Pakistan Canada Association - Literary Guild presents its First Annual Mushairah (Poetry Meeting) to be held on Saturday April 26, 2008 (6:00 PM) at Pakistan House (12059 88th Ave, Surrey).

Expected Poets are:

Shams Jilani, Hafeez Qadri, Zahid Laeeq Butt, Narinder Bhagi, Pandat Devadi, Mohammad Fazil, Nusrat Hussain, Bhupinder Dhaliwal, Nadeem Parmar, Surinder Kalsi, Capt Suleman Mahtab, Afzal Malik, Mohammad Rafiq, Mansoor Gill, Feroz Gill, Capt. Mansoor Khan, Afzal Bashir Bajwa and many more.

Program Details:

1: Dinner upon arrival
2: Break for Maghrib Prayer
3: Mushairah

FREE ADMISSION (children under 15 not permitted)

Please Contact:

Farrukh Alam: 778-229-0103
Afzal Bashir Bajwa: 604-590-7100
Malik Irfan: 604-543-2680

The Building Tomorrow Together Youth Conference will tackle issues of great concern to Muslim youth (Islamic identity, drugs, gangs, alcohol, music, time management, boy-girl relationships, parent-teen communication,civic obligations, individual rights and responsibilities, etc.
And develop strategies and action plans to motivate our youth to better themselves.

Featuring - Napoleon Former member of Tupac’s hip-hop group ‘The Outlawz’ and

Baba Ali Ummah Films first video blog series, “The Reminder,” has been a major success with more than two million page views on You Tube alone

Date: May 10th, 2008
Venue: Crystal @ York Banquet & Convention Centre
210 - 12888 80th Ave. SURREY, BC
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Youth Conference
(8:00 AM - 6:00 PM):
$20 for Youth (13 years up to 30) for all day event
Including: meals, conference and evening program
ON-Line Registration

Evening Program (open to the Community)
(7:30 PM - 11:00 PM):

$30 / ticket
Including: Dinner
For More info. Call:
Br. Irshaad: 604.773.0094
Br. Nabeel: 778.866.6227
Sr. Erin: 778.239.4428
For sponsorship Package please call: Br. Ali 604-518-0606

A program has been organized for the education of our children about the life and the teachings (Seerat) of our beloved prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him):

Day & Date: Sunday – April 13, 2008
Time: 2:00pm
Venue: Pakistan House – Scott Road and 88th Avenue, Surrey
Format:

-Recitation from the Holy Qur’an
-Naat-e- Rasool-e-Maqbol
-Speeches
-Quiz: Age group: 4 to 10 years ( about the life of prophet Muhammad (pbuh) - Age group: 11 to 14 years ( Knowledge of Qur’an and hadith)
-Speech by the chief guest
-Conclusion and Daw

Mrs. Moin-ul-Haq, the wife of Consul General of Pakistan, Vancouver will be the Chief Guest. Refreshment will be served. Participation by Registration only. Please register by April 10, 2008.

For further information please contact:

Dr. Zanbka Malik
Organizer
Tel: 604-572-8776
Email: zanbkamalik@hotmail.com

It is with shock and deep sadness that we inform you of the passing of Mr. Harold Dias, brother of the late singer Saleem Raza, on Sunday March 30th at 4:30 am. He passed away in hospital from heart failure. Funeral arrangements have been made for Saturday April 5th at 1 pm at the location listed below:

Hindi-Punjabi Fraserview Gospel Chapel
14630- 107A Avenue, Surrey, BC.
Phone: 604-582-2650

Mr. Dias was a stalwart of Pakistan-Canada Association from its inception serving on the Board of Executives for years and as Master of Ceremonies for countless events featuring the best Pakistani talent. Many of you may know him from Rhim Jim Radio and his on air persona of Haroon Sikander. Mr. Dias always had music in his heart and recently made a point to release many of his rare and one-of-a-kind recordings. It is with deep regret that we say goodbye to him. May God keep him in Peace, Amen.

Sunday August 19th will go down as a day to remember for many in the Pakistani community. The day long mela brought throngs of people to Pakistan House, many for the first time. For the first time the flags of both Pakistan and Canada were raised and flew proudly over Pakistan House and to top it off, Salman Ahmad of Junoon brought the crowd to an absolute frenzy with his energetic and patriotic music.

Thank you to everyone for attending this event and thank you to everyone who worked so hard to make this event a success.

Featuring:

* Special arrangements for prayer in the park.
* Kids’ shows.
* A designated Halal food vendor is assigned to serve
quality BBQ meals (provided by Pitt Meadows Halal
Meats).
* A large Islamic goods bazaar.
* VIP picnic area available exclusively for the Muslim Community.
* Unlimited access to Playland’s Major Amusement Park Rides and Attractions (the world famous wooden rollercoaster, mini-golf and rock climbing).
* Each guest will also receive 6 tokens for the electric city arcade to play video games.

Insha Allah, this event promises to be a joyful day of Muslim community unity.

Pakistan-Canada Association is pleased to arrange and announce a visit by Minister/Deputy High Commissioner Mr. Najm us Saqib and his passport team to Vancouver March 3rd, 4th and 5th. They will be available between 10 am - 1 pm and 2 pm – 6 pm on March 3rd and 4th and until 5 pm on March 5th for passport and NIC card applications. Please visit them at the Best Western Hotel, 8033 King George HWY, Surrey, B.C. V3W-5B4. For more information please contact Mr. Sabir Pannun at 604-309-6036 or Mr. Raza Mirani at 778-859-9469. Visit www.pakcan.com to stay up to date and to download official forms and applications.

Permanent Residents (Immigrants) are cordially invited to attend this seminar. Following information will be provided: services, programs, and resources available to newcomers, objects of settlement, adaptation, and integration services, how and where to access these services in the community, and much more. For your convenience, this seminar is offered on rotating schedule.

Please contact us to ask for the upcoming sessions or if you have any other question or would like more information.
Fee: None.
Venue: S.U.C.C.E.S.S. Fraser Service Centre, 5834 Fraser Street, Vancouver, BC.
Phone: 604-324-8300 Ext. 106.
Website: www.success.bc.ca

Are you in high school or university and trying to figure out what profession you really want to pursue? Do you change your mind from time to time? Do you really want to get a snapshot of the different careers from an Islamic perspective? If you answered yes to any or all of these questions, then this career fair is for you!!

This fair is aimed to provide insight o¬n the career opportunities available for Muslim youth. It also looks at how different career paths tie in strongly to Islamic morals and beliefs and how Islam encourages Muslims to excel in all fields. Moreover, it encourages you to explore the careers of your choice that match your talents, interests, and goals.

Professions that will be covered

We have invited a diverse group of Muslim professionals – men and women – from the following fields: Engineering, Law, Pharmacy, Dentistry, Education, English, Media/Journalism, Graphic Design, Medicine, Nursing, Business, Counselling, Computer Science, RCMP, Criminology, and Architecture.

Event Details

Date: Saturday Feb. 24
Time: 9:00am - 4:30pm
Location: Simon Fraser University Harbour Center - downtown - (Segal Center Rooms)
Address: 515 West Hastings St., Vancouver, BC V6B 5K3
Cost: $15 (collected o¬n day of event) – lunch extra
Registration: Online only ( deadline Feb 16)
Driving directions & parking info.: see website

Spots are Limited (first come, first serve)! Register now: www.youth.islam-canada.com
Sorry, no tickets sold at the door.

This event is organized by HMY in coordination with the Muslim Student Association at SFU, Muslim Student Association at UBC, Islamic Information Center, Muslim Association of Canada (MAC), Muslim Youth Center (MYC) and Al-Ameen newspaper. We thank all organizations for their cooperation.

The Directors and Trustees of Pakistan-Canada Association wish you and your family the very best of the New Year. We hope to see you at upcoming PCA events.