KATRINA RELIEF EFFORTS BY MQMUSA
| MQM USA Contacted by the White House to Get Volunteers for The Freedom Corps in Louisiana and Houston. |
| KATRINA RELIEF EFFORTS BY ST. LOUIS UNIT |
| THE MQM NEW YORK STANDS UP TO AID KATRINA VICTIMS |
| MQM Dallas Off Loads Relief Trucks at The City Hall and the Mayor's Office |
| MQM Houston Unit Apprises the Houston City Mayor Bill White and the Councilman M. J. Khan on Relief Efforts at Camp Altaf Hussain |
| MQM Houston Unit Join hands with other organizations to help Katrina Victims. Camp Altaf Hussain Delivers Relief Goods |
| KATRINA RELIEF EFFORTS BY PHILADELPHIA UNIT |
| MQM Houston's Unit In-charge Presents Relief Report before Houston City Council. Channel 51 Telecasted Live Coverage from the City Hall. Mayor Bill White Also met with the MQM Houston and appreciated its relief activities. |
| KATRINA RELIEF EFFORTS BY DALLAS UNIT |
| Chicago Unit launches its Katrina Relief Drive |
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M.J.
Khan, City Councilman, District-F visited the MQM Relief Camp. Some 250 affected families housed in MQM USA's Houston shelter named "Camp Altaf Hussain" Click here for APP News |
| Four Sub-stations setup in Houston to intensify relief efforts of MQM USA |
| MQM USA has been given three spots for donations by Delaware County |
| Quaid-e-Tehrik Altaf Hussain’s letter to President George Bush. |
| Quaid-e-Tehreek Altaf Hussain mobilizes MQM USA volunteers to Katrina hit areas in USA. A Base station has been set-up in Houston |
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MQM USA launches its Katrina
Relief Drive coast to coast. Katrina Relief Fund initiated by
MQM with $25,000 News Paper Ad (.pdf) (open in new window) Download Katrina Relief banner (.Doc) (open in new window) Instructions for the MQM & KKC volunteers (.pdf) (open in new window) |
| MQM Washington unit has launches its Relief drive in response to Quaid-e-Tehreek Altaf Hussain’s call. Senator Toddy Puller of Virginia and State Delegate Christine Edmondson together with Pak American Business Association joins MQM’s relief drive. |
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Central Organizer Ajaz Siddiqi Calls a Nationwide Telephonic Meeting of the
MQM USA. Over 20 Stations Connected Online. Relief Activities
Reviewed in Detail.
MQM USA's Central Organizer Ajaz Siddiqi called a nationwide telephonic meeting in which over 20 stations participated to review ongoing relief activities of MQM for the victims of Katrina Hurricane. Relief efforts coordinator Ibad U. Rehman presented a detailed overview of the relief activities in various units of the MQM United States. According to the report collected from the MQM units coast to coast, over 1000 people are provided shelter at the "Camp Altaf Hussain" in Houston and a daily expense of thousands of dollars is taken up by the local unit. Eight trucks full of medicines, drinking water, canned foods, baby formulas, toys and blankets have already been en-route to their destinations. MQM Relief camps have been setup at four different locations in Houston and one location each in Saint Louis, Dallas, New York, Chicago, Delaware and New Jersey. According to initial calculations over $50,000 worth of donations are already collected on top of thousands of dollars worth of relief goods. Central Organizer Ajaz Siddiqi appreciated the efforts put on by MQM USA workers and instructed them to be more aggressive in the upcoming week. |
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Voice of America’s World Service to
Broadcast Coverage on MQM USA’s Relief Efforts. The Voice of America’s World Service is broadcasting a series of interviews for the next three days covering and highlighting the mega relief drive by the MQM USA to aid the victims of deadly hurricane Katrina. This coverage include an opening interview with MQM USA’s Katrina Relief Coordinator Ibad U. Rehman followed by an interview with MQM Houston’s incharge Zaheer Khan and an interview with Councilman Masroor Javed Khan. During these interviews a detailed description of the relief efforts was given and the MQM USA officials summarized the relief structure and activities throughout the USA. Whereas Councilman M. J Khan stated in detail the efforts made by him with the help of MQM USA to house over 250 families in Houston’s “Camp Altaf Hussain” shelter facility. |
| Southern USA Calling for Help…MQM USA Urges A Quick Response (.pdf) |