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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:
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- Welcome Speech: Hon. Sardar M. Yasin Malik HI, SI, (Life Chairman , WAC)
- Lady Linda Reinstein, (Chairperson ADAO USA)
- Dr. Zafarullah Chowdhary, President CPSP
- Dr. Nico Van Zandwijk (Australia)
- Ishtiaq Baig, Consul General of Morocco
- Dr. Yeyong Choi, (Dean University of Seoul, S. Korea)
- Mehtabuddin Chawla, (Joint Chairman)
- General (R) Syed Pervez Shahid
- Sugio Furuya, (Chairperson from ABAN Japan)HONORABLE S. M. MUNEER SAHAB, Chief Executive, Trade Development Authority of Pakistan (TDAP)
HONORABLE SARDAR M YASIN MALIK SAHAB, Life chairman, World Asbestos Congress
GUEST OF HONOR, HONORABLE LT. GEN (R) DR. SYED AZHAR AHMED,
HONORABLE LT. GEN (R) SYED PERVEZ SHAHID, Former Corp Commander
Recitation of Holy Quran (With English Translation), Mufti Abdullah Bin Muneer
SPEAKERS
- Dr. Saghir Ahmed (Longest Serving Health Minister)
- Justice (R) Dr. Ghous Muhammad, Former Sr. Judge Sindh High Court
- General (R) Syed Azhar Ahmed
- Honorable Ali Ahmed Kurd, Senior Advocate of Supreme Court
- Honorable Shoaib Ahmed Siddiqui, Commissioner Karachi
- Honorable Mian Muhammad Adrees, President FPCCI
- Honorable Yasin Azad, Senior Advocate of Supreme Court
- His Excellency Emil Wyss, Swiss Consul General
- Honorable Brig (R) Syed Muzaffar Ul Hassan SI
- Honorable Dr. Abdul Bari Khan, CEO The Indus Hospital
- Honorable Mian Zahid Sahab, Businessman
- Honorable Brig (R) Haris Nawaz
- Honorable Prof Dr. M. Umer Farooq, Pro-VC DUHS
- Honorable Brig (R) Abdul Tawab
- Honorable Vice Admiral (R) Asaf Humayun, DG NCMPR
- Honorable Syed Muhamaad Nehal Hashmi, Secretary General of PML-N
- Honorable Dr. Samiuzzaman, Senior Environmentalist
Presiding Speech:
Honorable S. M. Muneer, CEO TDAP
Thanking Speech
- Syed Haroon Ahmed (Founder Ban Asbestos Pakistan)
Host: Dr. Madiha Zahra
Inauguration of International Souvenir (Title Page)
- Honorable S. M. Muneer, Chief Executive TDAP
- Honorable Sardar M Yaseen Malik Sahab (Life Chairman)
- Honorable Mehtabuddin Chawla, (Joint Chairman)
- Honorable Ishtiaq Baig, Consul General of Morocco
- Honorable Sugio Furuya, (Guest from Japan)
- Honorable Lady Linda Reinstein, (Chairperson ADAO USA)
- Honorbale Dr. Nico Van Zandwijk, Asbestos Research Institute of Australia
FOUNDATION LAYING STONE CEREMONY OF MESO HOSPITAL:
- Honorable S. M. Muneer, Chief Executive TDAP
- Honorable Sardar M Yaseen Malik Sahab (Life Chairman)
- Honorable Mehtabuddin Chawla, (Joint Chairman)
- Honorable Ishtiaq Baig, Consul General of Morocco
- Honorable Sugio Furuya, (Guest from Japan)
- Honorable Lady Linda Reinstein, (Chairperson ADAO USA)
- Honorbale Dr. Nico Van Zandwijk, Asbestos Research Institute of Australia
- His Excellency Emil Wyss , Swiss Consul General