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Pak-Aus. Engineers Association (PAE) annual event/dinner 2022 held in Himalaya Granville Sydney
(Media Release to Sada-e-Watan plus photos by Pak-Aus. Engineers Association)

Pak-Aus. Engineers Association (PAE) organized an annual event/dinner on Saturday, 3rd Dec 2022 to brief everyone on job opportunities in regional areas and the Greater Sydney region.

The event was attended by various industry leaders, community partners, experienced & qualified engineers, media personnel, and representatives of community organizations.

H.E.Mr. Zahid Hafeez Chaudhri

The esteemed guests included His Excellency Mr. Zahid Hafeez Chaudhri, High Commissioner of Pakistan, Hon. Julia Finn MP, Mr. Charlie Rizk, Director of Sitecorp Construction, Mr. Nidal Hamdan of Masscon Consulting Group, Mr. Arshad Mahmood Director Axial Construction, Mr. Tony Osten, Managing Director of Eastern Engineering, Mr. Rizwan Ali, MD ARL Laboratory and Mr. Latif Ch Director of COCOON SDA Care.

The Community Organisations were represented by Mr. Farhat Jaffri, President Pakistan Association of Australia, Mr. Aijaz Khan, President Pakistan Australia Association, Dr Khurram Kayani of Professional Association, Iftikhar  Rana President of PABC, Dr Yasmin Khan and Noor Ahmed of Shaukat Khanum Australia, Mrs Shafaq Jaffery of Pak-Aus. Woman Association, Mr Shakeel of Pakistan Mission International.

Media partners included Mr. Rehan Alvi of SBS radio, Mr. Zafar Hussain Shah of Sada-e- Watan Mr. Raja Taser of Hum Watan, Mr. Muneer Muhd of Rabitah, Mr Abbas Rana of Channel Five, Mrs Shafaq Jeffery of Pechan TV.

Mr Fuad Ahmed

General Secretary of PAE, Mr Fuad Ahmed, hosted the event with the assistance of Joint-Secretary Mr. Syed Abdul Ghani Azizi. The event started with the recitation of the Holy Quran by Mr. Faisal Athar, followed by the national anthems of both Australia and Pakistan.

Mr. Insaf Khan (President PAE)

PAE’s President Mr. Insaf Khan commenced the night with a welcome note for all the participants. He briefed everyone on the organization’s mission and core values, explaining in detail the purpose of giving back to the community in the way of helping young & new migrants with job placements in their respective fields. Mr. Insaf also thanked everyone for their continued support. The welcome note was followed by introduction of PAE’s Executive Committee.

Dr. Tahir Qureshi then presented the achievements of PAE, which included the annual event from last year along with many job placements of new migrants over the last 2 years.

Mr. Khalid Javed gave a briefing on future programmes to be held by PAE and what is to be expected for the next year. PAE has already scheduled technical Webinar and management training for the upcoming year.

The next segment of the event continued with speeches from valued guests. The speeches started with Mr. Craig Hort, MD Hort Enterprises for Job opportunities in Regional Area, Mr. Charlie Rizk, Director of Sitecorp, explaining the current market situation of the construction industry and job availabilities. He offered his assistance to new migrants and explained the current

Elena Shulyak

shortfall within the sector. Ms Elena Shulyak, Chair of Sydney Migrant Engineers Group Sydney Division Committee Member also explained about the function of Migrant division and how it can help migrant Engineers.

Hon. Julia Finn MP

The Hon. Julia Finn MP delivered a speech appreciating the organization’s efforts and offered her continued support for PAE. The High Commissioner, H.E.Mr. Zahid Hafeez Chaudhri also appreciated the organization’s commitment and Mr. Insaf Khan’s efforts. He even announced to delegate an officer from High Commission office to liaise with PAE on various issues raised by Mr. Insaf Khan, President of PAE.

Following the speeches, Mr. Syed Abdul Ghani Azizi hosted the awards ceremony. There were 5 award categories; innovation, engineering industry, engineering services awards (25+ years), community service, and lastly, the lifetime achievement awards. The highly anticipated innovation award was announced by PAE’s Public Relations Officer, Dr. Mansoor Syed. The awards were presented to the respective organizations and individuals by PAE’s President, Mr. Insaf Khan, Hon. Julia Finn MP, and High Commissioner, H.E.Mr. Zahid Hafeez Chaudhri.

Mr. Insaf Khan delivered a conclusion note where he thanked PAE’s Executive Committee members for their efforts in making this event a success. The event concluded with networking opportunity over dinner.

PAE’s President Mr. Insaf Khan replying question

H.E. Zahid Hafeez Chaudhri and Munir Mohammad

Iqbal Khan, Insaf Khan and Iqbal Zaki

Raja Taseer, Farhat Jaffri and Raja Aslam

Munir Mohammad and Faisal Shamsi

High Commissioner, H.E.Zahid Hafeez Chaudhri

Insaf Khan- President of Pak-Aus Engineers Association

Eng. Khalid Javed, Vice President of PAE briefing about future training

Dr Mansoor Syed of Canberra

Fuad Ahmed- General Secretary of PAE

Dr Tahir Qureshi explaining achievements of PAE in 2022

Elena Shulyak,Chair of Sydney Migrant Engineers Group

Mr. Latif Chaudhry -  COCOON SDA Care

Charlie Rizk- Managing Director of Sitecorp Pty Ltd

Syed Abdul Ghani Azizi - Joint Secretory of PAE

Eng. Faisal Athar, Reciting Holey Quran

Insaf Khan- President of Pak-Aus Engineers Association welcomes address

Dr Khurram Kayani is receiving Engineering services Award

Eng. Khalid Javed MD of Zamar Engineering Receiving Industry Award

Rehan Alvi of SBS is receiving Engineering Services Award

Dr. Anjum Hoda Receiving Engineering Services Award

Mr. Iqbal Zaki is receiving Life Time Achievement Award

Charlie Rizk MD of SiteCorp is receiving Industry Award

Mr. Latif Chaudhry -  COCOON SDA Care

Saraj Mughal is receiving Industry Award on behalf of Eastern Engineering

Shamem Qureshi is receiving Award on behalf of Navid Qazi

Mr. Rizwan Ali MD of ARL Laboratory is Receiving Industry Award

Saud Akbar Receiving Engineering Services Award

General Manager of Masscon Consulting Group Receiving award for Industry

M. Faizan Ashfaq Receiving Industry Award for Hort Enterprises

Syed Zafar Hussain, Amer Malik and Dr Khurram Kayani

Ejaz Khan, Syed Javed Hussain Shah and Mr Ashraf Chohan

Raja Aslam, Syed Zafar Hussain, Amer Malik and Dr Khurram Kayani

Noor Ahmad, Shakil Ahmad and Ejaz Khan

Dr Tahir Qureshi, Syed Zafar Hussain, High Commissioner H.E. Zahid Hafeez Chaudhri and Insaf Khan

Director HAJ Consulting Pty Ltd Perven Khan Receiving Industry Award

President PABC Mr. Iftikhar Rana Receiving Community Services Award

Dr Ali Sarfraz Receiving Life Time Achievement award

 Noor Ahmad and Dr Rao Yasmin Khan Receiving Award for Shaukat Khanum Australia

Innovation Award Winners receiving award

Charlie Rizk MD of SiteCorp is receiving Industry Award

Dr Tahir Qureshi, Syed Zafar Hussain, High Commissioner H.E. Zahid Hafeez Chaudhri, Insaf Khan and Iqbal Khan

President PAE Mr.  Insaf Khan, Syed Zafar Hussain,  Hon. Julia Finn MP and High Commissioner H.E. Zahid Hafeez Chaudhri

HC of Pakistan and others standing to pay respect to Australian and Pakistani Anthem

Dr Masoor Syed, Munir Mohammad, President PAE Mr.  Insaf Khan, Syed Zafar Hussain,  Hon. Julia Finn MP and High Commissioner H.E. Zahid Hafeez Chaudhri

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