Dubai: Newly elected members of the governing body of the Pakistan Social Centre in Ras Al Khaimah were sworn in on Wednesday.
Pakistan Consul General, Syed Javed Hassan administered the oath to the newly-elected office-bearers of the social centre.
Hassan urged the new members to work hard for the welfare of the Pakistani community in RAK. “Serving the community members should be on top of your agenda,” he told the newly-elected body while addressing the gathering at the centre.
Saulat Mirza, Welfare Consular at Consulate supervised the election process to elect new members of the governing board of the social centre on April 27. The new body was elected after a gap of more than four years.
Hassan told the new body to involve more community members by arranging sport, educational and entertainment activities. “Promote Pakistan’s culture and portray positive image of the country,” he said. He also advised them to form a women’s wing to provide women in the emirate a platform to interact and organise their activities.
Speaking on the occasion, Sarfraz Ahmed Cheema, newly-elected president of the centre, said that their aim is to make the centre a place for families to have good time. “Our focus will be to serve the community by organising welfare activities and look after the people who are in need,” he said.
Cheema said that they would also introduce services to help Pakistan residents in Ras Al Khaimah to renew their passports and identity cards without the hassle of travelling to Dubai. “With the help of the consulate, we will have a permanent service desk in the centre to serve our community,” he added. Cheema said that they would arrange special programmes to celebrate their country’s and the UAE’s national days.
Around 70,000 Pakistani expatriates live in Ras Al Khaimah.
Office-bearers:
Sarfraz Ahmed, president; Inamullah Khan, vice-president; Shahzad Khan, general secretary; Bilal Ahmed Chattha, finance secretary; Obaidur Rahman, joint secretary; Abdur Rahman; welfare secretary; Walid Rahim Khan, sport secretary; Nadir Khan, information secretary; Sadia Tariq, women welfare secretary; Nawab Umer Zada; culture secretary; Syed Shahid Ali, managing committee secretary.
