.00 - 1.30 PM
VENUE:
The Moon Caf
Shop 2/323 William St, NORTHBRIDGE 6003
It's a FREE event. Tea/Coffee/Wine, snack lunch, etc on sale before and after the
event

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REST IN PEACE
Kamil Hussein lost his life last week in an unfortunate
incident. He was detained in Manus Island for 3 years and
now his repatriation is taken care of the Government of
Pakistan. He has left a widow and a young daughter in
Paksitan. Our condolences for the family.

HELPING HAND EXTENDED WITH THANKS

Last week, we asked for help to assist a struggling family. Thanks to all of you who came forward and
provided necessary stuff for the family in kind and in cash.
While the cash was directly donate dto the family account, all the stuff collected through donations
has been now handed over.
EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES
New jobs have been posted on our facebook page so please have a look and disseminate. These
inlcude graduate positions in WA, City of Joondalup and real estate etc.