About PAASA

Who we are & What we do

PAASA is a not-for-profit community organisation that represents Pakistani community in the multicultural South Australian society. It is a non-political and non-religious platform which provides every opportunity to the community members to celebrate their social and cultural values. We organise different events / festivals and gatherings to celebrate and showcase our unique cultural diversity to the other multicultural community members. Besides the social and cultural representation of the Pakistani community, we also organise a magnificent event on Australia Day every year to celebrate this national day in a unique style to show our sagacity and belongingness to this country.

We closely work with the government department of multicultural affairs, multicultural minister office, not for profit organizations and other multicultural associations and community organizations to build social cohesion and general understanding of cultural, social and religious differences through continuous engagement of the community. With the help of government multicultural departments and other community organizations, we provide the required assistance to the community members especially the new immigrants who face many challenges after their arrival in the new place.

We provide different services to the new migrants from logistics support to the job readiness trainings and programs to prepare them overcome the difficulties they may face. Linguistic barrier, social and cultural differences and employment issues are some common problems faced by the new immigrants. We organize airport pickups, arrangement of the initial stay, job ready workshops and social gatherings of new migrant to help them integrate with the larger community.

PAASA liaise with SACA and SANFL to organise cricket and footy camps for the Pakistani youth. Our Woolsworth Cricket Blast camp with the help of SACA is very famous program where young kids learn cricket and play the game at different levels. SANFL footy camp is another program in which young girls and boys learn this game and register for advance level programs. PAASA also arrange Tape Ball Cricket Tournament every year for the community in which 12 to 15 teams play this sensational tournament.

Our main purpose is to celebrate together our rich cultural, social and religious values and let other multicultural communities learn, understand and respect Pakistani culture and customs and to promote cultural and religious harmony among all. Our focus is to integrate the Pakistani community with the Australian way of life and create respect to the Australian values by keeping our own Muslim and Cultural identity intact.

PAASA Strategic Objectives

1	Provide a common platform whereby all community is provided with equal opportunity to participate and contribute to development in community planning, coordination and implementation; working cooperatively for all South Australians Pakistanis. To develop a sense of belonging among Pakistani members and strengthen community ties.
2	To encourage and promote friendship, goodwill and better understanding between the Pakistani- Australians and Australians in general including awareness of Australian values within Pakistani Community.
3	Establish the basis for developing closer relationships across the other Pakistani origin organizations.
4	Augment PAASA’s organisational capacity in order to provide individuals and families opportunities to connect within a respectful and friendly atmosphere and provide better understanding across the community of the specific issues facing the community. Create resources to undertake these objectives.
5	To observe and organise social gatherings on occasions of Pakistan day in March and Independence day in August, besides Eid Milan parties and any other social/cultural activity decided by the Executive Committee, every year.
6	To encourage and organise sporting activities for its members.
7	To encourage and/or organise literary and similar cultural activities for the members to have close contact with similar local and national organisations.
8	To welcome and help new arrivals whether migrants, temporary residents or students in South Australia. Establish an effective framework for constructive communication and fulfilment of outcomes through appropriate forums to improve the quality of all South Australians Pakistani community.
9	To build a framework to improve skills and knowledge including well-being and resilience among Pakistani community members.
10	To inculcate awareness on innovation and entrepreneurship within Pakistani community and to promote business and commerce/trade between SA and Pakistan.

Provide a common platform whereby all community is provided with equal opportunity to participate and contribute to development in community planning, coordination and implementation; working cooperatively for all South Australians Pakistanis. To develop a sense of belonging among Pakistani members and strengthen community ties.
To encourage and promote friendship, goodwill and better understanding between the Pakistani- Australians and Australians in general including awareness of Australian values within Pakistani Community.
Establish the basis for developing closer relationships across the other Pakistani origin organizations.
Augment PAASA’s organisational capacity in order to provide individuals and families opportunities to connect within a respectful and friendly atmosphere and provide better understanding across the community of the specific issues facing the community. Create resources to undertake these objectives.
To observe and organise social gatherings on occasions of Pakistan day in March and Independence day in August, besides Eid Milan parties and any other social/cultural activity decided by the Executive Committee, every year.
To encourage and organise sporting activities for its members.
To encourage and/or organise literary and similar cultural activities for the members to have close contact with similar local and national organisations.
To welcome and help new arrivals whether migrants, temporary residents or students in South Australia. Establish an effective framework for constructive communication and fulfilment of outcomes through appropriate forums to improve the quality of all South Australians Pakistani community.
To build a framework to improve skills and knowledge including well-being and resilience among Pakistani community members.
To inculcate awareness on innovation and entrepreneurship within Pakistani community and to promote business and commerce/trade between SA and Pakistan.

Action Plan 2018-2020

Active participation of PAASA management or executive committee members in multicultural events organized by the other organizations, multicultural departments and government offices.

To participate in Australia Day and other Australian events of national significance and state level functions.

Australian Day 26th Jan 2019, Australia Day 25th January 2020
Harmony Day 21st March 2019, Harmony Day 22nd March 2020
Anzac Day 25th Apr 2019

Conduct events in collaboration with PALF, PMASA, APWA, PACSA, SSA and other groups.

Apply for the SA grants to strengthen organizational capacity.
Search and apply for other relevant grants as per PAASA’s needs.
PAASA Website Automation for Memberships and Online Database of members.
Empower PAASA with volunteers.
Enhance financial membership of the PAASA.
Improve sponsorships for different events.
Conduct awareness sessions with Relationship Australia and other not for profit associations.
Work on attaining PAASA as Deductible Gift Recipient (DGR).
Purchase vehicle for the PAASA community.
Work on acquiring/construction/purchase of community hall.
Attain accreditation from Australian Service Excellence Standards for PAASA
Recognize PAASA by STAR service for quality management system.
Revival of Urdu School for Pakistani kids.

Arrange 04 social functions for the community in a year.

Financial Members get to gather (17th Nov 2018 – Bonython Park)
Meet and Greet for new migrants with Relationship Australia (Oct 2018)
Annual Eid Function (June 2019 – Thebarton Community Centre)
Eid Gala Dinner and Independence day 2019 (Aug 2019 at Thebarton Community Centre)
Tape Ball Cricket tournament (to be announced)

Conduct Annual Sports Day including Tape ball cricket tournament.
Encourage community to attend the sports events.

To coordinate with PALF and other literary organisations for the promotion of literary and similar cultural activities.

Conduct events for the new arrivals.
Provide assistance on individual basis where possible.
Coordinate with other Pakistani organisations for the initial settlement and facilitation of new arrivals.
Request and encourage community members for settlement of new arrivals.
Appreciate, recognize and reward the members who are facilitating the community in any respect. Nominate for Governor’s Multicultural Awards and High performing students.
Appoint Student Representative to look after Pakistani students’ needs. (Appointed in Aug 2018)
Appoint New Arrivals Representative to look after Pakistani new comers’ needs. (Appointed in Sep 2018)

To provide recognized Trainings for improved skills and knowledge with RTOs.
Appoint Women Representative to take care of Pakistani ladies’ social integration.

Arrange meetings among Consulate general, Pakistani Community and SA Govt representative.
Appoint Business Representative for community guidance on small businesses. (Appointed in Sep 2018)

Community Disaster Recovery Plan

Meet Our Team

Volunteer community social work is a challenging job which require high levels of motivation and commitment. PAASA management committee is elect by the financial members for every two year in the AGM. Management committee then further choose their executive committee members who run different portfolios.

We are highly motivated and dynamic team committed to represent our community in an exemplary way. We are constantly working to improve our services to the community and to further strengthen our relations with other multicultural community organizations.

PAASA MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE

ADEEL SADIQ - President

Contact: 0430-948-123

It is now been over 10 years, that Adeel is associated with this organization at different levels and kept on serving the community in his social work capacity. He is an IT Management Professional migrated to SA in 2007 along with his wife who is also an IT Management Professional.

Adeel is very passionate about community engagement on social, cultural and political platforms. His vision is to transform PAASA from a social and cultural platform into a fully equipped community services-oriented organization which is not only limited to the Pakistani community but can purposefully serve the other culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) communities in SA. His profound approach and strategic thinking in community development and representation has opened doors of opportunities to the organization. His tireless leadership has paved the ways for the successors to run the organization in a way different to the past.

Besides his professional and social capacity, he loves to parenting his three young kids and spend time with family and friends.

Hometown: Bahawalpur – Pakistan

AMEER BALOCH - Vice President

Contact: 0402-336-564

Ameer is from Kalat – Pakistan. He came in SA some 20 years ago. He is running his real-estate and import – export business in SA. Ameer’s association and affiliation with PAASA is spanning over two decades.

Ameer strongly believes in collective efforts for community services. His vision of collaboration and inclusion in community services will help us attain our strategic goals in long run.

Hometown: Kalat- Pakistan

AMIR SALIM - Treasurer

Contact: 0413-106-113

Amir is living in SA from past 10 years along with his family. Back in Pakistan he belongs to Karachi. By profession he is chartered accountant but after completing his MBA from Uni Adelaide, to follow his dream he decided to establish vocational training institute in Adelaide.

Amir has been looking after financial matter of PAASA from 2016. After been nominated again to serve the forum for next two years, Amir has decided to keep working with us as treasurer. Amir wants to see PAASA flourish further to represent Pakistani community in SA to create more business opportunities for the new migrants and existing community members.

Hometown: Karachi – Pakistan

Memoona Chaudry - General Secretary

Contact:0432-703-264

Memoona grew up in Khyber Pakhtun khwa while her parents were from Punjab. Memoona currently works in a management role with Relationships Australia South Australia. She holds a degree in Clinical Psychology and Project Management. She is a certified practising counsellor as well.

Memoona has always been working in community development. She was an International Civil Servant with United Nations performing different roles at national and international levels in several UN agencies primarily in UNICEF. Her major area of expertise has been community development, capacity building, health education and psycho social support.

Hometown: Abbotabad- Pakistan

PAASA EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

Sahar Danish - Women Representative

Ms. Sahar Danish is a qualified dentist from Fatima Jinnah Dental College, Karachi. She is in process of getting her licence to practice dentistry in SA. She is passionate about empowerment and development of Pakistani women in SA. She is actively involved in social and welfare activities emphasising Pakistani women representation in the wider community.

Sahar is well aware of the common issues and problems like women social isolation, cultural differences issues, female employment issues, problem faced by families in raising their kids in new cultural environment etc. She is working with her team to develop a sustainable working strategy to club the challenges faced by Pakistani women in SA.

Please feel free to contact her at 0420 566 964 in case you need to discuss any women related issue.

Hometown: Karachi, Pakistan

Labeeb Ahmed - Community Relationship Executive

Labeeb is professional banker and has served different banks in Pakistan at senior positions. He moved to Australia five years ago. He is working with ANZ in business banking for last three years. Before this he was business manager of ICOSA.

In the past, Labeeb has served PAASA as vice president where he initiated many activities to bring Pakistani community together in SA. He firmly believes in providing equal opportunities to the community in terms of social and economic growth.

He is keen to see the benefits of integration of Pakistani community with Australian values by keeping its own identity. Labeeb would love to help you with your quires on community relationship matters. Ph: 0488 310 111

Hometown: Lahore, Pakistan

Kaleem Ulah - Businesses and Trades Consultant

Kaleem is a tax consultant and professional accountant running his tax consultancy business in Adelaide. He is known and recognised across South Australia as possessing some of the highest technical skill levels across the areas of accounting, taxation, financial planning and business analysis.

Kaleem’s friendly personality, professional knowledge and exposure in the local market and most important his passion to help Pakistani community in SA buy him the confidence of newly arrived and existing Pakistani community to discuss their business-related ideas and issues.

He has served PAASA as president in the year 2016-2018. Now again serving the community in the capacity of executive for business and trades.

If you are interested in opening a business or buying existing business, tax consultancy or for any other related issue, please feel free to contact him at 0430 858 990.

Hometown: Lahore, Pakistan

Shauzib Shabbir - Information Technology Executive

Shauzib is an IT professional migrated to SA in 2016 from Saudi Arabia. He is working in a reputed organisation in SA as IT consultant. He is also completing his Masters in Cyber Security from Uni SA.

Shauzib firmly believes that well connected active society is vital for its own growth and progress while retaining own values. He always put his efforts to drive the community collective contribution by thoughtfully engaging families and friends in social events and activities. He is very passionate about community social engagement and always up for arranging small socialising events like one dish party, outdoor picnic and families get together.

You can contact Shauzib at 0410 940 945

Hometown: Jehlum, Pakistan

Shaukat Iqbal - Event Coordinator

Shaukat came to Australia in year 2003 to study Automotive Engineering. He worked in Toyota for 7 years as Automotive engineer and then decided to run his own Automotive repair service business. Since 2012 he is managing his own auto repair and service workshop.

Shaukat has served PAASA in year 2012 as Treasurer. He is an enthusiastic fellow when it comes to automotive engineering and comparison of cars based on technology and value. His natural skills of event management and passion to work for community makes him a valuable team member. In the past he has managed to coordinate big social events of PAASA.

If you want help in deciding what automotive vehicle is best for you or want to get advice on repair and service of your vehicle please contact Shaukat for an honest advice. Ph: 0411 365 083

Hometown: Abbottabad, Pakistan

Mateen Ahmed - Student Executive, Flinders University

Mateen is doing Masters in Software Engineering from Flinders Uni. Apart from his studies, he is working in a security staffing company as Security Operations Coordinator. Mateen’s professional tendency towards Software engineering gets him idea to open his own Web Applications and Ecommerce Solutions business in SA. He has been awarded best coordinator award in All Pakistan student conference in Pakistan.

Mateen is focal point of contact for Pakistani students in Flinders Uni. He is passionate about helping Pakistani students in getting settled in SA to keep continue their academic journey in the university. He also helps to connect Pakistani students with Pakistani community living in Adelaide.

For all students related quarries in Flinders Uni, please contact Mateen at 0415 601 707

Hometown: Sargodah, Pakistan

Faisal Kareem - Student Executive, UniSA and Uni Adelaide

Currently undertaking doctoral studies at the Institute for Photonics and Advanced Sensing (IPAS), University of Adelaide. Being an international student himself, he understands the difficulties a new student face in terms of accommodation, part-time job, visa restrictions, home sickness etc. He is therefore passionate to help and support all Pakistani students, where he can, under the platform of PAASA. Furthermore, he believes in working with both domestic and international students to create a positive, cohesive and healthy environment.

For all Pakistani students of the Adelaide university and Uni SA. Faisal is a friendly and sociable guy, please do not hesitate to say hello or introduce yourself when you see him in or around the campus.

Please contact him for any student related issue for which you need help from PAASA or to connect you to the Pakistani community in Adelaide. Ph: 0426 620 866

Hometown: Peshawar, Pakistan

Waqas Javed Khan - Sports Executive

Waqas arrived in Australia around 13 years ago. He is IT/Telco professional. He was in UAE from past 4 years working on some university projects and recently came back in Adelaide along with his family. Waqas served PAASA as Gen. Secretary from 2012-2014.

When it comes to cricket he is a passionate personality. No word describes him better. Played club cricket under Western XI Nights SA. He was founder Captain of the first registered all Pakistani hard ball team (Indus XI) in South Australia. He is also an international Rugby player. Played rugby at 2017 Dubai 7’s representing Dhofar Nomads.

He primarily believes that sports are a best way to engage Pakistani youth to integrate with the local communities. We should work together to create more and more sports activities for the Pakistani community in SA by using PAASA platform. Cricket, Footy, Tennis and Soccer are the main sports on which he would like to engage the community.

You can contact Waqas at 0402 816 279.

Hometown: Peshawar, Pakistan

About Pakistan

A virtual guide to the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, a country in South Asia with a coastline on the Arabian Sea in south. Pakistan is bordered by Afghanistan, China, India, and Iran.

Within Pakistan’s landscape there is the flat fertile Indus plain in east, nurtured by the Indus, the country’s longest river and a key water resource. Pakistan’s north is mountainous. The nation’s highest mountains are in the Himalayas in north east. Pakistan’s largest and least populated province is Balochistan situated on the Balochistan Plateau in the south and west.

The country occupies an area of 796,095 km², compared it is slightly larger than Turkey (783,562 km²) or slightly less than twice the size of the U.S. state of California.

From the mighty stretches of the Karakorams in the North to the vast alluvial delta of the Indus River in the South, Pakistan remains a land of high adventure and nature. Trekking, mountaineering, white water rafting, wild boar hunting, mountain and desert jeep safaris, camel and yak safaris, trout fishing and bird watching, are a few activities, which entice the adventure and nature lovers to Pakistan.

Pakistan is endowed with a rich and varied flora and fauna. High Himalayas, Karakoram and the Hindukush ranges with their alpine meadows and permanent snow line, coniferous forests down the sub-mountain scrub, the vast Indus plain merging into the great desert, the coast line and wetlands, all offer a remarkably rich variety of vegetation and associated wildlife including avifauna, both endemic and migratory. Ten of 18 mammalian orders are represented in Pakistan with species ranging from the world’s smallest surviving mammals, the Mediterranean Pigmy Shrew, to the largest mammal ever known; the blue whale.

For more information about Pakistan and Pakistan Tourism, please visit http://www.tourism.gov.pk/