[asia-apec 1736] Fw: Warm Welcome & Unexpected Hospitality

[Maq Ras]

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From: SRC-A.L.Adv. <psrc at hyd.paknet.com.pk>
To: Lead Cohort-7 World <cohort7 at lead.org>

Friends, There is something that I want to share with you. As you may know 
that due to my association with Water related and Human Rights issues and 
LEAD I usually travel a lot and participate in a number of Int. Conferences 
and Seminars. In this regard during the last two years I have been to USA, 
Canada, China, UK, Indonesia, Singapore, South Africa, India, Thailand, Hong 
Kong, France, Holland, UAE, Sri Lanka, Belgium and other countries several 
times and as usual I met some remarkable personalities and exceptional 
hosts. What I observed that most of the time you unexpectedly meet few 
individuals who change your whole concept about strangers and host and 
neighboring countries and communities.

People like Wolfgang Bosswick of Germany,  Asif Alvi of Amsterdam, Zahid
Makhdoom of Vancouver, Ramesh Kateja, S A Agarkar and Ashok Motani of
Mumbai, Sarwar Bari, Ramachand Bhorani & Javed Soomro of London, Aijaz Mahar 
of Islamabad, Larry Lohmann of USA,  Mohan Geehani of Dubai, Linda Hogan of 
Leeds, Ali Nawaz Memon, Badar Shaikh, Shahid Iqbal of USA, Najeeb Adam & 
Suraya Makhdoom of UK have proved that one can help and support an unknown 
stranger without having any intro or wave length purely on human grounds.

We never met before (except few) did not know each other at all and
had just exchange of few messages through lists. But I dont have the words 
to explain their warm loving welcome and traditional hospitality. How can it 
be possible for a stranger, for a developed world's  citizen to spare so 
much time (almost daily) for an unknown person from a remote developing 
country-Unbelievable!!!
Though there were few friends who avoided responding my queries about travel 
info, but the majority not only attended me, but also helped me in planning 
my trips, stays and meetings in different cities and remote conference 
centers.  They were really wonderful people and  amazing hosts, in fact they 
did a lot more than I expected. I truly think this is a wonderful example 
for all of us. Even if we do not know someone personally but we are still 
part of the same family.
In fact this is a new and sustainable direction to the use of our 
communication network.

Not only those but several other friends and  strangers like  Veena Gokhale 
of Ottawa Canada , Prof Gul Agha from USA, Porni Babe of Indonesia, Pravin & 
Renu Pania of USA, Deepak Apte of Mumbai, Lesley Stephenson of South Africa, 
Asha Chand of UAE, Mona of Pune, Karamat Ali of Karachi, Sunder Thadani, 
Nand Javeri, Holaram Hans and Kirat Babani of Bombay, Saghir Sahikh, Shawn 
Mahmood, Nadeem Jamali from USA. Dr Sasha Roseneil of UK were those who 
invited me and extended their guidance and cooperation and strengthened my 
firm belief that we the civil society activists are one big family and this 
email communication network is a source of pride and strength to all of us, 
and we should stick by each other.
Do you think all of us can make us open to others not only professionally 
but on personal level? Knowing so many people in different countries, even 
if you dont know them personally is a big opportunity in every sense.

Now I want to reciprocate, if you intend to visit Sindh or  you want
something from Hyderabad feel free to get in touch with me, and do come and 
live with my family, I would like to say that if anyone need my help in any 
way, I would like to do it as much as I can. If anyone of you plan to come 
to Pakistan, I can help you in organizing your trip in the best possible 
way. I am sure all of us can do it.

Regards
Ayaz Latif Palijo Advocate

Addr: B-48, Prince Town, Hyderabad, Sindh, Pakistan
Phone: 92-221-651947,651725, Mb: 0303-7212836
Pl. send copy of all urgent messages to: fsr5st at yahoo.com, fsr5st at usa.net




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