Informing President of Pakistan Concerning the Presidents earthquake relief Fund

Dear Sir/Madam,

I am Javeed Iqbal from New Zealand. I was born in Lahore Pakistan. I am a member of Pakistan Community in New Zealand - Auckland. I am writing to inform the govt. of Pakistan about the decision made by our community leaders in New Zealand - Auckland. There is a big argument going on in the Pakistani Community here about which organization the relief fund raised for the quake victims should go to. Majority of Pakistani Community who have donated to this cause wish that this fund should go to President's Earthquake Relief Fund. The 2 conflicting organizations are Edhi Welfare Society and President's Earthquake Relief Fund. Pakistani community leaders and a few business men here have hijacked the Pakistani community and instead of helping the quake victims they are playing politics. These are the very same people who were around the President of Pakistan like his tail during his visit to New Zealand and were even willing to kiss his hands. I wish to inform that during the President Musharraf's visit to New Zealand the elected president of Pakistani community was Mr. Akram, soon after President Musharraf left New Zealand the elected president of Pakistani community was sacked and replaced by Naveed Hamid who is the current president of our community in New Zealand. He is the one responsible for this decision of sending collected funds to Edhi Trust. According to the Pakistani community's members view the current president is illegally in the position of president because during the community elections he had filled in forms for vice president not president. He had become president from vice president by support of few business men who have hijacked the Pakistani community here. The chief executives of Pakistani community had announced a new election long time back which are still not held and Mr. Naveed Hamid continues to stay as president of community and make his own decision from which his businessmen friends benefit. The Business community have only raised NZ$ 20,000 and normal Pakistanis living here have raised around NZ$ 70,000 by their hard work and door to door collections for the funds. When we collected the money we had done so by using the name of Pakistan Earthquake victims and that this collected fund will go to Govt. of Pakistan’s relief fund. Also most of the people that donated the money had donated for the President Earthquake Relief fund and not any individual organization in Pakistan. Now after the funds have been raised the president of community has betrayed the decision, we as community members will not tolerate that this raised money will go to an individual in Pakistan rather the Govt. of Pakistan which is responsible for all the operation to help the earthquake victims. If our community president sends all this raised funds to some other organization and not to Presidents Earthquake relief fund then this person does not trust Pakistani President or the Govt. of Pakistan and his thinking is that they are al corrupt and will keep this raised money for their own. This person has clearly forgotten that he has got a Pakistani passport on the basis of this very same Pakistani Govt. and authorization of the same Pakistani President himself who he calls corrupt. In our, The Pakistani community of New Zealand's view this person is unfaithful to the whole Pakistani community of New Zealand and the Govt. Of Pakistan. According to my information regarding this issue various of our community member are holding meetings that if the President of Pakistan Community finalized his decision to send this money to any other organization other then Presidents Earthquake Relief Fund then this issue will be taken to Auckland District Court (New Zealand) because this is public money. This will only delay the funds reaching to the earthquake victims but we feel that it should go to its rightful place. If he decides to send all this money straight to Presidents Earthquake Relief Fund perhaps he will get some respect for his presidency of community in next election opportunity.

Below I am attaching the copy of discussions and views held by our members on our local community website. The community website (SohniDharti – http://groups.msn.com/SohniDharti/) is also doing a electronic referendum and majority of the people want this collected fund to go to Presidents Earthquake Relief Fund.




Thanking You,
Yours Truly,

Javeed Iqbal
j.auckland@gmail.com
+64 21 782720


NOTE: I am not any politician and not interested in any of the receipts issued for donation. I am becoming part of this because this is an issue concerning our country leader and the victims of earthquake in our homeland.



References:
http://groups.msn.com/SohniDharti/
http://www.presidentofpakistan.gov.pk/
http://www.pakistan.org.au



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Panz Public Meeting On 22 Oct

Meeting
Today meeting was called by Panz President to get the opinion of community for the disposal of donations which Panz has collected for earthquake victims
Meeting started with TALAWAT of kalam Pak
In opening speech. President of PANZ SAID we are gather here to see , which way community want to send these donations to the effected earias .mr President said , after deliberations Panz has two name
One. President Funds
two.' Edi fund
every single person gave his her suggestion zeb Khan executive of PANZ said we get should get somebody to take this funds money direct to effected areas and disposed it personally Mr. Khan said "if community allowed me, I will pay my own ticket "
One lady said we should send money to Edi fund which most effective organization in worst struck areas
Chief of GM cars ,chief of Tokyo link Ch Mukhtar, Shahid Azad, waqar sayed , one lady, top mentioned were in favour of Edi trust
GM said "we donated our money on only one condition that this money will go Edi trust"
Ch Mukhtar said "we all know, how corrupt Pakistanis government is, we have doubts on Pakistani government administration"
Same view came from sayid Waqar Shah, with news of corruptions where some official are involved in fraud of snitching few containers
Below mentioned were in favour of President funds
Haider lone, javeed iqbal , Shahzad Akhter,x president of PANZ Tauqir Khan, Mr. Atta , BillaG
Hader Lone, views were strongest , Mr. Lone said " it is crying shame for Pakistanis community that just for $81000, we don't trust our president, he said government of Pakistan is responsible for whole operation, which cover it from little wound to accommodations for every single persons who is effected by this disaster " " where Edis operation is limited" when asked by Mr-Azad. "where this kashmir relief fund are going " Mr-lone could not give any suitable answer,
Mr. Javeed shed some lights on President Mushaf character and honesty and strongly recommended that funds should go to President fund , he said if Samon and Tongan and other communities are sending donations to President fund and we as Pakistani ,we don't trust our President,
BillaG said " as doubt eats friendship, today we are seeing, doubts eating humanity , if you ask me, my vote goes to President funds "
Taquir Khan came late he said "we should send money to President funds
Conclusion of meeting are sill obscured as President of PANZ Said he need more opinion from community to get to the final decision, he said we have already 17 vote in fover of Edi trust from last business men meeting.
BillaG objected on it, BillaG said "if you have already made your decision , then no pinot calling meeting"
Akhter Shazad siad to president "you're taking business people side because you have some concern with business people, if you( PANZ) are taking our views then you should respect it, we can do voting over this issue"
President Naveed Hamid asked public for show of hand in favour of Edi trust, only 6 hands rised. Seeing that votes are going against the will of business people, Mr. President Naveed did not asked to do the vote for president funds
Talking with Sohni Dharti chief of GM cars said no body can imposed its will on whole community , let's PANZ to decide which ways these funds should go , Edi or President in both cases these are going to Pakistan.
unofficial reports suggests that we have more then $91000 cash to disposed .
at last munite, Haider lone pleaded to President of Pakistn association of NZ, "please reconsider your decision". Even threat that if PANZ will not review its decision I as member of NZMA have to reconsider the big donation of $10000
Coming out of meeting room Javeed Iqbal said I want to convey this massage that this all meeting was a TOPY DRAMA , Panz and so called business community have all ready made up their mind to send this donations to Edis trust fund. Mr Javeed added we should be loyal to our President of Pakistan with whom order we get our Pakistani pass port . Mr javeed said if funds goes to other then President it would be crime not less then a betrayal with Pakistan