This is part 2 of the discussion with Geoff Lawson – recent Pakistan Coach – which I had the privilege of having during the 2009 Boxing Day Test….. This interview was conducted by Pak Awaaz sports correspondent Naeem Mohammed during the Boxing Day Test match in Melbourne Cricket Ground. Naeem Mohammed: What did you takeRead More
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Fifth Annual Summer Residency Program for Public Accounts Committees
La Trobe’s Public Sector Governance and Accountability Research Centre conducted its fifth annual Summer Residency Program for Public Accounts Committees in early February. The program, which is supported by AusAID, the World Bank Institute (WBI), Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA) and the Centre for Democratic Institutions (CDI), was attended by thirty-eight Members of Parliament, Auditors- GeneralRead More
Someone has to say it…
by Rida Ahmed There I was a few days back at the WACA with my Australian friends and my very amazing (if I say so myself) “Boom Boom Afridi” poster. These friends of mine aren’t very much interested in cricket… then again, how many Australian teenagers are? So I took on the role of explainingRead More
A BRIEF OVERVIEW OF POWERS OF ATTORNEY
By Susan Campbell 1 and Hyder Gulam 2 The purpose of this short article3 is to provide the Muslim community with a brief overview of the various Powers of Attorney. Given the number of different instruments, purpose and limits, it is not surprising that a degree of uncertainty arises when dealing with these appointments. ThisRead More
Health Alert! Five Minutes with Dr. Sohail Siddiqui
Smoking Stinks An old Arab proverb ‘Smoking is good for you’, ‘The dogs will not bite you because you smell so bad; thieves will not rob you at night because you cough in your sleep and you will not suffer the indignities of old age because you will die when you are relatively young.’ WhatRead More
Your Right to Rights
The talk about right to rights is not a new phenomenon. For decades, Australia has resisted enacting Bill of Rights at Federal level due to fear of transfer of political power to unelected judges1. Australia is probably the only common law country in the world that does not have a Bill of Rights. While weRead More
Lahore University of Management Sciences’ Model United Nations (LUMUN) By Rida Ahmed
LUMS Model UN has been one of the most memorable experiences of my life because of many aspects. A Pakistani yet I attended the event as an International delegate. In fact, I was the sole representative from Australia. LUMUN is a five day event which consists of work, practicing diplomacy, getting to meet many PakistaniRead More
Pakistanis in Australia
By : Sohail Amjad Melbourne. Migration People from Pakistan have been in Australia since the 1860s. Many came from the southern region of Baluchistan. Some lived in central Australia, working as camel drivers, trainers and breeders, wool and water carriers, hawkers and mail carriers. ‘Afghan’ hawkers, including people from what is today Pakistan, were commonlyRead More
What is happening?
Pakistani Philanthropist Wins 2009 UN Prize for Non-Violence (via pakpositive.com) Dr Abul Sattar Edhi of the Edhi Foundation in Karachi has been awarded the 2009 United Nations Mananjeet Singh Prize for Promotion of Tolerance and Non-Violence in recognition of his services for his life-long efforts to ameliorate the conditions of the most disadvantaged groups inRead More