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The strategy of connection and collaboration
Real collaboration does not happen by accident. It is built through deliberate connection, shared context, and the willingness to be useful before you are useful to.
Western Region · Madinah · 12 June 2026
From connections to collaboration.
On Friday, 12 June 2026, the Saudi Pakistani Professionals Community held its first ever event in Madinah, marking the founding moment of the city's chapter under the SPPC Western Region.
A first for Madinah
One city, one community, one founding moment.
For years, SPPC has been building a network of Pakistani professionals across Saudi Arabia, anchored in Riyadh, Jeddah and the Eastern Province. With more than 6,400 registered members across the Kingdom and over 1,000 of them in the Western Region alone, the launch of Madinah as a founding chapter marks a natural and long awaited expansion.
"This is the founding moment of SPPC in Madinah. The faces in this room are the ones who will shape this chapter for years to come."
SPPC Western Regional Committee
The program
How the evening unfolded.
The program ran from 3:30 PM to 9:00 PM and balanced structure with organic conversation.
- 3:30 to 4:00 Registration and Asr prayer
- 4:00 to 4:15 Opening remarks
- 4:15 to 5:00 Networking in sub-groups, IT, Engineering, Finance, HR
- 5:00 to 6:00 Combined discussion across three themes
- 6:00 to 6:15 Break
- 6:15 to 7:10 Second round of discussion
- 7:10 to 7:30 Maghrib prayer
- 7:30 to 8:00 Open forum, cross-profession networking
- 8:00 to 8:10 Closing remarks by Hamid Ullah Khan
Three conversations
Themes that carried the afternoon.
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Mastering communication and digital presence
How you show up online matters as much as how you show up in person. A clear digital presence is the difference between being found and being forgotten.
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The power of intentional networking
Networking is not about collecting business cards. It is about knowing what you are looking for, who you want to meet, and what you can offer in return.
What comes next
The first Friday of every month, Insha Allah.
The community agreed today that the first Friday of every month will be the SPPC Madinah meetup. The venue for next month will be announced shortly. Members across the Western Region are warmly invited to join.
Plans are also underway for profession-specific meetups, joint sessions with other Western Region cities, and a broader regional calendar that knits Jeddah, Madinah, Makkah, Yanbu and Taif into a single thread.
Thank you
The community is built by people who show up.
A heartfelt thank you to Hamid Ullah Khan and the SPPC Western Regional Committee for leading the charge, and to every member who made the trip to be in the room today.
If you are a Pakistani professional living in Saudi Arabia and you are not yet a member of SPPC, the door is open.
Gallery
Madinah, in pictures.
Be part of the next Madinah meetup.
First Friday of every month, Insha Allah. Stay close on the SPPC member portal for venue and program updates.
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