Pakistan Flood Relief
Devastating rains and flooding has affected more than 15 million people in Pakistan. The official death toll is around 1,500 but the true number of people killed in the disaster may turn out to be higher, Ambassador Abdullah Hussain Haroon told the U.N. General Assembly at the end of a two-day conference on aid for Pakistan.
"We don't yet know how many are dead and how many have perished," he said. "We can only hold our breath and hope that the casualty figures have been fewer."
About one third of Pakistan has been hit by floods spawned by torrential rainfall. More than 4 million Pakistanis have been left homeless by nearly three weeks of floods.
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Event Follow-up: Fireside Chat with Dr. Asher Hasan (Naya Jeevan) and Seema Aziz (CARE Pakistan)
 In two outstanding presentations before a standing-only room gathering, Dr. Asher Hasan and Ms. Seema Aziz discussed their projects aimed at tackling two critical and crying needs of the low-income population of Pakistan; healthcare and education.
Mr. Javed Qamar, President OPEN Washington, presided over the two sessions, welcomed the speakers and thanked the participants for their attendance. |
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Event Follow-up: Ambassador Abdullah Hussain Haroon In his Fireside Chat-cum-Dinner speech, Ambassador Abdullah Hussain Haroon, Pakistan’s Permanent Representative at the United Nations, gave a broad overview of the current state of Pakistan’s economy and the challenges that it faces, spoke about investment opportunities in Pakistan, and participated in a question answer session.
President of OPEN Washington DC, Mr. Javed Qamar, welcomed Ambassador Haroon, briefly introduced him, and thanked the guests for their participation. |
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Event Follow-up: Fireside Chat w/ Mr. Monem Salam on Islamic Investing
An insightful and interactive presentation by Mr. Monem Salam was given explaining the intricacies of Islamic investing, in particular, in the United States.
Giving a brief overview of the growth and current status of Islamic investing, Mr. Salam indicated that the last few years have witnessed a rapid rise in opportunities for investing based on Islamic principles. These range from buying a house, engaging in business partnerships, and participating in other mainstream financial activities in the United States. |
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Event Follow-up: Fireside w/ Dr. Pervez HoodbhoyIn front of a capacity crowd, Dr. Pervez Hoodbhoy gave an insightful presentation of his vision for transforming Pakistan into a viable nation-state in the next ten years. According to him, solution of six critical issues-- excessive population growth, water scarcity, lack of high quality public education, strained center-province relations, spread of extremism, and a weak economy--, was a prerequisite for achieving the above objective.
Javed Qamar, President OPEN Washington Chapter, welcomed Dr. Hoodbhoy for his second appearance at an OPEN meeting, and thanked the attendees for participation.. |
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