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Abdul Majid Yousfani, H.E. Naela Chohan and Hon. Shaoquett Moselmane
The High Commissioner of Pakistan H.E.Naela Chohan and CG Abdul Majid Yousfani Visited office of the Hon Shaoquett Moselmane MLC
The High Commissioner of Pakistan Her Excellency Naela
Chohan and Consul General of Pakistan in Sydney Abdul Majid Yousfani in an
expression of close friendship visited the Hon Shaoquett Moselmane MLC in his
office at NSW parliament House on Monday, 5th Dec 2016.
The Hon
Shaoquett Moselmane is a Member of the Australian Labor Party where he became
involved at the age of 16 in 1982 and has been a active member ever since. He
was elected to Rockdale City Council as councillor in 1995 where he continued
until he retired in 2010. was elected Deputy Mayor on four occasions and Mayor
on Four other occasions. He is an extremely respected member of NSW parliament
holding the position of Opposition Whip in the Legislative Council.
The
Hon member is held in high esteem by many communities and in particular the
Australian Pakistani community. His friendship and solidarity with the
community here and in Pakistan is well known. His friendship goes back for many
years but in particular for his effort in raising funds in support of those
terribly affected by the floods of 2011. This was followed by his visit to
Pakistan with a number of his colleagues assisted by Acting Consul General
Hamid Asghar. This delegation included at the time the Hon Amanda Fazio who was
then President of the Legislative Council of NSW. She lead the delegation to
inspect the impact of the floods and to express solidarity and support to those
in need.
The Hon Shaoquett Moselmane has since travelled to Pakistan to
deliver two large containers of wheelchairs for disabled children. The
containers were presented to The late Abdul Sattar Edhi's Foundation, the Edhi
Foundation as well as to Alkhidmat, another humanitarian organisation that have
a reputation for helping the poor and those in need.
In recognition of
his friendship with and for his closeness to the Pakistani people, former
Consul General Mr Azam Mohammed supported by his deputy Shifaat Ahmad Kaleem
and as Dean of the Consular Corp, took the extraordinary step of awarding The
Hon Moselmane with an honorary Pakistani citizenship.
The Hon Member
never tires. Earlier this year, The Hon Moselmane in conjunction with President
Iftikhar Rana of the Pakistan Australia Business Council and the community
supported by Former CG Uqaili and Deputy Consul Ms Bushra Salam raised funds to
support wheelchairs for kids foundation which has once again responded by
sending at the request of The Hon member, two more Containers carrying over 340
wheelchairs to to be presented to the Edhi Foundation. These wheelchairs are
currently on their way to Pakistan which will soon be followed by the
delegation lead by the Hon Shaoquett Moselmane MLC.
Gratitude here to
Consul General Yousfani for his effort in assisting and facilitating the
process in order to get the wheelchairs on their way to Pakistan.
In recognition of his work and in response
to our proposition, and as a friend of Shaoquett Moselmane, Syed Zafar Hussain
(Editor-in-Chief Sada e Watan) requested Her Excellency to present The Hon
Shaoquett Moselmane with a portrait of Quaid e Azam Mohamed Ali Jinnah, Which
he proudly displays in his office.
It was
around the Mr Moselmane's past and future efforts and future relationship that
discussion revolved but in particular with regards to facilitating his third
visit to Pakistan and delivering the wheelchairs to Karachi and Sahiwal .
Leading the delegation Mr Moselmane will meet with key provincial and
federal Government as well as political and Government officials as well as
Business chambers to promote further trade and better ties between our two
countries. Also discussed were opportunities for stronger ties between
educational and health institutions and for greater exchange of ideas.
The
meeting which went well over an hour ended with a tour of the NSW
Parliament.
CG and HC at the office of the Hon Shaoquett Moselmane MLC
High Commissioner Naela Chohan, Honourable Shaoquett Moselmane MP and Consul General Abdul Majid Yousfani
