Written by TweetIdentifying the main issues faced by Muslim youth. This symposium is being held on Saturday April 28th from 10:30 am to 3:00 pm at the Surrey Conference Center (12666 72nd Avenue). For more information please contact Fatima Zaka: 604-617-1653 or Fatima Malik: 604-518-6491.
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Republic Day 2012 Celebration
TweetRepublic Day 2012 will be celebrated on Saturday March 24th at Pakistan House in Surrey (12059 88th Ave). The event is FREE for all to attend with dinner and musical entertainment for all to enjoy. Flag raising will commence at 6:30 pm and the formal program will begin at 7:45 pm.
READ MORE »Immigration Forum with MP Jinny Sims
Tweet Sunday January 22nd, 2012 from 2:30 pm to 4:30 pm at Pakistan House (12059 88th Ave, Surrey) MP Jinny Sims will be holding a community forum on issues of Immigration and problems faced by the population in general and by Muslims in particular. She will provide a federal government perspective on the issue and take [...]
READ MORE »Prayers for Late Riasat Ali Khan to be held Saturday Jan 7th at Pakistan House
TweetPrayers for the Late Riasat Ali Khan will be held this Saturday January 7th at Pakistan House. The prayers will take place between 1 pm and 5 pm (between Zhuhr and Maghrib) with dinner to conclude. All are invited. For more information contact Haroon Khan at 604-720-8054.
READ MORE »Next Steps for the Pakistani Community of BC: A Commentary by Raza Mirani
TweetThe Pakistani community of the lower mainland has grown considerably since the creation of Pakistan-Canada Association in 1963. Initially the purpose of PCA was to provide an opportunity for Pakistani-Canadians to meet one another and to celebrate our common culture and heritage. As an association we continue to bring the community together through events and [...]
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Guest Article: Limits to Imran’s Magic by Haider Nizamani
TweetSPEECHES made at the Pakistan Tehrik-i-Insaaf (PTI) rally in Karachi on Dec 25 were a perfect “motley mixture of high-sounding phrases … [and] adherence to the old routine”. It will hardly endear Imran Khan and his party to ordinary Sindhi and Baloch publics. The issues speakers zeroed in on and the topics they did not [...]
READ MORE »BCMA Statement on Face Veil Ban for Citizenship Oath
TweetOn Monday December 12 2011, Federal Immigration Minister Jason Kenny announced that a ban on face veils during citizenship ceremonies will be put into effect as of immediately. The BCMA, being the largest Muslim organization in British Columbia and a major Muslim association of Canada, would like to state the following on behalf of the greater·Muslim population ofBC, [...]
READ MORE »Quaid-e-Azam Day Event Recap
Tweet‘Few individuals significantly alter the course of history. Fewer still modify the map of the world. Hardly anyone can be credited with creating a nation-state. Mohammad Ali Jinnah did all three.’ – Stanley Wolpert With these words Pakistan-Canada Association, on Sunday December 25th, 2011, celebrated the birthday of Quaid-e-Azam, Mohammad Ali Jinnah. The event was [...]
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