World Sindhi Institute

Co-Sponsor: Hon. Jim Moody, former U.S. Congressman
Moderator: Ms. Humaira Rahman, Director, WSI

Q & A Session will follow comments by the speaker

About Hussain Harroon:

Educated at Karachi University, Hussain Haroon has taken keen interest in business and politics. Mr. Haroon has held numerous distinguished positions in this arena since 1970. He served as the Election Coordinator for the Pakistan National Assembly in 1970 and a party leader of an independent group of the Karachi Metropolitan Corporation from 1979-1983, also serving as chairman of its Finance Committee from 1979-1981. He served as a member of the Provincial Assembly of Sindh from 1985-1988, holding two chairmanships and the positions of Speaker and Leader of the Opposition at different intervals. Mr. Haroon then represented Pakistan on the international level, serving as a delegate to the United Nations General Assembly and member of the UN’s 2nd Committee in 1990. He also demonstrated his commitment to environmental issues as a member of the Pakistan Environmental Protection Council from 1996-1997. Mr. Haroon currently holds the position of president of the Pakistan-China Business Forum, which he has done since 1999. He also was the president of the Sind Club from 2002-2004, and currently serves as the president of the English Speaking Union of Pakistan. Mr. Haroon has held numerous other distinguished positions in various organizations, through which he has contributed meaningfully to the Sindhi community.

When: Sunday, December 23, 2007
Time: 3:00 till 5:00 pm

Venue: International Square Building
1850 K Street, NW (K & 19th St.)
Washington, DC 20006

Nearest Metro Station: Farragut West (orange & blue lines) and Farragut North (red line) (From there a 2 block walk to the corner of 19th and K)


		MR. HUSSAIN HAROON Former Speaker of Sindh Assembly will lead a discussion on: "CURRENT SITUATION IN PAKISTAN: IMPACTS ON AND ASPIRATIONS OF THE PEOPLE OF SINDH" Co-Sponsor: Hon. Jim Moody, former U.S. Congressman Moderator: Ms. Humaira Rahman, Director, WSI Q & A Session will follow comments by the speaker About Hussain Harroon: Educated at Karachi University, Hussain Haroon has taken keen interest in business and politics. Mr. Haroon has held numerous distinguished positions in this arena since 1970. He served as the Election Coordinator for the Pakistan National Assembly in 1970 and a party leader of an independent group of the Karachi Metropolitan Corporation from 1979-1983, also serving as chairman of its Finance Committee from 1979-1981. He served as a member of the Provincial Assembly of Sindh from 1985-1988, holding two chairmanships and the positions of Speaker and Leader of the Opposition at different intervals. Mr. Haroon then represented Pakistan on the international level, serving as a delegate to the United Nations General Assembly and member of the UN’s 2nd Committee in 1990. He also demonstrated his commitment to environmental issues as a member of the Pakistan Environmental Protection Council from 1996-1997. Mr. Haroon currently holds the position of president of the Pakistan-China Business Forum, which he has done since 1999. He also was the president of the Sind Club from 2002-2004, and currently serves as the president of the English Speaking Union of Pakistan. Mr. Haroon has held numerous other distinguished positions in various organizations, through which he has contributed meaningfully to the Sindhi community. When: Sunday, December 23, 2007 Time: 3:00 till 5:00 pm Venue: International Square Building 1850 K Street, NW (K & 19th St.) Washington, DC 20006 Nearest Metro Station: Farragut West (orange & blue lines) and Farragut North (red line) (From there a 2 block walk to the corner of 19th and K) For immediate contact, or if you arrive late, please note Munawar Laghari's cell phone #: (202) 378-0333 Through nonviolent means, The World Sindhi Institute works relentlessly for universal human rights and humanitarian law for the Sindhis of Sindh, in southeastern Pakistan.