Most of the communities socialise with each other through their associations/organisations comprising of like-minded people. It’s same 
with Pakistani community living in Melbourne, Australia. The first such association in Melbourne was established by Pakistani students at Russel St on Sunday, 05 June 1960. The association was named Pakistan Australia Association of Victoria. The official stamp of the association reads as “Pakistan Australia Association Melbourne “(Victoria). PAAM has inherited the original documents of this association. As the years passed and number of Pakistanis in Melbourne increased, more and more such associations were formed. These associations were competing each other. It was under these circumstances, some elders and young Pakistanis realized that there is a dire need of an association which would welcome all Pakistanis and cooperate with other associations. These names include were, Sadiq Ullah Khan, Dr. A.K. Kazi. Dr. Shabbir Tariq, R.P. Dewan, Wasi Qureshi, Hussain Mir, Col Mohammad Arif, Aslam Kazi, Hayat Qureshi, Dr N,Cheema,Manzoor Mian, Habib Rehman, Ashfaq Munshi, Dr.M. Shahbaz Chaudhry, Aqueel Syed, Ch. Nasir, Dr Iqbal Gondal, Dr Ishaq Bhatti, Tahir Hashmi and many more spirited young Pakistanis.
Col Mohammad Arif was assigned the task of taking necessary measures to incorporate an association. Consequently Pakistan Australia Association Melbourne Incorporated (PAAM) was established. The inaugural general meeting was held on Sunday, 23 July 2006 at Templestowe Memorial Hall; Templestowe Victoria. This meeting was attended by 56 foundation members. Sadiqullah Khan was elected the first president and Col Mohammad Arif was appointed as the public officer.
Our Vision
The salient features of vision and ideology of PAAM are as under:
- Provide a dignified platform for all Pakistani Australians living in Melbourne/Victoria to socialise and know each other which will help to assimilate in the society.
- To encourage Pakistani youth to take a leading role in managing PAAM and ultimately provide a selfless and spirited leadership for Pakistani community in Australia
- Inculcate a spirit of friendship, harmony and cooperation with all other Pakistani associations in Melbourne particularly and other communities in Australia in general for welfare of the community.
- Expand and export the PAAM vision/ideology to a much wider spectrum in Melbourne/Victoria and ultimately all over Australia.