{"id":29068,"date":"2023-06-20T13:45:48","date_gmt":"2023-06-20T13:45:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/?p=29068"},"modified":"2023-06-20T13:45:48","modified_gmt":"2023-06-20T13:45:48","slug":"appac-hosts-meet-and-greet-in-support-of-andre-wallance-for-mayor-of-mount-vernon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/eng\/archives\/29068","title":{"rendered":"APPAC hosts \u2018Meet and Greet\u2019 in support of Andre Wallance for Mayor of Mount Vernon"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>New York: American-Pakistani Public Affairs Committee (APPAC) hosted a grand \u2018meet and greet\u2019 event in support of Andre Wallance &#8211; a Democratic candidate for Mayor of Mount Vernon, in New York. \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The meet-and-greet was held at the residence of Khawar Baig, a community entrepreneur and social figure.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/khwar-baigh-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-29070\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/khwar-baigh-300x168.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/khwar-baigh-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/khwar-baigh-scaled.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/khwar-baigh-768x430.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/khwar-baigh-390x220.jpg 390w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The meet and greet was attended by important personalities of the Pakistani community. Khawar Baig, the host of the event, introduced the mayoral candidate and thanked the community members for their participation.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/group-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-29073\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/group-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/group-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/group-scaled.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/group-768x433.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/group-390x220.jpg 390w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Addressing the participants, Andre Wallance said that there are many different nationalities living in Mount Vernon. \u201cFor me, the difference of color and race does not matter. I look forward to working with you guys,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/mayor-candidate-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-29071\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/mayor-candidate-300x190.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"190\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/mayor-candidate-300x190.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/mayor-candidate-scaled.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/mayor-candidate-768x487.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>On this occasion, Pervez Riaz, a social figure of the community, said that Andre Wallance, the Democratic candidate for the mayor of Mount Vernon, wants to help the community as a whole and I think this is a good initiative, so we should support him.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/riaz-baigh-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-29072\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/riaz-baigh-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/riaz-baigh-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/riaz-baigh-scaled.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.vosa.tv\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/riaz-baigh-768x511.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Attendees at the event also asked from the mayoral candidate a set of questions, and extended their support for him in the race.<\/p>\n<p>On this occasion, the political figure of Pakistan and Khawar Baig&#8217;s brother Dilawar Baig was also present, while the event participants also assured him of full support.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New York: American-Pakistani Public Affairs Committee (APPAC) hosted a grand \u2018meet and greet\u2019 event in support of Andre Wallance &#8211; a Democratic candidate for Mayor of Mount Vernon, in New York. \u00a0 The meet-and-greet was held at the residence of Khawar Baig, a community entrepreneur and social figure. 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