They tried and tried real hard to break us.
To deny us IPL.
To take all our home games away.
To destroy our cricketing future.

But what a smack in the face for the world.

The Greens have proven once again that when you push us too hard, we have the nerve to bounce back and take the world by storm!

Well done team. You have made us proud.
May Allah continue to bless our nation with more victories soon!

They seem to go one better everytime! The Medical Wing of PAD managed to have an even bigger medical camp than the last one and YCP was there volunteering!

Kaleem, Asmat, Qasim, Emad and Talha were there giving the Medical Wing some support getting a really great event going! This time around the number of doctors had increased, with doctors from a wide array of specializations in attendance!

27th March 2009 saw a historic oath taking ceremony at the PAD. Following on from the record breaking election process another record was set at the Pakistan Association Dubai's oath taking ceremony.

Despite forecasts of a massive rain shower to hit Dubai, a huge crowd turned up at the PAD for the oath taking ceremony which was to usher in the new executive body at the association. But it was not only the turnout that was impressive. It was the gesture by the winning panel to invite the opposing panel and not only share the stage but also give a speech that set an example for all. Unlike normal post election scenarios where opposing candidates are shunned, the new team went out of their way to ensure they are made an integral part of the PAD. It was truly an amazing gesture and one that the winning panel under the leadership of Mr. Riaz Farooq deserve tremendous praise for and many Pakistani leaders need to learn from.

Lets also hope the panel that lost the election uses this opportunity to work together rather than as merely a chance for some photo-ops and press coverage! 

The night was a memorable one. The large crowd. The speeches. The MASSIVE MASSIVE RAINSTORM. The resiliance of the Pakistanis to not let rain get in the way of their dinner :-). 

YCP was there all dressed up and looking smart. We got a few snaps before the rains came down drenching EVERYTHING! Click on the link below to go to our Picasa Album.

YCP - PAD Oath Taking Ceremony

The Pakistan Association's Medical Wing held their second free medical camp for the Pakistani community on Friday 27th March 2009. The services offered at the free medical camp included, but were not limited to, blood pressure screening, sugar screening, basic dental screening as well as general consultancies in various areas of medical specialty including Pediatrics, Obstetrics & Gynecology and Orthopedics.

The camp was first initiative of its kind in UAE for the Pakistani community and YCP was proudly present as volunteers to help out the doctors. Dr. Zia, Dr. Zarqa, Dr. Zulfiqar, Dr. Shafqat along with a whole team of doctors are the driving fore behind this effort and they wanted a few young guys to be there to help in coordination work. Kaleem, Sami and Hamza decided to offer their services. Hamza was the first there right after Juma prayers (dressed immacuately i must add!!) followed by Kaleem and Sami an hour later. There was also a few volunteers from the doctor's own families.

An new addition from last time's medical camp was the setup of fund raiser food stalls where home made delicacies were sold to raise funds for charity.The mini-cup cakes, the samosas and much more proved very popular :-)

The first medical camp had around 20 doctors, with about 200 patients walking in. This time around there were about 25 doctors with almost 350 patients coming in for checkups. Encouraged by the success, the medical wing has decided to hold their next free medical camp on the 1st of May 2009. All Pakistanis are welcome to come to the Pakistan Association after Juma prayers on the said date between 2:00pm and 6:00pm.

To view a couple of pictures from the day visit our album on picasa: 

YCP - Medical Wing - 27th March 2009

March 2009 was as slow as it gets.

The reason? Elections for the new management team at Pakistan Association.

The elections are finally over with the "Pak Friends" panel winning by an overwhelming majority. Click here to read Gulf News coverage.

This was one historic vote. Never in the history of the association has there been such a large voter turnout. Out of a total electorate of 2308 people, 1960+ turned up to vote!!! Thats a nice 85% turnout! Quite amazing considering just a couple of years back the association was under the administration of a few people who were the least bit bothered about getting Pakistanis interested in the association. Well this is a move for the better. The more Pakistanis coming to the association the more the management will be on their toes trying to keep things in shape!  :-)

Anyway, in the end, Pak Friends won by a margin of 140+ votes - quite a resounding victory.

So what does YCP have to do with the elections? Well apart from the fact that the Pakistan Association is the parent organization of the YCP, our members were present at every moment in the build up and on election day. From the creation of voters lists, to the verification process right down to election day duties at the association and camp offices, YCP played their part in making the elections as smooth and efficient as possible!

While not taking all the credit :) we did play a part in ensuring things went well. Hamza, Kaleem, Saif, Sami, Tayyab, Umar and Talha were volunteering at the camp office on election day while Wajid, Qasim and Sohail volunteered in the voting area. And of course the seniors Zeeshan, Asmat and Ibrahim bhai were there along with Tahir and Jahangir bhai! It was one very well rounded team effort! Note: please forgive me if i forgot some names - there were so many of us there :)

While elections tend to be pretty tense affairs in Pakistan, this one went of surprisingly smoothly. There were a few tense moments no doubt, but in a very unique display of cooperation both sides sat down together on multiple occasions and sorted out any differences amongst themselves!

In the end we believe that one panel may have won, but the real victory was for the Pakistani community which did itself proud by displaying such discipline. Now lets carry our goodwill from the elections over to the work at the association! We hope all sides can work together to make the Pakistani community stronger and better organizaed here in the Emirates...! 

The Youth Club shall Insha Allah play its part in working with the management team at the association!

Check out the profile of the newly elected panel. They seem promising :)

Download: PAD New Team.pdf (514.36 kb)

23rd March 1940, our inspirational leaders came together to lay the foundation for Pakistan. Their energy and passion would see the creation of a country that today proudly is our identity.

Some would ask whether that energy and passion from all those years back is missing.

Well the answer is a resounding NO.

The energy today is present in our youth.
Stronger than ever
The passion to change.
To inspire. To lead. To innovate.
And most of all to be a source of pride for a nation of 160 million lively souls.

Let us resolve today to remain united and use our talents and energy for the good of our nation. Let us work hard so that the generations to come would look to us as a source of pride and inspiration - just as we look to our leaders from 1940 with the greatest respect.

We at the Youth Club of Pakistan would like to congratulate all Pakistanis on the occasion of Pakistan Day.

A whole lot of sand. 30 guys. A lot of adrenaline.
Ok, maybe we are hyping up our football game a bit too much, but MAN was it one major battle....!!!
Undeterred by the presence of some prickly bushes, the brave souls made every effort to get ball past goalie. Our game of part karate-kungfu kick demonstration, part 20 meter dash races and part kabaddi-cum-wrestling did not produce many goals, but it sure did raise up a lot of desert dust and get some flabby-boys lots of exercise!!! not to mention lots of scraped feet! :)
 
yes the above was the scene from our second BBQ event at Mushrif park. Learning from last time's BBQ :) Qasim arrive early and qabza-o-fied a BBQ spot complete with shade!  Having assembled at around 11:00 we quickly started a game of uphill-downhill football on a patch of desert sand and prickly bushes - the best place available near our BBQ spot. after what was probably one of the most memorable football games we would ever play in YCP, we all headed for juma prayers at the Mushrif park mosque.
 
Post namaz started the same ol BBQ ka maza. Lighting the fire - which as always proved very interesting to most!!! While the cooking continued - lead by Nouman - the boys had a couple of games of penalty shootout and volleyball. Meanwhile Zeeshan and Sami went over to get the Biryani from the Association - might i add at this point there were some very hungry ppl amongst us. :)
 
Biryani came. BBQ got complete and we got down to business! FOOOOODDD! And did it all taste awesome! Lasani made some great Biryani and Nouman's supplied chicken was zabardast! much better than our last attempt at a BBQ!!!! :)
 
Post food someone had the bright idea of playing cricket using the narrow footpath as a pitch. there was the usual anti-cricket protests from qasim and talha, but the game went ahead anyway! Undeterred a game of badminton started amongst the non-cricket playing folks :).
 
We broke for Asr after which it was time to take leave. We were all EXhausTeD but it was worth every body ache! Can't wait for the next BBQ!!!!
 
Oh we managed to forget the camera this time too. however Abdul Rehman did get a couple of snaps with his mobile cam.

As part of creating a brand image for the Youth Club of Pakistan, the IT and Marketing team has come up with a few options for our logo. Just a first draft that will be put up for vote by members. We shall select one and then move to improve it further.

Here are the 4 options!!

From the team at Youth Club of Pakistan!

See you at the BBQ on Friday Insha Allah! :-)