Pakistan Association of New Zealand participated in Consultation Meeting regarding Police Ethnic Strategy on held in Fickling Convention Center Three Kings on 16 June 2004. The briefing from relevant Police Officials started with a detailed introduction of the strategy, its objectives and long term planning. Q & A session included the active involvement of the participants with respect to questioning and analyzing of the strategy. Pakistan Association officials also raised few questions related to language difficulties while being in victimized positions. The question of short term policy was also raised as the under discussion strategy is expected to be in practice by 2008.PANZ delegation included PANZ President Shahid Azad and Vice President Kashif Chaudhry. Later on PANZ had useful discussion with Jessica Phuang Asian Liaison Officer of Auckland Police and got a detailed response regarding the arrest of over-stayers and subsequent difficulties in meeting them. PANZ also met with the officials of Ethnic Affairs Office people present in the meeting and invited them to 14 August 2004 function which they graciously accepted. The attendance of such meetings is a part of PANZ ongoing campaign to become more active and involved in multicultural environment and bring a good name to Pak community in eyes of Government offices and ethnic communities.
Haroon Ahmad
General Secretary
2 comments:
Congrets PANZ,
Panz Reps. are taking real interest in the community. Its great contribution of their time for the betterment of Pakistanis. ASB Trust is funding for equipments, request PANZ to apply and Fazella from Ethnic Affairs is conducting one worhshop on saturday, it will be good if someone attend, I have send you registration form.
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>Reply-To: "Sohni Dharti"
>To: "Sohni Dharti"
>Subject: Police Ethnic Strategy
>Date: Sun, 20 Jun 2004 16:14:29 -0700
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Thank you Gail, It good that some out there care, PANZ is on right track, now we can feel that we are alive community and PANZ is proving it by showing interest It is sad to hear that Mrs Mahmood has passed away, she was one of the pioneer of PANZ , we hope some body will recognize her service for Pakistani community. At least by Email, and no one can do better then Matin Sadiqi
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