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Another Election! Same Chaos!
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Another year and another AGM! Yet there was one thing common and that was the election mayhem that Abdalians have gotten used to seeing at the Annual Reunion and AGM at Cadet College Hasanabdal. This is the second year, where elections were being held under the revised and controversial Memorandum and Articles of Association. This year saw the least participation as compared to the last six or seven years despite the fact that number of votes polled in this election was slightly more (85) than the 79 votes cast last year for the elections of the Secretary General.
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Dr. Shoaib Shafi of 17th Entry was elected as the President against Engr. Jameel Malik of the 11 th Entry. The third candidate, Dr. Afaq Hussain withdrew his nomination in favour of Engr. Jameel Malik. The only visible entries this year were the 17th and the 18th Entries, which formed more than half of the votes cast. This year, it seemed, that Abdalians were not really interested in the elections and the AGM. The number was so low that the dua at the shuhada Monument was conducted at around 10:45am, which was originally scheduled for 10am. The whole programme thereafter got delayed as a consequence.
Wednesday, 20 April 2011 00:25
Usman Amir Khan's mother passes away
It is with profound grief that we have learnt of the sad demise of Usman Amir Khan's mother, who passed away on Wednesday, 27th April, 2011, in Rawalpindi. Her namaz-e-janaza will be held at her home in Lahore after Asar prayers today (28-Apr-2010). Her qul khwani will be held at her home on Friday, 29th April, 2011 after Asar prayers.
We pray that Allah gives her His choicest place in Heaven and give the family the courage to bear this great loss.
Usman Amir belongs to the 17th Entry and was in Jinnah Wing and is a surgeon in the UK.
Thursday, 28 April 2011 14:29
Mohsin Kamal promoted as Lt. General
Major General Mohsin Kamal, was promoted to the rank of a Lt. General and designated Commander 10 Corps, Rawalpindi.
Born at Sialkot in 1953, Major General Mohsin Kamal received his early education in Muzaffarabad (AK). He joined Cadet College Hasanabdal in 1966 (13th Entry ) and remained there till 1971. Later that year, he joined Pakistan Military Academy Kakul.
Major General Mohsin Kamal was commissioned in one of the oldest infantry units, the 17 Punjab Regiment Infantry (earlier 9th Bhopal Infantry) in 1972. He is a graduate of Command and Staff College, Pakistan, Defense Services Command and Staff College, Bangladesh and National Defense College, Pakistan.
Thursday, 27 September 2007 08:46
Accounts for the year ended 30-Jun-2010
The annual accounts for the year ended 30-Jun-2010 were presented at the last AGM and got approved without any meaningful discussion. Tariq O. Rehman (H/17) although raised the point that the bulk of cash inflows consisted of donations received from Petarians' Association and the least that HOBA can do is to thank them for this great gesture.
The annual accounts, consisting of an Income & Expenditure Statement, Balance Sheet and two pages of Notes to the Accounts have been published on this site for the benefit of all alumni. You will however, need to log in to access the complete set of financial statements.
This is the first time that financial statements pertaining to the affairs of HOBA have been published. These financial statements still do not appear on the Abdalians Associations official web site. It is still not clear from HOBA's stance, as to who qualifies to receive these financial statements. In previous years, except for the period when Adnan Afaq was Secretary Finance, the financial statements were not shared with the members. In some years, the financial statements were not even submitted before the members in AGM's, as the accounts had not been audited by that date.
Whilst the statements of accounts are not so big, that they go into millions of rupees, Abdalians still reserve the right to receive them and see what is happening with the money that is either donated or paid as subscription fee.
Click here to read the complete set of financial statements.
Sunday, 08 May 2011 01:03
Zafar A. Khan appointed PIA's new Chairman
Zafar A. Khan, a senior Abdalian, was appointed as the new Chairman of Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) by the government, replacing Mr. Tariq Kirmani. Mr. Zafar Khan was the Chairman of the Karachi Stock Exchange and will assume his new office in a weeks time. He was the only non-broker and non-member Chairman of KSE. He is a mechanical engineer and made his career with Esso, Exxon, and later Engro Chemical Pakistan Limited from where he retired as the President & CEO in January 2004.
With his appointment as the Chairman of PIA, the skies of Pakistan are now under the leadership of Abdalians, as Air Blue, the other leading airline in the private sector is also being headed by an Abdalian, Mr. Tariq M. Chaudhry. Well done boys - keep the flag high!
Sunday, 08 April 2007 07:54
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