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Celebration of Lawari Tunnel�s Completion in Islamabad/Rawalpindi
The Chitralis all over the world are excited with news that the
first phase of the construction of Lawari Tunnel would be completed
by mid January 2009 when both the ends of the tunnel would embrace
each other. The completion of Lawari Tunnel will not provide the
inhabitants of Chitral with long awaited all-weather route who are
seized in a narrow mountainous valley to face harsh weather
conditions with resource scarcity and continuous natural
calamities, but it has been a matter of life and death for more
than four hundred thousand people. For decades Chitralis, a
faithful citizen of the country, kept the dream of Lawari Tunnel
alive and continued to struggle for their right to have a weather
free route. It is �Dreams Come True� situation for Chitralis with a
fair anticipation that the completion of the tunnel would open new
avenues of economic opportunities and create numerous options for
livelihoods improvement.
In the wake of this development, the Chitralis living in Rawalpindi/Islamabad
and surroundings of the twin cities would like to celebrate the
completion of first phase of the Lawari Tunnel once the two ends
meet expectedly in mid January 2009. A series of meetings were held
with Chitralis who could be contacted during the last few weeks to
thrash-out a plan on how to materialize the idea. In the last
meeting held on December 21, 2008, it was agreed that the programme
should be owned by all Chiralis without any discrimination from
Arandu to Broghil irrespective of their sect, caste, ethnicity and
association with various political parties and Organizations. An
event management committee comprising the senior Chitralis residing
in Rawalpindi Islamabad will coordinate the activities. All
Chitalis living the Rawalpindi/Islamabad will be contacted by the
committee to receive their inputs to better deign the event.
The primary objective of this event is to extend gratitude to the
individuals and institutions/organizations who contributed to the
success of this great project at certain level from raising
awareness to decision making process. Another objective of the
programme is to demonstrate the desire of Chitralis to expedite the
work in the next phase of the project. The presence of concerned
senior government officials in the event will provide the Chitralis
with the opportunity to convey their request for extending the
project by linking Chitral with Central Asia to develop this
district as a new gateway for international trade.
Through this letter the committee would like to invite all
Chitralis to participate in the event and give their valuable
inputs so that the objective of the programme can be achieved
effectively. The time, agenda and venue of the next meeting will be
communicated through individual contacts as well as through another
letter with the courtesy of online dailies shortly.
We hope that all Chitralis will extend their full cooperation in
this regard and make the event a success. We will highly appreciate
the financial support from the well-off Chitralis for this
programme and for contribution please contact the following
committee members.
Mohammad Wali Chairperson Jashn-e-Lawari Committee Islamabad
Qazi Fazal Ealhi Co-Chairperson Jashn-e-Lawari Committee
Islamabad
Email: [email protected] and [email protected]
Or
Tabeer Hassan Focal Person Jashn-e-Lawari Committee Islamabad
Cell: 03445513217
Phone: 051-2511697
Email: [email protected]
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