FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
 

March 13th, 2007, Hartford Connecticut: The Pakistani American Association of Connecticut (PAACT) and the Pakistani American Public Affairs Committee (PAKPAC) join with fellow citizens and leaders of Connecticut to condemn the violent attack on Mr. Javed Akhtar which fatally wounded him. While the suspicion is high that this might be an armed robbery incident, the possibility of this being a hate crime is still being considered.

We want to announce the setting up of a reward fund which will provide a reward of $2,500 (two thousand five hundred dollars), maximum allowed reward by the State, to any individual or group whose material information leads to the arrest and conviction of the perpetrators of this violent crime. We want to thank the East Windsor Police Department, who with their limited resources, have been working diligently to help solve this case and we ask anyone with information on this case to call the police at 860-292-8240, ext. 112 or 113.

Mr. Akhtar's untimely death has had a tremendous impact on his family. His wife has been affected by a previous accident and is disabled. She will be the primary caregiver to their 7 year old twin children (a boy and a girl). To help support the family the organizations have set up a support account for Mr. Akhtar. If anyone wants to help the family through this difficult situation, we encourage sending financial support by making a tax deductible contribution to "PAACT" (in memo write "Javed Akhtar Support") and mail to PAACT: PO Box 769, South Windsor, CT 06074-769.
 

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For More Information:
Zaheer Sharaf: PAACT: 860 881 643

Saud Anwar: PAKPAC: 202 558 6404
Info@pakpac.net

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