November 25 2006 : After 6 years and 11 months, and countless efforts from Aamir and his many friends, he has finally been reunited with his wife Shafqat Batool, their son Muhammad Abbas (12 y.o.) and their daughter Shabih Zahra (9 y.o.). They arrived in Toronto, Canada on November 3rd on a direct flight from Pakistan and are now busy getting reacquainted and resettling together in a suburb of Montreal in the province of Quebec. Thanks to all who supported his quest in one way or another. This success is definitely the result of many many interventions which finally worked. All our best wishes to Aamir and his family for a smooth transition and a happy new life. We also thank them for their own huge contribution to the well being of all children in the world.

Le 25 novembre 2006: 6 ans et 11 mois plus tard, et après d’innombrables efforts de la part d’Aamir et de ses amis, sa femme Shafqat Batool, son fils Muhammad Abbas (12 ans) et sa fille Shabih Zahra (9 ans) l’ont finalement rejoint. Ils sont arrivés à Toronto au Canada sur un vol direct du Pakistan le 3 novembre dernier. Ils tentent maintenant de refaire connaissance et de reprendre leur vie ensemble en s’installant dans une banlieue de Montréal dans la province de Québec. Mille merci à tous ceux qui d’une façon ou d’une autre ont soutenu sa cause. Ce succès est définitivement le résultat de multiples interventions qui ont fini par produire le résultat voulu. Nous offrons tous nos meilleurs vœux à Aamir et à sa famille pendant cette transition et leur souhaitons une longue et heureuse vie au Canada. Nous les remercions également pour leur importante contribution au bien-être de tous les enfants dans le monde.

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Friday October 22nd: a few days ago we crossed over the mark of 1000 signatures (1031 as I write his)! this is quite an accomplishment and we throughly thank all the many supporters out there, in Canada and in so many other countries.  Special thanks are owed to the Italian contingent who have really rallied in the last few weeks! Aamir's working permit has just been renewed, which is very good news. We also continue to forward all your letters to the Minister as well as to Citizenship and Immigration. We will continue to keep you posted as we know more. And please keep circulating the information on this website and asking your contacts to do the same to continue to increase the number of signatures! it really does help, and what a morale booster it is for Aamir to witness your support! Please keep it coming until the situation really does get resolved!

Monday August 9th: there are now over 800 signatures in support of Aamir's application and this from a broad spectrum of supporters, including lawyers, MDs and health professionals as well as mothers, students, etc... Thanks to all who have already taken the time to read Aamir's story and express their support and to those of you who are now considering it.Your support is very valuable and has not gone unnoticed. We will try to continue to keep you posted on progress..

Thursday July 15th - over 670 persons have now expressed their support for Aamir's cause! thanks again to all who have contributed signatures and heart-warming comments. Please keep up your expressions of support by forwarding this website to your own networks. We will continue to keep you informed of progress here, as the case evolves.

As of Friday July 9th, over 460 persons from 21 countries have signed the letter (petition) to Minister Sgro in support of Aamir - some 300 of them from across Canada! Many many thanks to all who have expressed their support as well as for the many very positive comments of encouragement to Aamir and for the many good comments to the Minister and to Citizenship and Immigration Canada. This is very encouraging.

In Toronto, in Quebec, in London (UK), etc... many many individuals have provided very valuable support to Aamir, both before as well as since, the creation of this website. To avoid forgetting anyone we will not list them. But they know who they are, and they are all thanked wholeheartedly. Their contribution has been invaluable.

Please continue to tell your friends about Aamir's situation and our need for their support! With everyone's contribution it should be resolved soon. Many thanks again to all of you.

February 2005: Great news: Aamir's request for permanent residence in Canada is now progressing through regular channels thanks to the support received from everyone. This is a remarkable breakthrough although the next steps will also be important. Your letters do work! please keep sending them and we will continue to keep you informed of further progress. A million thanks to each and everyone of you who has contributed to this breakthrough. There are now over 1,200 petition signatures from around the world. Some individuals and organisations have used these petitions, notably to demonstrate to the Canadian Government how Canadian citizens and other citizens of the world support such a just cause. Others have given additional support through other means. Many many thanks to you all. You have made the difference and allowed Aamir's request to make progress towards permanent residence in Canada."