WELCOME TO PAASA
COMMUNITY CULTURE IN
AUSTRALIA
PAASA is a not-for-profit community organisation that representing the Pakistani community in the multicultural South Australian society.
Welcome to
PAASA
This was Dr Ashfaque Ahmed who came to Australia in 1962 in Sydney and then moved to Adelaide to work in The Royal Adelaide hospital in 1965, decided to start a Pakistani Association. His idea finally came into existence in 1967 with the name as Australian Pakistani Association. Dr. Ashfaque Ahmed was the first President with Vice President Captain Sabir Shah of the Pakistani Army, and treasurer Mr. Azhar Jamal Minhas from Lahore. Later in 1984 that association become Pakistani Australian Association of SA- PAASA with Mr. Shamim Noori as President, Dr. Khalid Farooqi as Secretary and Dr. Farooq as Treasurer. Since then PAASA has been representing Pakistani community in South Australia on social and cultural platforms and providing platform to the community members to not only celebrate their events of significant importance but also to showcase our ethnic diversity, unique culture and social and religious values to the multicultural communities in SA.
Community Sports
Programs
This was Dr Ashfaque Ahmed who came to Australia in 1962 in Sydney and then moved to Adelaide to work in The Royal Adelaide hospital in 1965, decided to start a Pakistani Association. His idea finally came into existence in 1967 with the name as Australian Pakistani Association. Dr. Ashfaque Ahmed was the first President with Vice President Captain Sabir Shah of the Pakistani Army, and treasurer Mr. Azhar Jamal Minhas from Lahore. Later in 1984 that association become Pakistani Australian Association of SA- PAASA with Mr. Shamim Noori as President
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This was Dr Ashfaque Ahmed who came to Australia in 1962 in Sydney and then moved to Adelaide to work in The Royal Adelaide hospital in 1965, decided to start a Pakistani Association. His idea finally came into existence in 1967 with the name as Australian Pakistani Association. Dr. Ashfaque Ahmed was the first President with Vice President Captain Sabir Shah of the Pakistani Army, and treasurer Mr. Azhar Jamal Minhas from Lahore. Later in 1984 that association become Pakistani Australian Association of SA- PAASA with Mr. Shamim Noori as President,
Urdu School
Ethnic School Association of SA runs Language and Culture Schools in South Australia under the governance of Department of Education. Basic purpose of language school is to value the learning of community languages both educationally and socially to enhance and develop young people’s bilingual/multilingual literacies, intercultural capabilities and identities.
PAASA used to run Urdu School for Pakistani community kids in Adelaide from 1990s till 2012. Structure of Urdu School includes school administration and academic committee to manage and run the school effectively under the constitution. Parents and other community members are part of these committees to run the school. School needs to run after hours for at least 2 hours a week.
Pakistan Australia Literary Forum (PALF) has recently revived and inaugurated Urdu school in Adelaide approved by the Community Language Schools of South Australia (CLSSA). Please contact urdu@palf.org.au for further details.
Upcoming Events
Strategic Objectives
Provide a common platform whereby all community is provided with equal opportunity to participate and contribute to development in community planning, coordination and implementation; working cooperatively for all South Australian Pakistanis. To develop a sense of belonging among Pakistani members and strengthen community ties.
To encourage and promote friendship, goodwill and better understanding between the Pakistani- Australians and Australians in general including awareness of Australian values within the Pakistani Community.
Establish the basis for developing closer relationships across other Pakistani origin organisations.