By Kamran Hashim/Rafiq Vayani
KARACHI: President & Members of Rotary Club of Karachi ‘Bay’ organized an Awareness Session titled as ‘How to Deal with Stress Caused by Covid-19’. This awareness session was held at Services Club on Tuesday 29th December 2020. Expert speaker Dr. Kashif Moten was invited as a guest speaker, who shared his expert knowledge, wisdom and experiences on subject ‘How to Deal with Stress Caused by Covid-19’.
Formal proceedings of the event with President of RCK ‘Bay’ declaring the event open for proceedings after which Pir Dervaish recited some verses from holy Quran. From their onwards Tanya Faheem Rogatia took charge as Master of Ceremony.
During welcome note Muhammad Hanif Khan, Chair Organizing Committee welcomed all the guests and said; “I would like to thank Professor DG Dr Farhan Essa for gracing our event. Furthermore core committee of RCK ‘Bay’ has done a tremendous job under the patronage and mentorship from our mentor Rear Admiral (Retd.) Tanveer Ahmed for pulling off such an event”.
He also thanked the guest speaker and said; “I would also like to thank our guest speaker for today’s session Dr. Kashif Moten, he is an expert in the field of Energy Healing and he would be sharing his expertise with us soon from which I am sure that everyone here get benefit”.
According to Muhammad Hanif Khan; “Covid may not have harmed so many here in Pakistan and many of us were lucky-enough to survive such a pandemic. But we have seen many suffering from Post-Covid Stress which at times is very exhausting. We decided that this Post-Covid Stress is something that needs some attention”.
Chief Guest for this event was Professor Dr. Farhan Essa Abdullah, District Governor (2020-21) of Rotary international 3271 and during his speech he said; “I would start by thanking the big guns of RCK ‘Bay’, Admiral Tanveer Ahmed & Muhammad Hanif Khan. I would also like to appreciate their efforts in arranging this session for overly-stressed people of Karachi”.
District Governor of Rotary International further said; “this type of event is classified as fellowship evenings among fellow Rotarians. I see a lot of past Presidents, Assistant Governors and fellow Rotarians here, which is a very appreciable”.
He further said; “Rotary International, District 3271 has decided to nominate Admiral Tanveer Ahmed for ‘Service Above Self’ Award in recognition to his valiant contributions towards Rotary activities. They way he is leading Rotary Club of Karachi ‘Bay’ is commendable”.
Dr. Farhan Essa also spoke highly of Dr. Kashif Moten who with his charismatic personality take charge with ease. He also spoke highly of Muhammad Hanif Khan for leading his team very energetically. He said; “I request all to take appropriate precautionary measures to counter any difficult times and this session will help us in countering stress which use to be on the higher side but after covid, stress has multiplied by many folds”.
Dr. Kashif Moten thanked Rotary Club of Karachi ‘Bay’ for inviting him to address such an important issue in front of such an exclusive audience. During his presentation he stressed on the point that in order to remove stress from your life, you need to identify it first then only you can proceed to remove it. Then identify the cause and then you can slowly and gradually control and limit your stress by following very simple techniques shared by Dr. Kashif.
Dr. Kashif Moten, is one of the leading Energy Healing Expert in Karachi, he specializes in Non-Invasive Treatment for Stress, Depression and Anxiety. At his ‘Energy Clinic’, he also caters to Pain, Body Aches, Sexual Health, Mental Health and Physical Well Being.
Mentor of RCK ‘Bay’, Admiral Tanveer Ahmed was invited to deliver vote of thanks by Tanya Rogatia. Admiral Tanveer Ahmed said; “thankfully we are not on top as a highly stressed nation but some of our neighbouring countries are on top, but alarmingly Pakistan is in the top ten on the list of highly stressed nations. This issues needs more attention and thankfully Rotary Club has taken an initiative here as well for which they must be praised”.
Admiral Tanveer said; “we must applaud the efforts of the team leader Muhammad Hanif Khan and core committee at the club. They have done a wonderful job by highlighting an important issue and arranging a guest speaker.” He added; “I must thank District Governor Dr. Farhan Essa, all the Past Presidents, Assistant Governors and fellow Rotarians for coming out in numbers in such a chilly winter evening.” Admiral Tanveer Ahmed further said; “I would also like to thank Dr. Kashif Moten for sharing his expert views, experiences and observations with in-depth details on Stress. This truly was beneficial for me, as I am learning everyday”.
