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Live Fundraising Charity Appeal - Telethon |
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Sunday 15th October 2006 |
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Pakistan Human Development Fund UK hosted a five hour live telethon to raise funds |
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for the National Commission for Human Development. The telethon was broadcast |
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from London by ARY Digital and linked up live to studios in Islamabad where Dr Nasim |
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Ashraf, Chairman NCHD and Farrokh Captain, Chairman PHDF hosted segments. |
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The Telethon got under way with appeal messages from Her Excellency Dr Meleeha |
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Lodhi, Lord Strathclyde, Lord Nazir Ahmed and Lord Tim Clements-Jones. |
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Cricket legend Khan Mohammad generously donated his Gold Medal to the UK charity |
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expressing his wish that the charity should use his medal to raise money to fight |
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illiteracy and disease in Pakistan by auctioning it at a forthcoming event. |
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Anchored by P J Mir and PHDF UK's Chairman Mohammad Khokhar, a host of |
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supporters of the charity appeared during the broadcast to pledge their donations and |
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support "but it was the touching and overwhelmingly generous act of Khan Mohammad |
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that will remain in our hearts and minds" Mohammad Khokhar, Chairman of PHDF UK |
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is quoted as saying. |
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We thank the following for participating at the ARY studio in London: |
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Dr Nighat Awan OBE - Shere Khan Group Manchester |
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Adeeba Malik MBE - QED Bradford |
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Farah Durrani - Producer & Journalist at the BBC |
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H E Abdul Basit - Deputy High Commissioner, Pakistan High Commission London |
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Ikram Khan - UK - Pakistan Chamber of Commerce & Industry |
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Tariq Choudhary - UK - Pakistan Chamber of Commerce & Industry |
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Arshad Mohammad - PHDF UK Trustee & Founder Director |
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Mehrban Hussain - Café Regal Bradford / Aero Asia Airlines |
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Miss Soraya Mian Sharif |
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Waseem Khokhar - Solicitor & PHDF Trustee |
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Dr Akmal Makhdum - Chairman All Pakistan Psychiatric Association |
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Haji Sabir MBE - Agra Group Bradford |
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Sheikh Surbland |
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Maulana Sulaimani - Imam Hounslow Mosque |
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Khan Mohammad - Cricket Legend |
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Asif Iqbal - Cricket Legend & Former Captain Pakistan Cricket Team |
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Brig Norman Butler CBE - Patron PHDF |
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Jehangir Azam - NCHD Intern from UK |
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and thanks to ARY and their staff. |