Advocacy
DAY on the HILL
Association
of
Physicians
of
Pakistani
Descent
of North
America
(APPNA)
Pakistani
American
Public
Affairs
Committee
(PAKPAC),
Muslim
Advocates
& Center
for
Voter
Advocacy:
Pakistani
American
Community
Advocacy
Day on
the Hill
Thursday,
June
26th,
2008,
Washington,
D.C.(link)
 
-Civil
Right
Challenges
for
Pakistani
Americans-Name
Check
and
Background
Check
challenges
and Visa
Challenges
for the
Pakistani
Physicians,
Students
and
Visitors
- Long
term
strategy
of
Pakistan
US
relationship
with
focus on
support
of the "Biden
Plan"
Acknowledgement
of the
services
of
Pakistani
American
Physicians
to the
communities
across
United
States.
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DAY ON
HILL
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PAKPAC
ANNUAL
LUNCHEON
WASHINGTON DC
2008
  
VIP
Reception1130
AM,
Saturday,
June
28th,
2008
Washington
Room 4:
VIP
Reception:
Room 1,
2, 3 for
Luncheon
at noon.
Wardman
Park
Marriott
Washington
DC
2660
Woodley
Road, NW
Washington,
District
Of
Columbia
20008
USA
Community
meeting
with
Senator
Joe Biden,
Congressman
Keith
Ellison,
Congressman
Andre
Carson,
Ambassador
Husain
Haqqani
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Zafar
Tahir
Joins
PAKPAC
Zaf
Tahir is
a
Houston-educated
small
businessman
who has
taken
advantage
of the
opportunities
that
come
from
living
in an
international
city and
who uses
his
experience
to give
back to
his
community.
Zaf
received
his
Bachelor
of
Science
degree
in
Electrical
Engineering
at the
University
of
Houston
in 1984,
where he
was a
member
of the
Electrical
Engineering
Honor
Society.
He
followed
that up
with an
Executive
MBA at
UH in
1999,
winning
the
Dean’s
Award
for
Academic
Excellence.
Zaf
started
out in
the
Houston
Ship
Channel
area as
an
Automation
and
Robotics
engineer.
Later he
worked
in
Control
Systems
&
Project
Engineering
in
Houston,
New
York,
Europe,
Far East
and the
Middle
East,
learning
about
the
possibilities
of the
global
economy.
Since
1996 Zaf
has also
been a
business
owner.
Currently
he
serves
as
President
and CEO
of Taji
Petroleum
Inc.,
which
operates
gasoline
dealerships
with
convenience
stores
and auto
repair
shops
and is
engaged
in
development
of more
facilities.
He also
serves
as
President
of
International
Spectrum
Development,
which
works
with
multinational
and
international
companies
to
locate
and
develop
opportunities
in
developing
markets.
But
there is
more
than
work for
Zaf
Tahir;
there is
also his
commitment
to
community
service.
Zaf is
chair of
Mayor
Bill
White’s
Task
Force on
Safety
and
Security
for
small
retail
establishments.
He was
also
appointed
by Mayor
White to
his
International
Advisory
Board
for
South
Asia.
Zaf
served
Mayor
Lee P.
Brown as
the
Chair of
his
Transition
Team for
Human
Resources
in 1998
and on
Public
Works
commission.
He has
been
President
of the
South
Texas
Area
Dealers
Association
since
1999.
Zaf is
an
active
Board
Member
of the
Asia
Society
and a
member
of the
Advisory
Board
for the
Asia
Studies
Center
at the
University
of
Houston.
Zaf is
married
to
Yasmeen
who is
Marketing
executive
with
Northwestern
Financial
network.
They
have two
sons,
Emad and
Farhad.
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organized.
We need
to wait
no
longer.
There is
a nee to
develop
mechanisms
for a
nationwide
coordination.
We need
to
organize
our
organizations.
This can
occurs
as a
Federation
of
Pakistani
Americans
Groups
or a set
up of
Nor
Resident
Pakistanis
group.
The
model of
everyone
doing
everything
is not
sustainable.
Developments
of
organizations
skills
for
specific
roles is
needed.
The
community
needs to
function
as a
functional
body
with
different
organs
and
specialists
doing
specific
functions
but
working
on
coordination
with
each
other...
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