Quake-Proof Community
Centers to Be Designed
Washington, DC: Irshad
Salim, a noted Pakistani American has announced the launching
of “JEEVEY Initiative’ with the objective “to
conceptualize, design and plan” cost-effective, indigenious
and community-friendly earthquake-proof community centers
for the affected areas of Pakistan and Kashmir. He made
the announcement at a press conference held at a local hotel.
He stated that it would not be a fund-raising drive, but
a mental exercise based on logical levels of convergence
and divergence. “Several US and Middle East-based
Pakistani professionals have joined hands,” he disclosed,
adding, he has been able to associate in the initiative
some 13 public-spirited experts, who have a firm resolve
to strive to spread the message by Internet conferences
and brainstorming sessions to moot out the idea, crystallize
it and through analytical exercise search out a suitable
solution. “We have been pained to see the massive
killings of Pakistanis and Kashmiris, while others have
been trapped under tons of debris and injured. Still others
who saw the jolts of 7.6 degree earthquake on October 8,
and subsequent disaster as well as aftershocks, are in a
state of endless panic.”
“We are developing a coalition of the willing and
public-spirited professionals, interested only in delivering
results,” he said, adding: “There is no dearth
of talent or men of commitment in the expatriates’
community.”
He said those getting affiliated in “this carvaan
of commitment” are those who know the peculiar topography
of the quake zone, and who are experts in their field of
profession, can join by sparing some hours free of charge,
through videoconferencing, e-maling or correspondence. For
this purpose, he announced a web site: ‘jeevey.com’.
Initially, he said, the contact email address will be:
[jeeveyinitiative@mamosa.com]. Salim can be contacted at
732 422 9807.
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