Posted on January 8, 2015
The Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO) is pleased to support the Ahmed family’s World Asbestos Congress again. Last year’s 1st World Asbestos Congress was a huge success and the President Mamnoon Hussain of Pakistan stated: “I … wish to congratulate Syed Haroon Ahmed, Syed Mezab Ahmed and the organizers of this conference for their efforts to raise greater awareness about asbestos and various health issues involved with its use. Scientific research has proved that asbestos is a human carcinogen and there is no safe level of asbestos exposure.”
The World Asbestos Congress sponsored by the Honorable Sardar Yasin Malik, will be on January 31 – February 1 at the Movenpick Hotel Karachi and February 1st at Pearl Continental Hotel Karachi. The conference will again focus on bringing asbestos awareness and political justice to Pakistan with the end goal being a lawful ban on asbestos. Yet, the meeting will also have a worldly presence with over 400 total guests attending of ranging nationalities including Pakistan, the UK, Australia, Japan, India, Russia and the United States. Guests also include a range of professions from diplomats, to lawyers, to politicians, medical experts, and journalists. Major speakers include Governor of Punjab Muhammad Sarwar (former British Member Parliament) and Mr. Ali Ahmed Kurd (Former President Supreme Court Bar). I am also pleased to be attending the event myself as Vice Chairperson of Managing Committee of World Asbestos Congress 2015!
Since 2007, Syed Haroon Ahmed, Mezab’s father, has been investigating the death of his brother, Syed Fareed Ahmed, who passed away from tongue cancer at age 55. Through the Ahmed’s research, they uncovered countless examples of dangerous asbestos exposure at the Dadex Eternit Limited Dadex factory where his brother worked in Karachi, Pakistan. His son, Syed Mezab Ahmed, has taken up his father’s work in seeking justice for his brother and fighting to ban asbestos. I encourage you to download The World Asbestos Congress 115 page “1st World Asbestos Congress souvenir program book” features messages and letters from the President of Pakistan and many other dignitaries from Pakistan and abroad are featured along with a copy of the BAN Asbestos Pakistan Petition and the ADAO 10th International Conference Declaration.
In unity,
Linda
January 31, 2015 Welcome and Introductions:
- Welcome Speech: General (R) Jamshed Ayaz Khan
- Prof. Dr. Nico van Zandwijk (AUS)
- Honorable Sardar M. Yasin Malik HI, SI, (Life Chairman)
- Honorable Ishtiaq Baig, Consul General of Morocco
- Honorable Mehtabuddin Chawla, (Joint Chairman)
- Opening Remarks & Programme Overview: Syed Mezab Ahmed, (Co-Founder Ban Asbestos Pakistan)
- Honorable Sugio Furuya, (Guest from Japan)
- Honorable Lady Linda Reinstein, (President Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO)
Inauguration of International Souvenir (Title Page)
- Honorable Ch. Muhammad Sarwar Sahab, Governor of Punjab
- Honorable S. M. Muneer, Chief Executive TDAP
- Honorable Sardar M Yaseen Malik Sahab (Life Chairman)
- Honorable Ishtiaq Baig, Consul General of Morocco
SPEAKERS
- Honorable Justice (R) Dr. Ghous Muhammad, Former Sr. Judge Sindh High Court
- Honorable Dr. Sohrab Khan Sarki, (Member Provincial Assembly Sindh)
- Honorable Brig (R) Syed Muzaffar Ul Hassan SI
- Honorable Dr. Abdul Bari Khan, CEO The Indus Hospital
- Honorable Brig (R) Haris Nawaz
- Honorable Jagdish Patel (Expert From India)
- Honorable Abid Shahid Zuberi. President Sindh High Court Bar
- Honorable Prof Dr. M. Umer Farooq, Pro-VC DUHS
- Honorable Brig (R) Abdul Tawab
- Honorable Vice Admiral (R) Asaf Humayun
- Honorble Syed Muhamaad Nehal Hashmi, Secretary General of PML-N
February 1,2015 – Welcome and Introductions:
- Welcome Speech: Lt. General (R) Moinuddin Haider Sahab
- Honorable Ali Ahmed Kurd, Senior Advocate of Pakistan
- Honorable Sardar M. Yasin Malik HI, SI, (Life Chairman)
- Syed Haroon Ahmed (Founder Ban Asbestos Pakistan)
- Honorable Dr. Nico van Zandwijk (AUS)
- Honorable Mehtab Uddin Chawla, (Joint Chairman)
- His Excellency Mirza Ikhtiar Baig, Consul General of Yemen
- His Excellency Ishtiaq Baig, Consul General of Morocco
- His Excellency Brian Heath, US Consul General
- His Excellency Emil Wyss, Counsul General of Switzerland
- Honorable Sugio Furuya, (Guest from Japan)
- Honorable Lady Linda Reinstein, (President Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO)
FOUNDATION STONE LAYING CEREMONY OF MESO HOSPITAL
Honorable Ch. Muhammad Sarwar Sahab, Governor of Punjab
SPEAKERS
- Honorable Muhammad Yaseen Azad, Former President Supreme Court Bar
- Honorable Senator Javed Jabbar, Former Federal Minister
- Honorable Sallahuddin Haider, President 21st Century
- Honorable Ghous Bux Maher, MNA and Former Federal Minister
- Honorable Sardar Manzoor Khan Panhwar, Former Minister of Sindh
- Honorable Capt (R) Shaharyar Mehar, MPA & Leader of opposition
- Honorable Dr. Sohrab Khan Sarki, (Member Provincial Assembly Sindh)
- Honorable Jam Mehtab Hussain Dahar, Minister of Health Sindh
- Honorble Ghazi Sallahuddin MQM
- Honorable Lady Anna Nemtsove (Russia)
- Honorable Brig (R) Haris Nawaz
- Honorable Jagdish Patel (India)
- Honorable Krishnendu Mukherjee (Expert from Britain)
- Honorable Syed Muhamaad Nehal Hashmi, Secretary General of PML-N
- HRH Princes Svetla S. Vasileva of Europe
- Honorable Dr. Nousheen Jamshed Khan,
Thanking Speech
- General (R) Jamshed Ayaz Khan, Defense Analyst
Inauguration World Asbestos Congress 2015 (Website)
- Honorable Lt. General S.P. Shahid Sahab
- Honorable Nisar Ahmed Khuhro Sahab, Sr. Minister of Sindh
- Honorable Mehtabuddin Chawla Sahab
Thanking Speech
- Syed Haroon Ahmed (Founder Ban Asbestos Pakistan)