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Tehreek-e-Insaf Australia Celebrates Pakistan Independence Day in Sydney
(Coverage By: Syed Zafar Hussain, Editor-in-Chief Sada-e-Watan Sydney)

August 14th: As in previous years, PTI Australia took the lead in organizing Independence day celebrations on the 14th of August this year too. This is the first occasion when PTI Australia have simultaneously organized this event in 3 different state capitals of Australia. We have had the Sydney team organize similar events before but this time we were joined by very hardworking and committed members of our Melbourne, Victoria Chapter and the Brisbane Chapter in Queensland. It is a moment of pride and gratefulness to Allah SWT and a testament to the success of the PTI mission globally.

The event started with Quran recitation by Sahibzada Nadeem Muazzmy, followed by Hamd and Naat recitations. The attendance was so high that the Management had to work really hard to make sure all logistical needs were met as required. This is a good sign of the popularity of our mission. Asim Saleem delivered a speech in Urdu about Pakistan’s problems, our dilemma and the solutions we should work hard to implement. After this we had the Master of ceremony, Sydney’s beloved Urdu poet Mr.Salik Khawaja warm the hearts of the guests with the words of Wisdom that may have come out of Allama Iqbal’s pen but are closely related to our divine mission in this world. The crowd really absorbed and acknowledged his poetry recitals.

PTI’s first 100 days plan that was revealed recently in Pakistan by our leadership received positive response from the public and our honorable guests from the Australian political diaspora – Australian Federal MP Michelle Rowland and member of Upper House NSW Peter Primrose.

Dr Ghaffer Kiani, Media Secretary PTI NSW summarised the plan very well after having personally attended PTI’s 100 days planning meeting held in Islamabad.He emphasized on five key issues on which PTI will mainly focus during the first 100 days if it comes in to power i.e. withdrawal from war on terror, war against corruption, economic reforms, education emergency and judicial and police reforms. A “Q and A” session was conducted at the end of the presentation during which President PTI Australia NSW Mr.Mehmood Chadhar also answered some questions.
Australian Federal Labor MP Michelle Rowland and Hon. Member of Upper House NSW Peter Primrose also very kindly spoke on the occasion.

“Australia and Pakistan share strong bonds-bonds of family, friendship and common purpose. Together, we can all recommit to making the founding ideals of Pakistan – ideals of equality, fraternity, and social and economic justice - we commit to making them real for the people of both our nations” said Peter.

Michelle said that the Pakistani community has played an important role in the development of Australia inall fields ranging from entrepreneurship to academia and from engineering to cricket. She specifically mentioned the name of UsmanKhawaja who recently played for the Australian cricket team that is an honor for all Pakistanis. Commenting on the PTI’s 100 days plan, she hailed education reforms and wished PTI good luck in this regard.

The Chairman Imran Khan’s special personally recorded video message was played to the audience in which he not only implored all overseas Pakistanis to make more efforts to work for change in Pakistan but also kindly acknowledged the hard work and efforts of the PTI Team in Sydney and those newly created ones in Melbourne and Brisbane. He encouraged the aware to help spread this awareness in the people around them. This was the highlight of the night as it stirred some much-needed emotions for change within our guests.

President PTI Australia, Mr Mehmood Ahmed Chadhar expressed his views on the importance of 14th August and stressed that the people of Pakistan should not wait any longer to wait for change,as this is the only hope Pakistan has at the moment. Change has to start from within and it is our Holy duty to strive for it. He especially thanked the honorable MPs for gracing the occasion of the 64th Independence Day celebrations by PTI in Sydney.

Mr.Khurram Qaiser and Farhad Mehmood had especially flown in from Melbourne to perform and entertain the Sydney community with their political satire, which was thoroughly enjoyed by all guests.
SOS Pakistan – Feed the children had also sponsored the event and Ms.Rachel Cruz, the Chairperson of the charity also spoke on the occasion. She expressed her experience of traveling four times to Pakistan to witness the devastation and suffering caused by the flood, and all the projects that are currently being run by the Charity while based in Sydney.

Member executive committee, Mr.Hassan Ashraf Chattha especially designed a Quiz competition based on facts about Pakistan. The winners of the quiz competition got a $50 cheque through one of our sponsors and this was a very popular segment as we all learnt something new.

General Secretary Mr.Farhan Arif, Associate Media Secretary Mr.Nadeem Muazmmy,Finance Secretary Mr.Imtiaz Chaudry, Members of the executive committee Mr.Arman Sajid &Mr.Laeeq Hamid, Mr.Salik Hameed Khawaja, Mr.Asif Qumer and members Mr.Syed Irfan Sohail and Mr.Waqas Bashir were also present and contributed to make event a success.

• The readers of Sada-e- Watan can watch Chairman PTI IMRAN KHAN's Exclusive Message for Pakistanis living in Australia on 14th August:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v_7cWaVot98