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Jahangir Moghul to organize Rotary webinar on Aug 22

By Abdul Qadir Qureshi
(Pakistan News & Features Services)

The popular social figure of Jahangir Moghul, in his new role of the Assistant Rotary Public Image Coordinator (ARPIC), will be organizing a live webinar on August 22 with the objective of promoting the image of Rotary International, one of the largest voluntary service organizations of the world. 

Jahangir Moghul, who was elected as the Governor of Rotary International District 3271 (Pakistan) for the year 2015-16, has been appointed the ARPIC for the Rotary year 2020-21.

“This is going to be our first webinar of the new Rotary year. It will be held on from 1330 to 1630 hours (Pakistan Standard Time) on the subject of Promoting, Building and Enhancing the Image of Rotary,” he informed PNFS. 

The joint zoom meeting, to be participated by Rotarians of Pakistan and a few other countries of the region, is being hosted by Rotary Club of Karachi Darakhshan, the home club of Jahangir Moghul, with Rotary Club of Dhaka Central being the co-hosts. 

Liu Chi Tien Surgeon, Director, Rotary International, will be the keynote speaker in the webinar with Sam Showket Hossain, Rotary Public Image Coordinator, and Past District Governors, Akhtar K Alavi, Muhammad Faiz Kidwai, Salim Raza, Shahzad Ahmed and Sajid Pervez Bhatti, also scheduled to share their thoughts. 

Asim Murtaza Khan, President, Rotary Club of Karachi Darakhshan, will deliver the welcome address while the meeting will be moderated by the club’s Past President, Waqas Moghul.

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