Happy Pakistan Resolution Day!

“I particularly appeal to our intelligentsia and students to
come forward and rise to the occasion. You have performed wonders in the past. You are still capable of repeating the history. You are not lacking in the great qualities and virtues in comparison with the other nations. Only you have to be fully conscious of that fact and to act with courage, faith and unity.”
(Quaid-e-Azam 23rd March 1943)

Dear members,

We celebrate Pakistan Resolution Day today. We celebrate 64 years of independence. We celebrate 64 years of freedom... But do we really?
There is a list of tragedies that have occurred to our nation in
recent years that should be listed here but that list would be very very long.

To shorten it up a bit; from Dr. Afia to Raymond Davis, from Asia bibi to the hajj corruption issue, from Mughees and Muneeb to the thousand anonymous others, from Salman Taseer to Shahbaz Bhatti, from thousands of mothers praying to God for a miracle as their children cry to sleep hungry to the fabulous french cuisine-alcohol laden events we so eagerly wait to gossip about after every Sunday, from the flood wiping away over 1/4 of Pakistan to the education and medical emergency, from the earthquake to the terrorism existing in our country, from everyone who voted for the current government to everyone who didn't bother to vote at all.

From all of the above and more, what have we learned? In these 64 years, what have we, the educated class, learned?

Itehad, Iman aur Tanzeem. The principles on which our country was founded. The meaning of these words we seem to have forgotten. Today we ask you to think. Think this 23rd of March of what you want your nation to be. We plead you to not sit and debate over causes to unite,we beg you to set aside your differences for once in this country's rocky history, we ask you to let the green and the white in your flag co-exist peacefully, we implore you to let this be the day you decide to work for Pakistan's cause rather than your own, we request you to learn. To learn something from the trauma she has been through. We entreat you to stop the discussions and the debates, the arguments and the theories, the judgments and the clashes, We ask you to step up. We ask you to stop looking for people to step up with or for.
We ask you to ponder on whether this is the Pakistan our ancestors dreamt of. We ask you not to limit your patriotism to cricket. We ask you to observe our circumstances and decide if you did a good job protecting what was given to you 64 years ago.


Sign the Education Emergency petition right now.
Take a certain sum from your pocket money every month and donate it to acause of your choice.
Take responsibility for your servants children's education.
Donate blood to a nearby hospital.
Take flowers,clothes anything at all to an old age home.
Intern at a school this summer.
Donate all your books and stationary to a school nearby.
Ask your servant if there is anyone needy in their community and provide assistance if possible.
Donate clothes,money to reliable NGO's still working for the flood affectees.
Go to the hospital and inquire if there are any patients needing financial assistance.

Can't manage any of the above?

Then just smile at your servant, say salam first and treat them with the respect they deserve.


Decide today what you want your country to be like tomorrow.

We wish you all a very Happy Pakistan Resolution Day in the hope that Unity, Faith and Discipline may become the crux of the beliefs our country functions on from now onwards.


TEAM Pakistan United
Hamari zaat, hamaray log

Construction update/Winter collection

Dear members,
CONSTRUCTION:
We have uploaded the pictures of the construction project, clearer pictures will be up soon.
MashAllah with the grace of Allah, the construction project is now complete. Team Pakistan United has managed to fund the construction of the following:
1 room house costing 67000 at Basti Rindan
1 room house costing 75000 at Jhankar Imam Village
1 room house costing 69000 at Basti Rindan
Along with
Complete reconstruction of a mosque costing 110000 at Basti Rindan
Details will be uploaded as soon as possible.

WINTER COLLECTION:
The Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) said: "Every Muslim has to give in charity." The people then asked: "(But what) if someone has nothing to give, what should he do?" The Prophet replied: "He should work with his hands and benefit himself and also give in charity (from what he earns)." The people further asked: "If he cannot find even that?" He replied: "He should help the needy who appeal for help." Then the people asked: "If he cannot do (even) that?" The Prophet said finally: "Then he should perform good deeds and keep away from evil deeds, and that will be regarded as charitable deeds." - Sahih Al-Bukhari, Volume 2, Hadith 524


With the onslaught of winters, Team Pakistan United has now decided to send in winter necessities as soon as possible. The 7th dispatchment mA will be leaving around the first week of January inshAllah, we urge all of you to please send in as much as you can. Items that you can donate can be anything from warm blankets/clothes and sweaters, to food rations or heaters/stove attached cylinders.(Warm clothes are preferred)
Please make sure that all the clothing items you send are properly washed and packed in individual bags, if you cannot do that, make sure that the items you send in are at the very least clean and our team will pack the clothes accordingly.
We urge you to not forget the victims at a time like this, with such a blessed month upon us, let us not forget those in need of our help and do as much as we can.Already we seem to have forgotten the flood victims and have gotten back to our lives without feeling even the slightest need to turn back and look at those who lost everything... Prove to the world that we are not a heedless people, that we care, that we are one, that we do not leave our own brothers and sisters at a time when they need us. Prove to the world that we have what it takes to be Pakistani.

"And,of surety , to all will your Lord pay back(in full the recompense) of their deeds: for He knows well all that they do" 11:111 Holy Quran


Stand up citizen of Pakistan and do your part.
Hamari zaat, hamaray log
TEAM Pakistan United

Initiation of Phase 3: Rehabilitation

Dear members,
TEAM Pakistan United is pleased to announce that we have officially initiated our new project and have now entered the third phase; rehabilitation. We are working with Captain Taimoor Rahat and have mashAllah begun the reconstruction of demolished houses in Tehsil Dera Ghazi Khan In DG KHAN.
In this particular area the number of houses demolished is the following:
Houses damaged(completely) 6055
Houses damaged (partially) 18137

It is impossible for us to adopt an entire village and reconstruct it completely due to lack of funds so our plan is to start with one house at a time.
TEAM Pakistan United has already given money for the reconstruction of 3 completely damaged houses.
Our target, by the end of this year, is to help fund the reconstruction of at least a total of 10 houses.
The cost of the reconstruction per house will be posted up soon, we urge you all to participate. With winters approaching the need of a roof on their heads is immense. Giving someone a roof to live in is a big deal, and you can be part of doing something this solid.
We request you to please start sending in your cash donations.
For everyone who doubts where the money is going, we will be receiving another letter from the army stating that Pakistan United is indeed working with them. We will also be posting up a complete detailed portfolio.
If anyone is interested in adopting a family and paying for their house reconstruction fully or partially, we will encourage them to contact the family(we will provide the details) so they know exactly how much their donation has affected someone's life.

After the reconstruction of the houses Pakistan United has funded, we will also be arranging a trip for donors and the rest of the team to go and see the houses and affectees for themselves.

The hype of helping the flood victims is already dying down and people have now started to turn away from donation boxes saying they've already donated.
Understand this citizen of Pakistan, if they don't have you, they don't have anyone. Do not forsake them at a time like this. What if the flood took away your house, your family, and your life?
They are not begging for our money, neither do they deserve that insult, they deserve what we deserve, if not better.
Ask yourself this question, what do you think you deserve?

Rise up citizen of Pakistan and do your part.
Hamari zaat, hamaray log.

TEAM Pakistan United.

6th Dispatchment

Dear members,
Pakistan United has successfully sent over 5 dispatchments till now. These included 200 tents, a 100 gas stoves, medicines for around 1000 people, ration for more than a 100 families and much more.
We are now going to be funding the stationary of a newly constructed school in a village near the outskirts of DG Khan.
The army has requested bags and books of 300 children of grade 5, 6 and 7. Along with this we will also be funding a water cooler for the children.
The 6th dispatchment will inshAllah leave on the 25th of September.
Pakistan United is also planning to adopt and completely reconstruct an entire village. For those interested in adopting families or donating money please contact us. We are working vigorously on this project but due to military formalities it might take some time for us to officially get a contract. Reconstructing an entire village requires a lot of funds, with winters approaching so quickly we urge you all to please start donating as much money as you can.
For further details please contact any of the admins.


**If anyone wants to fund one school bag(with stationary) for a child, the cost of said bag will be around Rs500/-each. This will include the bag itself, textbooks, extra copies and a pencil box and a pack of color pencils.

We also have a future trip planned, if any member wants to accompany us please fill the membership form and mail it to pakistanunited10@gmail.com

Rise up citizen of Pakistan and do your part.
Hamari zaat, hamaray log.

TEAM Pakistan United

5th dispatchment success

Dear members,
Our 5th dispatchment has mashAllah just left. We apologize for the delay but due to lack of funds we were forced to postpone. Instead of 200 tents, we were able to send a 100 tents, a 100 stove attached cylinders(gas-filled) ,medicine worth 200000 ,quilts, some dry ration, cooking utensils, and hygiene products. This will be our last dispatchment sent to Punjab, we will inshAllah be sending future aid towards Sindh. We urge you to start sending in cash donations.
Details on our 6th dispatchment will be posted up soon.
Anyone who wants to volunteer, please fill in the volunteer form and mail it to us. We have some future activities planned, and will need to contact our volunteers for these charity events.
Pictures of the previous dispatchment will be uploaded soon.
We would like to thank everyone who made it possible for us to come this far, we still have a very long way to go and need your support. Donate, anything and everything.

TEAM Pakistan United.

5th Dispatchment details.

Dear members,
Our 5th dispatchment will be leaving on Tuesday, inshAllah, we have received orders from the army, and the requirements are changing every second. Pakistan United already sent in a 100 tents in the fourth dispatchment but we have received an order of another 200 tents. We are short of funds right now, and can only manage to buy around 70 tents, we would like to request all members to please, PLEASE send in their cash donations as soon as possible, or if someone doesn't want to send money then please send in tents (the size must be for 5 people at least)
You can get a tent for Rs.3600(with wooden accessories)
Again we'd like to request ALL OF YOU to please step forward and take part in this endeavor. Don't wait, Don't think, ACT instead.

TEAM Pakistan United.

Why the army?

For all those wondering WHY we choose to work with the army, please take a look at the following points.


1.Chinooks. It takes thousands of liters of fuel per hour for the Chinook to fly, and due to this limitation, they only fly when they are at full capacity. Otherwise it is not feasible for the army to fly them. In fact, the situation is so desperate that the army at times prefers not to even land them at the destination, just because of the huge amount of oil consumption in landing and take off process. Idle Chinooks are a huge opportunity cost to the nation; as they can carry thousands of Kgs and in doing so, serve thousands of families.

Our motto is simple: 

WHY NOT FILL THE CHINOOKS RATHER THAN FILLING TRUCKS?



2. Distribution. We as individuals or even NGO’s do not possess enough resources to efficiently manage all the stocks and distribute them. One truck costs about 26000, or a shehzore costs about 8000 (estimated). Instead of incurring these costs on our own, and then sending trucks to locations which are already easily accessible to everyone through roads, what we can do is leave it to the army. They already have enough logistics and resources to efficiently manage all this.



LET DISTRIBUTION BE THEIR HEAD ACHE, AND PROVIDING THEM WITH GOODS BE OURS!



3. Security. We as students do not have enough resources to ensure the safety of the stock, in effect endangering our own and other people's lives. There have been numerous incidents where trucks have been looted and people being shot en route. True, these events are rare, especially in more well known cities, but the remote villages are vulnerable to these attacks. So its better for almost everyone to let this be handled by an institution responsible for the safe keeping of our country.



STAY SAFE!



4. Inconvenience. By setting up our own camps everywhere, we are being an inconvenience to the government and the army, especially if we ask for their help for security, support and logistics anyway. Incase we do set up a camp it will only be for strict fundraising possibilities.


BE A STEPPING STONE, NOT AN OBSTACLE.



5. Locations. How do we identify the targets? This is one of the major problems faced by us all. True, it is very easy to send trucks filled with relief items to NOWSHERA or KOT-ADDU, but that’s not exactly the solution we should be looking for, now should we? Unless we can perfectly manage to identify the right locations to distribute aid, and ensure that we can actually access them, given our limited resources, there really is no point. The reason why we stress on army is that they have a game plan, at least somewhat if not a very comprehensive one, and they are strategically dealing with the situation.



DONATE, BUT THE RIGHT GOODS ,AT THE RIGHT PLACE, AND AT THE RIGHT TIME


Our model is very simple, we receive specific dispatch requirements, gather as much aid as possible, pack it as required and deliver. It’s simple, small-scale, and efficient. We are not working FOR the army, we are not working FOR any organizations, all we are trying to do is
-Utilize maximum resources by saving money and trying to find cheapest possible goods(which is why cash donations are preferred as we try to buy in bulk),
-To facilitate transactions between civilians and the army/NGO’s.
We will ensure the safe delivery of our donations through our personal contacts. You will receive a receipt against any cash donations made and we would appreciate it you donated exactly what we ask of you, which will be exactly what the affectees require.


Pakistan United for flood victims 2010
(in collaboration with JANISAR E PAKISTAN,Islamabad)