February 2012.indd - World Memon Organization Pakistan Chapter

COMMUNITY NEWSMemon Community in the U.A.E.Eid al Fitr & 13th AnnualPrize Distributionon Friday 23 September 2011Memon Community in the UAEheld on Friday 23rd September2011 an event to celebrate Eidal fitr get together and 13th Annual Prizedistribution function for those children ofthe Community members who excelled intheir final examination in the academic year2010/2011 at the premises of His HighnessSheikh Rashid al Maktoum PakistanSchool. Community members their familiesand children in large number that exceeded1,100 were present. Children of the communitywere felicitated. Their parents andfamilies had good opportunity of interactionwith each other exchanging Eid greetingsand sharing news and viewsHis Excellency Jamil Ahmed Khan theAmbassador of Pakistan to the UAE, His ExcellencyTariq Iqbal Soomro Consul Generaland Dr. Abdur Rashid Bangash Principal ofPakistan School were the guests of honour.Several senior and leading members of thecommunity were present at the event.Mr. Muhammad Iqbal Dawood, a memberof Organising Committee compeeredthe proceedings.Verses from the Holy Quran were recitedby Mohammed Saleh Umar Maklai andtheir translation in Urdu was presented byAiman Iqbal Shivani. That was followed byNat-e-RasoolUAE National Anthem was sung by achild Fatima. All attendees stood up asmark of respect.Both the Ambassador and the ConsulGeneral in their brief address commendedthe role played by Memon CommunityMEMON ALAM FEBRUARY 2012 35