Community Enjoys Karachi
Club’s Haleem
Los Angeles: It was a sunny
Sunday afternoon after a bleak and an unusually dreary spell
of heavy rains in Southern California. The canopy in the Garden
Grove Park in the City of Garden Grove California was overflowing
with a large number of Pakistani Americans attired in resplendent
national dresses who had turned up to enjoy tasty haleem.
The occasion was the annual haleem offering arranged by Karachi
Club. In the last seven years, the Club has played host to
the community to commemorate the supreme sacrifice of Hazrat
Imam Husain (PBUH). The Prophet’s grandson gave his
life but did not compromise on principles, thus setting an
inspirational example for generations to come.
Glimpses
of the Haleem Party organized by the Karachi Club
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Founded in 1998 by Mr. Babar
Khan Ghauri, currently Federal Minister, Karachi Club adequately
serves as a platform for Pakistani Americans to come together
and celebrate religious and non-religious festivities. Mr.
Ghauri had the support of a group of individuals who were
both zestful and keen to play their role in the realization
of this goal. They included popular community figures like
Kamal Zafar, Pervaiz Khan, Agha Arif Abbas, Sameen Faruqi,
Nasrat Siddiqi, Adnan Naqvi, Mobeen Baig, Ishtiaq Hasan, Iqbal
Bhai, Asif Faruqi, Masood Khan, Attya and Shafiq Niazi, Syed
Ahsan, Mohammad Latif, Saba and Zufiqar Engineer, Khalid Hasan.
The Club has organized several functions over the years but
the haleem party in the month of Muharram is the most popular
event that is eagerly awaited throughout the year. The delicious
dish is served in the best Pakistani traditions to the delight
of the community members.
The event last week was attended by thousands of people from
all walks of life. There were several prominent persons who
graced the occasion, including the soft-spoken and unassuming
Mr. Noor Mohammad Jadmani, who freely mixes with the crowd
and is liked by one and all. The dedicated team of the Karachi
Club headed by Kamal Zafar appeared visibly concerned that
community members were served haleem with due propriety. Pervaiz
Khan and Arif Abbas were duly lauded for their culinary skills
in preparing the delicious haleem.
The Club organizers were quick to explain that Minister Babar
Khan Ghauri and Dr. Aamir Liaqat Hussain were expected to
grace the occasion but had a few pressing assignments to attend
to and regretfully could not dash to Los Angeles in time.
Their absence caused all round dismay.
The Karachi Club needs to be lauded for the painstaking efforts
of its members to make the haleem event a memorable occasion
every year.
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