Pakistan (District 3270)
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News 2001 |
| ROTARY CLUB OF LAHORE GARRISON HIGHLIGHTS |
| Rotary Club of Lahore Garrison visited its club projects – Govt.
Primary School, Lucklines and Safia Hanif Trust Hospital for which The Rotary
Foundation has approved two Matching Grants. The Club will upgrade school
facilities and provide medical equipment to the hospital. The Club organized
Iftars during the month of Ramadan in the EGM Institute, Xinhua Restaurant
and Services Club to enhance fellowship and to discuss club projects. District
Governor Rtn. N. D. Tanwir visited the Lucklines school and distributed
sweaters among the school children as Eid gift. He also appreciated the
work being done by the club for the upgradation of school facilities. The
Club members also visited the Rising Sun School for special children and
distributed Eid Cards and Eid gifts for the special children. On another
occasion, shoes were distributed among the Lucklines school children as
part of The Rotary Foundation Matching Grant. Rtn. Shehzad Ahmed, the club
president, also performed the ground-breaking ceremony for construction
of another classroom in the school. Club elections were held for next Rotary
year. Rtn. Aslam Shahab will assume the office of President on July 1, 2002
while Rtn. Usman Mati and Dr. Ghulam Sarwar were elected as Club Secretary
and President Elect respectively. Club Web site (http://rotarygarrison.8m.com)
was updated and now photo gallery link includes photographs of the club
meetings and activities.
Chemical and Petrochemical News |
| ROTARY CLUB MEETING HELD |
| LAHORE (PR)-Rotary Club would make safe drinking water available in selected
villages around Lahore and do fundraising for providing equipment to a trust
hospital. These proposals were discussed by members of Rotary Club of Lahore
Garrison in their weekly meeting held at the EGM Institute. Rtn. Ajmal offered
to provide full consultancy support on gratis basis for the drinking water
project. The club president, Rtn, Shehzad Ahmed, requested members to donate
generously for The Rotary Foundation which provides funds for the humanitarian
projects. The Club has already received A Matching Grant from the Foundation of facilities in a local government primary school. The Nation, Pakistan |
| ROTARY CLUB MEETING |
| LAHORE (PR)-“ A grant received from The Rotary Foundation will be
used to upgrade classroom and play ground facilities of a local government
primary school, adopted by Rotary Club of Lahore Garrison. It will also
include provision of text books, school supplies and winter clothing for
the school children. This was stand by Rtn Shehzad Ahmed, the club president,
in a meeting held at the EGM Institute of Management Sciences. The club
members appreciated the efforts of the president for arranging the grant
and resolved to apply for similar grants in future.
The club members also congratulated, Akram Sheikh and Rahman Moulvi for being elected as chairman and director for the association managing the Sohrab motorcycle/cycle factory. The Nation, Pakistan |
| US REWARDS COULD DESTABILIZE REGION: GHINWA |
| PPP-SB chairperson Ghinwa Bhutto said no US reward could possibly balance
the scale between what the interest of the region compels us to do on one
hand and what the US administration wishes us to do on the other. Pakistan
should convince the United States into a peaceful solution. Addressing a
Rotary Club meeting Friday PPP-SB leader said Pakistan’s concern over
the civilian’s safety in Afghanistan is inevitable. The ties between
Afghanistan and Pakistan are of ethnic nature. Afghans have relatives in
Pakistan and naturally they will look towards them for relief. To Pakistan,
any aggression on Afghanistan will only add to the Afghans and Pakistanis
suffering, she said and added though the US aggression has not taken place
yet, reports speculate that seven million refugees will flock to Pakistan
within the next few weeks. She said the stakes today are the sovereignty
of Pakistan, the Saarc region, the Islamic countries and the future of the
new emerging realities in the world. She said Saarc agenda would not be
implemented if the region was again going on a warpath. Be sides an aid-based
economy in Pakistan will delay an economic policy of self-reliance.
The News, Pakistan |
| U.S. NOT FRIEND OF SMALL NATIONS, SAYS GHINWA |
| LAHORE-The PPP (SB) Chairperson, Ghinwa Bhutto, said that US is not a
friend of small nations, instead it develop ties with them based on hegemony.
She was speaking on “Present global scenario and Pakistan” jointly
organized by Rotary Club Lahore (Central and Garrison chapters) at a local
hotel on Friday. She also answered questions raised by the audience. PPP
(SB) Punjab President, Dr Mubashar Hassan was prominent among the participants.
Ghinwa said the US help to nationalist movements all over the world is not
in support for their autonomy, but rather in line with its policy of hegemony.
She was of the view that disastrous consequences were awaiting US, if it
used the nationalist of the new Central Asian Republics. Russia had offered
unconditional support to US offensive against Taliban and agreed to send
ammunitions to the Northern Alliance as well, she said adding that if Russia
wishes to repeat its past mistake in Afghanistan, that is no reason for
Pakistan to follow suit. The Afghans have never tolerate foreign interference
into their internal affairs, she commented. The PPP (SB) head also said
that time is on Pakistan side. She maintained that OIC meeting has changed
its stand by unholding its support to the UN resolution asking its member
countries to crack down on source of financial and logistic support for
alleged terrorists, she asserted. She said President Bush had announced
war without providing convincing proofs against Osama bin Laden. In view
of the prevalent situation, Ghinwa commented that the UN, European Union,
OIC SAARC and other organizations have momentarily ceased to exist. She
maintained that Pakistan’s concern over the civilians’ safety
in Afghanistan is inevitable as ties between both the nations are of ethnic
nature and in case of US aggression, sufferings of both would add. Responding
to a question, Ghinwa said Benazir Bhutto had not only different stand on
issues from her, but also different from that of her father (Z A Bhutto).
Commenting on performance of Foreign Office, Ms Bhutto said Foreign Minister
Abdul Sattar was not doing a bad job. It is not business of Pakistan and
the US to decide whether Taliban are representatives of the Afghan people
or not, she said responding to another question. She said it was difficult
for the US to again support against Taliban to attack Afghanistan. Pakistan
authorities are still trying to find out a solution and pacifying the Taliban
and the US, she added. She said the whole world is not satisfied on evidence
against Osama bin Laden. To a question she said that there were no chances
of threats to roadmap to democracy announced by President Gen Pervez Musharraf.
However, she said the political workers should mount their pressure for
fulfilling the roadmap to democracy. To a question, she agreed that the
US should review and analyse her policies towards the Muslim world before
jumping into conclusion, commenting the Arabs are telling this to US authorities.
The Nation, Pakistan |
| ROTARIAN VISITS SOHRAB FACTORY |
| “The Rotary International World Community Service (WCS) Initiative
made it possible for Sohrab Factory to supply low – cost UNITY wheel-chairs
to underprivileged community in Madagascar, Africa with funding from a Rotary
club France and with assistance from Rotary club of Lahore Garrison. The
project also involved the Wheelchair Foundation and the ITC of United Nations
this WCS project also helped the Club in including quality members belonging
to Sohrab Factory management and the retired officials from the retired
officials from the UN”. The club president, informed the audience
during a vocational visit of Rotary members and their families to the Sohrab
Factory. The visit was arranged by the Chairman, and Director who are also members of the club. The delegation appreciated the level of commitment shown by the factory workers, which was evident from the quality of their products and cleanliness in the factory. The bulging process fascinated the young visitors in which a rubber rod was re-used to deform metal cylinders into the required shape. The visit was followed by a delicious lunch. At the end Dr. Abdur Rahim Khan, renowned town planner, offered vote of thanks for the hospitality shown by the Sohrab management. He also appreciated the forward and backward linkage of the factory with their vendors. * The News, Pakistan |
| AAMIR LEADS CITY WALK AGAINST POLIO |
| THE Rotary Club of Lahore Garrison and PARADISE Saturday organized a polio
awareness walk from Directorate of Health to the Lahore Zoo. Lahore Nazim
Mian Aamir Mahmood led the walk, which was participated by DG Health Dr
Yaqoob Jaffar, Rotary Club president Shehzad Ahmed, the officials of the
Health Department, NGOs and schoolchildren. Aamir urged people to actively
participate in the war against polio. Other speakers also urged parents
to ensure their children were administered polio drops on September 25-27.
The News, Pakistan |
| ANTI- POLIO WALK |
| ROTARY Club of Lahore Garrison will organize a polio awareness walk on
Saturday (today) from Directorate of Health Cooper Road to Bagh-e-Jinnah.
The walk will be led by provincial health and social welfare ministers and
district nazim. The objective of the walk is to create awareness about the
deadly disease and to urge the parents to provide the polio vaccine drops
to their children on the National Immunization Day (NID) on September 25-27.
The Nation, Pakistan |
| WALK |
| LAHORE – Rotary Club of Lahore Garrison and PARADISE are organizing
a Polio Awareness Walk on Saturday (today). The walk will start from Directorate
of Health, Cooper Road and end at Bagh e Jinnah. The walk will be led by
Minister of Health, Minister for Social Welfare and the District Nazim.
The walk is being organized to create awareness about the deadly polio disease
and to urge parents to provide the polio vaccine drops to their children
on the national immunization campaign from September 25-27.
The News, Pakistan |
| ROTARY CLUB MEETING |
| LAHORE (PR) – Rotary Club of Lahore Garrison held a meeting to discuss
strategies for increasing membership of the Club. Projects in health and
education sector were also reviewed. Shehzad Ahmed, President of the Club,
informed about the progress of matching grants for a govt primary school
and a hospital. Sarwat Nawaz informed about the donations collected for
the flood victims in Rawalpindi area.
The Nation, Pakistan |
| MEETING |
| LAHORE: Rotary Club of Lahore Garrison and Inner wheel Club organized
a joint meeting at the Race Course Park. The meeting was attended by a large
gathering of Rotarians, Inner wheel members.
The News, Pakistan |
| ROTARIANS MEET |
| LAHORE: Rotary Club of Lahore Garrison and Inner wheel Club organized
a joint meeting cum picnic party at the Race Course Park here on Thursday
and decided to organize social activities such as Eid Milan parties and
programmers for the special children. On this occasion, Rtn. Shehzad Ahmed
informed about his visit to The Rising Sun School, an institution for slow
learners and special children. The meeting was attended by a large numbers
and their families.
The Nation, Pakistan |
| SEMINAR ON LITERACY AWARENESS |
| LAHORE-Rotary Clubs of Lahore Garrison and Model Town organized a seminar
on literacy awareness. Mr Jamil Najam, Project Director of Community Public
Participation (CPP), highlighted main features of the government’s
plan to upgrade existing government school in the afternoon to provide educational
facilities to the community with participation of NGOs and educated individuals.
Earlier, Shehzad Ahmed welcomed the participants and informed that his club
has already adopted a govt primary school.
The Nation, Pakistan |
| MEDICAL CAMPS |
| LAHORE-Rotary Club of Lahore Garrison would organise camps in various
educational institutions throughout the year for early detection of diseases.
This was started by Club President Rtn. Shehzad Ahmad in a weekly meeting
of the club. He also announced a Matching grant from the Rotary Foundation
for upgradation of existing facilities at Government Primary School, Lucklines,
Lahore Cantt.
The Nation, Pakistan |
| ROTARY CLUB FUNCTION HELD |
| LAHORE-Joint Installation Ceremony of Rotary clubs in Lahore was held
here Friday at a local hotel. District Governor, N.D. Tanwir, installed
the new district officials and presidents of various Rotary Clubs. Rotary
Club of Lahore Garrison received the recognition for having the maximum
participation and for inducting maximum new members during the ceremony.
Shehzad Ahmed also presented his final contribution towards the Paul Harris
Fellowship recognition to the District Governor.
The Nation, Pakistan |