Syed Mussarat Khalil
Saudi Gazette
JEDDAH — Memon Khidmat Forum's (MKF) delegation thanked Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah for extending them with an invitation to take part in the ceremonial washing of the Ka'aba.
The delegation was led by Haji Masood Parekh, recipient of the president's award for performance and notable social worker, and chairman MKF.
The other 10 members of the delegation included Owais Muzaffar, Haji Haroon Parekh, Mahmoud Kokus, Mohammed Farooq Musa, Mohammed Imran, Minir Memon, Aftab Sattar Popat, Hussain Loai, Qazi Jamal and Arif Sulaiman.
“This is the fifth time that we have been fortunate enough to get this honor,” said the head of delegation Iqbal Parekh while meeting with Amil Usmani, a senior Pakistani journalist residing in Makkah.
He expressed his deep appreciation and prayed to Allah Almighty to save and protect King Abdullah and Crown Prince Salman.