Aziz Memon inaugurates polio immunization post in AJK

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Rotary International’s Pakistan National Polio Plus Committee, ably led by the versatile Aziz Memon, has intensified its efforts to eradicate polio and recently it has provided a couple of Permanent Transit Post (PTP) shelters upon the request of NEOC Islamabad to install at Kohala Check Post and Neelum Valley in Azad Jammu Kashmir (AJK).

This is the maiden effort of its kind undertaken by the National Chair, Aziz Memon, and his team in the AJK. 

These two shelters were made up 20 feet long re fabricated containers to save polio workers from hard cold and rainy weather of Kashmir. 

The health department of the AJK had arranged the inauguration ceremony of a PTP shelter placed at Kohala check post which is located on river Neelum Bridge along with police check post. 

The local police was facilitating polio vaccinators at the post and ensuring to stop each vehicle till vaccination was completed.

A team of 14 polio vaccinators was working at this check post and average coverage is 350 children per day. 

The inauguration ceremony was attended by the functionaries of the World Health Organization (WHO), the local health department and the Rotary’s National Polio Plus Committee. 

The National Chair, Aziz Memon, inspected the re-fabricated shelter followed by visiting Police check post where he met with polio vaccinators and police officials.

He appreciated the best vaccination arrangements at the PTP and the role of polio workers to fight against polio.

Aziz Memon shares Karachi Gymkhana history with RI President

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The President of Rotary International (RI), Ian Riseley, undertook a historic tour of Pakistan recently during which he held a number of high profile meetings including those with the Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi and the Governor of Sindh, Mohammad Zubair.

“I had the amazing opportunity to travel to Pakistan this past week. Pakistan is one of only three countries in the world with ongoing wild poliovirus transmission, alongside Afghanistan and Nigeria. It's critical that we continue our efforts to end polio so that no child is ever inflicted with this terrible disease,” the RI President observed. 

He highly appreciated the tremendous progress made by Pakistan Polio Programme by saying that “scientifically driven decision making with robust management and accountability mechanism shows that Pakistan is well on course to polio eradication and Rotary will extend continued support till the end of this mission. Together we will be able to make it across the finish line.” 

While he attended numerous meetings and sessions round the clock during what indeed turned out to be a whirlwind tour of Pakistan one piece of history which is likely to live longer in his memory related to the historic Karachi Gymkhana. 

The RI President 2017-2018, hailing from Victoria, Australia, was briefed about the history of the Karachi Gymkhana Cricket Ground by Aziz Memon, Chairman, Pakistan Polio Plus Committee, and a former Rotary Governor.

Both the Rotary leaders, sharing the common passion for cricket, were found engaged in a serious conversation about cricket, as the visiting RI President was informed by Aziz Memon about the memorable match staged at the ground, where they were standing, which paved the way for Pakistan becoming a Test playing nation. 

Belonging to Rotary Club of Sandringham, the RI President is a chartered accountant and principal of Ian Riseley and Co., a firm he established in 1976. Prior to starting his own firm, Risely had worked in the audit and management consulting divisions of large accounting firms and corporations. 

His firm specializes in income tax and management advice for individuals and small businesses. He has a master’s degree in taxation law and graduate diplomas in accounting and income tax. 

Riseley’s honours include the AusAID Peacebuilder Award from the Australian government in recognition of his work in East Timor, the Medal of the Order of Australia for services to the Australian community, the Distinguished Service Award and the Regional Service Award for a Polio-Free World from The Rotary Foundation.

Aziz Memon unveils ESUP's new logo

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The English Speaking Union of Pakistan (ESUP), which has become more proactive and vibrant than ever before since Aziz Memon has taken over as its President, added another feather to its cap by unveiling a new logo on November 13.

It coincided with the visit of Mian Raza Rabbani, Chairman, Senate of Pakistan, as a large number of the ESUP members turned up at the Beach Luxury Hotel for another successful meeting. 

Elin Burns, the British Deputy High Commissioner in Karachi, was also present on the occasion. 

Aziz Memon, President, ESUP, in his welcome address, observed that the colour of the logo has been changed from red to blue in line with the organization’s objectives of promoting goodwill and peace. 

The guest speaker, Mian Raza Rabbani, also touched about the subject of the new logo of the ESUP which he described as an impressive one.

It may be recalled that the ESUP was founded in 1961 with the objective to develop friendship and goodwill between the English-Speaking people of Pakistan and other countries, by actively encouraging communication, discussion and debate through the medium of the English language. 

The ESUP hosted the meeting of the ESU international Council in 1997. The English-Speaking Union is an educational charity which was founded on June 28, 1918 on the initiative of an English writer and journalist, Sir Evelyn Wrench. 

It received a Royal Charter, with Queen Elizabeth II as the royal patron. Princess Anne, The Princess Royal, has been President since 2013, having taken over from her father Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh who served from 1952 to 2012. 

Headquartered at Dartmouth House, Mayfair, London, its many activities are coordinated by the Director-General. 

The seventeen-member Board of Governors meets four times a year. During its long history, the ESU has played an important part in fostering cultural links between people of different nationalities. 

The original ties between Great Britain, the United States of America and Commonwealth countries have, in recent decades, been extended to most countries throughout the world. It is an independent, non-political body, operating with the support of many distinguished public figures. Corporate members support the ESU's activities through sponsorship of individual awards and events

Aziz Memon calls on Abdul Aziz Memon

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Two of the top leaders of the Memon community, Aziz Memon and Abdul Aziz Memon, had a meeting in Karachi on November 10, vowing to work with even greater zeal in future in order to accomplish the mutual cherished goals.

Aziz Memon, President of the United Memon Jamat of Pakistan, called on Abdul Aziz Memon, President, All Pakistan Memon Federation, at the Memon Federation House and both of them, being key members of the World Memon Organization, expressed the eagerness to expedite the intensity of social services. 

Aziz Memon, having become a legend in his own lifetime for being generous in the aspects of giving and sharing, lavishly praised Abdul Aziz Memon, on verge of completing his fourth term as President of the All Pakistan Memon Federation, for having worked tirelessly for the cause of the community in particular and the people of Pakistan in general.

Being one of those philanthropists having made Pakistan proud with his notable humanitarian services, Aziz Memon wished the 66-year-old Abdul Aziz Memon, a former parliamentarian, the very best of luck in the next year’s general elections.

Aziz Memon, a renowned entrepreneur, has also been the Chairman of the Cutchi Memon Markazi Jamat.

He was conferred the most prestigious Pride of Performance award by the President of Pakistan on March 23, 2011 in recognition of his community and humanitarian services particularly in health sector. 

Abdul Aziz Memon, who was elected as the Secretary General of the UBL Labour Employees Federation of Pakistan in 1979 before being elected as the President of the All Pakistan Memon Federation in 1980, has also been an active politician having joined the Pakistan Peoples Party in 1969. 

He had won the National Assembly seat in the 1993 general elections. He was later appointed as Chairman of the Labour Task Force of Pakistan with the status of Minister of State. 

He has also established his own charitable trust for the welfare of masses in the memory of his loving parents for extending the financial and material assistance to needy families to help them meet their domestic needs irrespective of their cast and creed.