In April 2015, Pakistan Forum continued celebrating its national heroes by including Habib Jalib in their Pakistan Day celebration. Although Habib Jalib was a revolutionary poet and activist, he unfortunately resides in the shadows of the better known Illama Iqbal and Faiz Ahmed Faiz. On the night, Habib’s poetry was recited and a beautiful
On Sunday 18th October, The Curry Lounge on Parliament Street hosted Pakistan Forum’s joint celebration of Eid (belated) and the renowned Pakistani intellectual and revolutionary poet, Faiz Ahmed Faiz. A thoughtful and concise talk about Faiz was given by Qammar Zamman; Mohammed Ilyas entertained the audience with some beautiful ghazals penned by Faiz; and
Pakistan Forum and guests celebrated the New Year in fashion at the stylish Curry Lounge (on Parliament Street, Nottingham). The event kicked off at 9:00pm sharp and ended sometime after midnight when everyone embraced wishing each other a Happy New Year. The evening began with the chairman, Qammar Zamman, informing the guests about Pakistan Forum, its achievements and
On 23 March 2016 Pakistan Forum was involved with Salaam Shalom Kitchen to provide food to some of the city’s poorest and most vulnerable people. Meals were organised and served by the members of the Pakistan Forum executive committee who said that they were humbled and overwhelmed by the experience. Salaam Shalom, based at
Pakistan Forum Achievement Award recognises meritorious and outstanding achievement by the members of the Pakistani community. Up to five awards one in each category listed below will be granted this year at our event on 21 August 2016 to celebrate the Pakistan’s sixty ninth Independence Day. Nominations are requested in the following categories: –
Pakistan Forum Nottingham are celebrating Pakistan Independence Day on Sun 21st August 2016 at 6pm. The wonderful singer, Mohammed Raza, will be performing at the event which will be held at Wheelers Suite, Notts County Football Club. Importantly, at this event we will be giving out awards to those individuals who have achieved excellence
Pakistan Forum held a banquet on Sun 21st August 2016 to celebrate both Pakistan Independence Day and the hard work and dedication of the wonderful members of the Pakistan community in Nottingham. Awards were given to: Full list will be added here soon. This was Pakistan Forum’s flagship event of the year and every effort
On 2nd October 2016, Pakistan Forum Held their 2016 Annual General Meeting at MCO, Sneinton, Nottingham. The chairman, Quammar Zamman, presented a report highlighting the vision, approach and activities adopted and pursued since the election of the new Executive Committee and the progress achieved so far. He also highlighted future plans and activities to
On Nov 6th 2016, Pakistan Forum gave a dinner to our main sponsors for the donating so generously and helping make the Pakistan Day and Community Awards celebrations (held on 21st Aug 2016) such a fantastic success. We would like to thank them also for their support for the future and look forward to
Back in March 2016, we hosted a dinner for the disadvantaged community in Nottingham. The experience was humbling and rewarding in equal measure. We pledged to return and we fulfilled our pledge on Wed 16th Nov, 2016. It was another experience we will cherish and we would like to thank Salaam-Shalom for giving us