We thank you all

Thanks for appreciation and encouragement. I did what I should have done as a member of PANZ cabinet. I am a strong believer in keeping the promises and delivering the good. We have pledged to follow a manifesto and we should stick to it through thick and thin. This is what I have always spoken to my colleagues in PANZ cabinet and have passionately advocated throughout. We are answerable to the community and the greatest pleasure is to come victorious of the accountability process than to avoid it.

Hasting Car Accident was a huge tragedy and required huge efforts. While I share the grief of the bereaved and pray for the eternal peace of the deceased, I am also proud of the community that manifested best out of it and unveiled the latent feelings of caring and sharing in time of the tragedy. A task that seemed mountainous became trivial to the extent that we managed to get unprecedented amount in Funeral Fund. PANZ was active in two different sectors, one was led by PANZ President Tanveer Syed and Khurram in Auckland while the second one was being managed solely by me in Hastings and areas like Palmerston North, Wellington and Christ Church. Apart from being in Hastings and taking care of every thing, Thanks God I also managed to collect almost 13,000NZ$ in donation for the funeral fund. PANZ President and his team had done brilliant effort in Auckalnd by collecting more than 10,000NZ$. Exact amount and expenses are going to be announced within next two days. It is hoped others will also follow the example.

Recent PANZ Cabinet meeting decided unanimously and strictly to keep every penny of the Funeral Fund for the very purpose it is established for. Thanks God now we have a strong funeral fund to take care of future urgency or mishaps. PANZ also decided to make a separate special committee to handle and decide about norms and usage of the Funeral Fund. Contributions are being still taken for this fund and donors are most welcome.

PANZ once again salutes to the people and their passion. Salute to the other groups and individuals, notables and elders who got together and set aside differences.While we all shared the tragedy with unity, it is not bad to remain one even in normal times.The power of being and remaining one can surpass the heavy odds with immaculate ease.

PANZ did its duty. It is satisfying that we were there in the time of need and lead the campaign with vigour. However keeping the flame high and remaining active all the times (not in patches) is a task PANZ Cabinet members should attend to. Collective not individual efforts build the institution.