PIA NEWS VOL.

ISSUE 23

PIA News
Vol.6

14th November, 2016

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AB KE HAM BICHHDE TO SHAYAD KABHI KHUABON MEN MILEN

PASSION, INTEGRITY & APNAPAN

Yesterday Pakistanis in Australia celebrated the Seniors week and hosted the
annual literary evening Matters of the Heart.
It was of immense sadness for participants and guests to know that Ms. Savitri
Goswami is not among us anymore. She passed away in late August. On behalf of
all of us in the Group we offer our sincere condolences to the family. She used to
travel between Sydney and Perth and will always attend our evening if she was
staying in Perth and mesmerized the audience with her beautiful writings.
In one of her books Dard key Faasle, she wrote that Qeemti logon ko bhulaana
apne Bas mein nahee hota True, it will be difficult to forget her and her
contribution towards literature and to the Indo Pak Community in Australia.
1. Lines from Pakistani poet, Ahmed Faraz meaning should we now be parted, in dreams we might be
found.
Pakistanis in Australia Inc. is an incorporated group to support students and migrants from Pakistan in their
settlement and to initiate projects in Australia and Pakistan that promote mutual collaboration between two
countries and promote a positive image of Pakistan and Australia Facebook:
http://www.facebook.com/groups/pakistanisinaustralia Twitter @PIAInc
Website: pakistanisinaustrali.wix.com/piainc

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MATTERS OF THE HEART: A LITERARY EVENING FUNDED THROUGH DEPARTMENT OF LOCAL

GOVERNMENT AND COMMUNITIES
Due to health issues Sir Azhar could not preside the evening this year while Mr. Nazar Khan had
other commitments.
Miss Rita Kaushal kindly accepted our request to host the first part of the evening. The poets
who presented their work beside Ms. Kaushal were;
a. Hassan Gillani
b. Kauser Saad
c. Piyush Mathur
d. Saad Saleem
e. Shahid Tirmazi
f. Prem Mathur and
g. Ashraf Khatoon
The second half of the evening was devoted to the musical segment. Tasnimul Ghalib with
Gurpreet Singh entertained the guests with ghazals from famous poets of Indo Pakistan Sub
continent. The evening finally ended with Saad Saleems musical performance.
We are grateful to Sanskiriti WA for the collaboration specially Mr. Sharad Sharma whose
assistance is always available for any trouble shooting matter. The sound system was hired form
Hindi Samaj of WA and grateful to Vivek Nigam and Saxena Jee. Prem Mathur Jee and Mr & Mrs.
Iqbal helped us with the organization. Finally thanks a million to Shah Family to take care of all
the logistics required for the event. The photographs will be uploaded on website, this weekend.
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GROUP UPDATE:
Our next event is now a collaboration with Filipino Australian Multicultural Association on 10th
December.

Grant from Australia Post:

We are in receipt of $500 postage stamps from the Australia Post which will help us immensely
in communication through postal service.

Community Crime prevention Grant:

A proposal has been submitted and we are waiting to hear the
outcome.

Tamanna is in making:
One of our community members, Ali Jee is ready to launch his
new musical Album Tamanna (The Desire to love) soon. Watch
this space for the date.

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Supporting Free Media:

Another member Tamjid Aijazi is leading the campaign to support free media in Pakistan and we
are proud to be part of this campaign to bring the much awaited change in Pakistan.

A New VISA Scam:

The following information shared on social media is nothing but a SCAM
so please beware and let others know.

SBS Radio Services Review

SBS Radio has launched a public consultation on the language selection criteria it is proposing for
an SBS Radio Services Review, and we are inviting you to provide feedback.
The selection criteria will be used, in conjunction with the 2016 Census data, to determine which
languages are provided by SBS Radio services. The way in which those services will be delivered
will be determined in 2017 by SBS, taking into account changes in audience listening habits, the
need to support audience demands for anytime, anywhere news and information via digital
platforms and the changing demographics of Australias diverse communities.
The language selection criteria is due to be finalised in March 2017 with the new services to
launch before the end of 2017.
For more information and to provide feedback please visitwww.sbs.com.au/consultation during
the consultation period of 14 November to Sunday 11 December 2016.

AFL Pakistan
AFL Pakistan will arrive in Perth and play an Australian teenage football team on the 29th of July
2017. The program in Perth is currently in final stages and will be announced soon. After
participating in Perth, the AFL Pakistan team will continue to Melbourne to contest the AFL
International Cup (the world cup of Australian Football) and represent Pakistan. AFL Pakistan
have expressed a desire to open a relationship with an Australian Football club in Perth.

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REQUEST FROM MELBOURNE

Australian Syrian Association Victoria (ASA-Vic) is filling a container for the Syrian refugees over the next 3
weeks ( must be before 05/12/2016)
The main items that are needed for this container are winter clothing and items including:

warm winter clothes

blankets
sleeping bags
jackets
beanies
gloves/mittens
scarves

winter shoes
All items MUST be NEW or AS NEW
Sanitary and hygiene items are also accepted
Please leave the items at the front door/on the veranda (where applicable) in the residential
drop off points
Please enter the mosques/centres and pass your items to the people responsible inside at
the specified times DO NOT LEAVE THEM AT THE DOORS OF THE CENTRES
The drop off points are as follows:
North:
Almuntada centre, 416 Barry Road, Coolaroo
Olsen place mosque, 16 Freda Street, Broadmeadows
Circles of light centre, 5 Moira Avenue, Reservoir (Saturday only 10am-1pm)
5 Otway Court, Lalor (after 6pm), 3/36 Elliott Avenue, Broadmeadows
9 Denver Court, Meadow Heights
56 Barry Street, Reservoir
West:
Al Noor mosque; 34 Studley St, Maidstone
Virgin Mary Mosque: Hoppers Crossing (Sat/Sun 11am-2pm)
Newport mosque; 1 Walker Street, Newport
15 Themeda Court, Delahey
29 Evadene Drive,Tarneit
East/Southeast
8 Norweena Street, Doncaster
12 Peregrine Street, Cranbourne North
32 Glendale Road, Springvale
Please donate $10 with each bag to cover the cost of shipping into the following account:
Account name: Australian Syrian Association Victoria
BSB: 063253 (commonwealth bank)
Account number: 10683682
Reference: container
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