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MUMBAI: As tensions between India and Pakistan run high and leaders from either side lock horns over a range of political differences, a rare act of kindness from across the border might have changed a Pakistani girl's life forever.
An Indian non-governmental organisation (NGO) has raised almost Indian Rs1.3 million in funds for the treatment of a young Pakistani girl, who suffers from Wilson's disease — a rare genetic disorder, said a report published on The Time of India.
Saba Tariq Ahmed, a 15-year-old Karachi resident, returned home along with her mother Nazia, after undergoing treatment for the disorder — that results in poisonous accumulation of copper in the body — at Jaslok Hospital in Mumbai.
TOI quoted Jaslok hospital CEO Dr Taran Gainchandani as saying: "Saba and her mother, Nazia, boarded an afternoon flight for Karachi. They were extremely happy about how well the treatment worked for Saba."
According to the report, Saba's family was assisted financially for her treatment twice between April and October, 2015.
In April-May, an NGO, Bluebells Community, raised INR 700,000 from Mumbai citizens. "But Saba did not respond too well to the regularly prescribed medicines for Wilson's disease," TOI quoted liver specialist Dr Aabha Nagral, who has been treating the teen, as saying.
Dr Nagral added that Saba needed a change of medication, as well as physiotherapy to regain her movement.
Saba returned to Karachi in May, but her condition deteriorated upon which, Saba's mother contacted Shabia Walia of Bluebells Community.
The NGO then started an online crowdfunding movement in order to raise INR 1 million for a three-month treatment with an alternative medication that is not easily available in India or Pakistan.
"We spread Saba's story so far and wide that we got an American NGO, Rachel and Drew Katz Foundation, contributing INR 400,000 and a London-based NGO promising free supply of medicines,'' the reported quoted Walia as saying.
A wheelchair-bound Saba then returned to Mumbai on August 24. At that point, she could not speak and had tremors and abnormal involuntary movements, said the report.
She was then provided physiotherapy and the alternative drug, Trientine — which helps remove copper accumulation from the body, said Dr Nagral. Saba is currently on two capsules a day, "but it should be stepped up to five soon,'' the doctor said.
According to the report, 100 capsules of the drug cost INR 84,000.
The doctor also took Saba out for dinner at a themed restaurant inspired by Bollywood actor Salman Khan, of whom Saba is a big fan.
According to Dr Nagral, Nazia was glad her fears about "things being not smooth in India" did not come true.
"She [Nazia] said Mumbai had been full of warmth and happiness for her and her daughter,'' said Dr Nagral.
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Oct 13, 2015 02:29pm
Kudos to Indian NGO and doctors who treated Saba. Humanity knows no boundaries. It has been proved time and again that common people on both sides of borders want nothing but good ties and friendship between the two countries.
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Oct 13, 2015 02:31pm
great
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Oct 13, 2015 02:32pm
but why Always Indian ? Pakistani people didn't show this type gesture beside Singing, Acting, Releasing Books in India
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Oct 13, 2015 02:35pm
Great humanitarian gesture from Indian NGO. We need more of that between our nations as we see with Edhi's and Ansar Barni's work.
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Oct 13, 2015 02:40pm
This is real India. Genuine India. Full of warmth. Full of compassion. But unfortunately you keep harping only on some of the bad events that take place, that too with Muslims as victims. That creates a mindset, strengthens prejudices and pits the people of Pakistan against Indians.
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Oct 13, 2015 02:42pm
"a rare act of kindness from across the border"
really?!
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Oct 13, 2015 02:43pm
Well done India on this; special thanks from Pakistan; we need such acts from both sides of the boarder; let's create more love among each other and defeat our governments' agendas
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Oct 13, 2015 02:43pm
I hope Pakistani should try to match these great things from India and learn. Each month hundreds of Pakistanis get their treatment in India. But more readers comments on useless political matters. I think more people should admire good humanity gestures than some stupide statements from COAS or political leaders.
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Oct 13, 2015 02:43pm
I am not saying this out of anti India sentiment, but often times I have felt the media on both sides portrays Indian medical facilities superior to that of Pakistan. I can say for sure that medical facilities in Pakistan ( if one wants to get treated, not the politically hijacked Govt. hospitals) are quite up to the standard. I have not known of a disease which cannot be cured here. Quality of doctors is quite good as well. Comments ?
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Oct 13, 2015 02:44pm
We should reciprocate
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Oct 13, 2015 02:45pm
One must appreciate this gesture.
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Oct 13, 2015 02:46pm
I do not know who Saba is or who the people in India who are helping are.......BUT for the sheer humanity displayed I must say thank you to these kind and caring people.
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Oct 13, 2015 02:47pm
It is pathetic to see Pakistan can't even produce good doctors. It seems its education system is too poor.
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Oct 13, 2015 02:50pm
Not all Indians are bad. They are good people, even in gulf you can differentiate them
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Oct 13, 2015 02:56pm
love spread love,hate spread hate . people want love and human need is love.
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Oct 13, 2015 02:56pm
my friend Riaz khan went to India few days ago with a patient who has ALS disease . my friend is very impressed of Indian people and their treatment facilities.
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Oct 13, 2015 03:00pm
that's what I and am sure many more in the land would like to see happening - fighting poverty, injustice and illness NOT each-other...
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Oct 13, 2015 03:01pm
India has best doctors- a fact.
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Oct 13, 2015 03:01pm
Thank you people of India!
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Oct 13, 2015 03:01pm
@Rashid LOL! You never do, never had.
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Oct 13, 2015 03:02pm
Thanks Indian Brothers and Sisters.
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Oct 13, 2015 03:02pm
All the best to Saba..hope she gets rid of this disease forever!
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Oct 13, 2015 03:07pm
Shows that Indians also have large hearts.
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Oct 13, 2015 03:09pm
It is so heartening to see humanity prevail over all other emotions. Such magnanimous gestures should be lauded and encouraged across both sides. This is what nourishes life on this planet. Politics and patriotism aside, one should not stop to help those in need. We may not be good friends but we can opt not to hate and despise each other. Actions speak louder than words and intentions guide one's actions.
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Oct 13, 2015 03:13pm
Medicines alone could not cure her. Love affection and warmth shown to her helped her to regain her lost health. God bless her.
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Oct 13, 2015 03:16pm
@ramesh Completely agree with you. I guess we Indians are too tolerant, that's why?
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Oct 13, 2015 03:20pm
Wonderful news for young Saba - if she has an improved quality of life now, that's a blessing that can't be put into words.
Edhi has for a long time been doing phenomenal work including the provision of relief and assistance to Indians detained in Pakistan; across the world, the organisation has no rival. Still, it's refreshing and encouraging to see these gestures finally being reciprocated from across the border.
Hasan
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Oct 13, 2015 03:23pm
thank you
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Oct 13, 2015 03:30pm
@ramesh do not forget IDHI foundation. humans are not indian or pakistani.
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Oct 13, 2015 03:31pm
more than 500 pakistani children get free treatment in india per year so its not rare sir. dawn please report properly
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Oct 13, 2015 03:31pm
We are all brothers but politicians are making us foes.
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Oct 13, 2015 03:33pm
@ramesh I doubt its because of a lack of compassion. Its probably because we lack to infrastructure for this sort of thing.
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Oct 13, 2015 03:35pm
Why cant we make this the most commented (positively) news article, instead of spewing venom!!
Please tell everybody to comment positively on this article. Can we make this beginning? It has to start somewhere !!
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Oct 13, 2015 03:37pm
Thanks to the doctors and the NGO that made this possible. Humanity prevailed, even in the midst of intense hatred that the two countries harbor for each other.
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Oct 13, 2015 03:39pm
We too have so many kids suffering with so many diseases but we Indians can't stop helping others when they are in pain and suffering.
I thank dawn for publishing beautiful news about India and its helping people
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Oct 13, 2015 03:41pm
We are thankful to Indians and humanity has won.
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Oct 13, 2015 03:41pm
Humanity beyond Borders. We salute the Doctors and the Bombay People who contributed to this act of kindness.
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Oct 13, 2015 03:42pm
Feel great when I hear such stories. Indians just proved they have big hearts, right ? :)
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Oct 13, 2015 03:50pm
Respect ! for charity Program .. Thank you
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Oct 13, 2015 03:51pm
I remember the story of those Pakistani restaurateurs who refused to accept money from visiting Indian Cricket spectators!
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Oct 13, 2015 03:56pm
We will welcome all Pakistanis for a humanitarian cause but not those who seek fame and wealth , the likes of Gulam Ali, Kasuri and the actors who are elite are not welcome.
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Oct 13, 2015 03:56pm
India is now known for medical tourism. Indian doctors are world class at fraction of cost compare to western country.
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Oct 13, 2015 03:57pm
Excellent news for Saba - may she be blessed with a better quality of life.
In Pakistan, the Edhi Foundation has been doing amazing work across the country, and that includes the provision of relief and humanitarian assistance to indians who have been detained for a variety of reasons. Although it would be unfair to expect the level of compassion shown by the world's most effective charitable organisation, it is still a relief and a pleasure to see hindustanis finally returning the gesture. :)
Hasan
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Oct 13, 2015 03:59pm
@ramesh
Please correct your record, we nourished one of your deaf/mute sister Geeta, for good 13 years in Karachi. The one who mistakenly boarded a Train from India to Pakistan.
There are many such stories, but we don't highlight such good deeds, as we do it for the sake of our life hereafter, not for the show off.
Still, thanks alot for helping one of our sister at your side of the border.
Much appreciated.
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Oct 13, 2015 04:03pm
Thank you.
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Oct 13, 2015 04:07pm
Good gesture of humanity which knows no boundaries. There are many such stories on both sides - I've read blogs detailing the warmth and hospitality received by Indians in Pakistan. Similarly, many Pakistani patients are treated for heart ailments and other diseases (often times for free) in India. Thank you for highlighting this news. I would also want to mention in the town that Akhlaq was lynched for allegedly eating beef, Hindus and Muslims both got together to conduct a marriage of two Muslim sisters. Please highlight more often positive news that brings humanity together as well. Thank you.
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Oct 13, 2015 04:10pm
@ramesh: We did, but unfortunately you guys never seem to remember such things. Dont you remember how an indian girl was clothed, fed, safe and cared for, for free by the great Pakistani Abdul Sattar Eidhi for 15 YEARS.
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Oct 13, 2015 04:11pm
May god bless the little angel, our prays are with you !!!
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Oct 13, 2015 04:17pm
Acts of kindness have no political boundaries.They have no political points to score.Human to human interaction is beyond politics or international borders.
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Oct 13, 2015 04:21pm
@Ayaz khan
Imagine what a great center India could be and how much they can help one another,if only both nations shed their Kashmir fixated complex.For the sake of a small valley the life and welfare of millions is being put on the chopping block.Hope both nations forget Kashmir for a while and instead build on their other strengths.
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Oct 13, 2015 04:22pm
Humanity is borderless
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Oct 13, 2015 04:27pm
Thanks India. We are grateful. Meanwhile our leaders are busy building metros and failed power projects at the cost of education n healthcare.
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Oct 13, 2015 04:28pm
We too have so many kids suffering with so many diseases but we Indians can't stop helping others when they are in pain.
I thank dawn for publishing beautiful news on India.
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Oct 13, 2015 04:29pm
I hope that the girl gets well soon..prayers frm india..
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Oct 13, 2015 04:31pm
@ramesh as far as treatment technology is concern obviously we don't have that. That's because the girl has to travel to India. As far as fund raising is concern, do research on edhi, ansar barni, Malik riaz who raised n paid ransome money to sumali pirates to free Indians.
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Oct 13, 2015 04:34pm
"Giving is the best communication"
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Oct 13, 2015 04:35pm
Narayana Hrudaalaya in Bangalore is known to treat children from Pakistan for congenital heart conditions. A well reported documentary on Alzajeera showed that often money is not the prime concern of the medics there. Waiving the entire medical fees isn't uncommon. Medics across the world are from the same tribe to see the malady in the person's body and cure it; rather than the soul.Apollo group is another charitable organisation that looks after pakitani patients. Ask Waseem Akram. In his personal loss, apollo is the only positive thing that happened. I am sure pakistani doctors are willing to do the same given the opportunity and facilities.
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Oct 13, 2015 04:37pm
A ray of hope between people. Leaders and extremists should understand what people want.
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Oct 13, 2015 04:37pm
Whoever has helped this little girl both medically and financially will be copiously rewarded for their good deeds. Our utmost thanks to them, may many more good Samaritans come forward to help the underprivileged, poor and needy.
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Oct 13, 2015 04:51pm
Extrimist India, RSS gunda raj India, shiv sena ruled state ... Yes its India u hate. But still u can cm n we will provide u best medial facility , n protect u from our own ppl if they are against u beciz u are guest .
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Oct 13, 2015 04:57pm
I am glad that this Pakistani family had a positive experience with my country. Dawn has also carried articles on the wonderful treatment that Indian visitors have received in Pakistan. I hope such gestures become so common on both sides that they are no longer "newsworthy".
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Oct 13, 2015 05:02pm
@Rashid Ishaq while I am totally pro Indo-Pak friendship,I must tell you, no Indian GOVT has power to generate hatred against Pak unless people in India are angered. Indian GOVTs are under control of the will of India. Our GOVT cant launch an attack on Maldives,let alone Pakistan, unless there is sufficient reason for people. The same is not true for Pak. Kargil war was a proof.Pakistani people werein dark while awar was thrust upon them by their military and GOVT.
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Oct 13, 2015 05:02pm
This is also Mumbai guys.
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Oct 13, 2015 05:12pm
Thank you India. Appreciate your humanity.
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Oct 13, 2015 05:15pm
Thank you Indians, American and London NGOs. This is humanity done right.
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Oct 13, 2015 05:16pm
Calling it a "RARE act of Kindness" shows your petty mind.
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Oct 13, 2015 05:17pm
I'm happy that dawn has posted this confidence building news...Probably this will help us to build bridges...
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Oct 13, 2015 05:22pm
Good !!
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Oct 13, 2015 05:29pm
Wish Saba a speedy recovery. I hope she grows up and becomes the PM of Pakistan and help bridge ties between our countries.
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Oct 13, 2015 05:32pm
Not that we do not treat the indians differently.We treat their prisoners much better then them,we had the young indian child/lady with us until her parents were found.
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Oct 13, 2015 05:35pm
Wish continued good health to Sabah and may she do well in her life.Compliments to her mother and other family members for taking efforts for her treatment. Happy that they are going back well and happy.
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Oct 13, 2015 05:40pm
Have we qualified from so-called secular to secular now?
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Oct 13, 2015 05:51pm
love begets love & hatred induces hatred.
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Oct 13, 2015 05:52pm
Wonderful news, and very heartening.
It is worth highlighting the same point other have made already though, that Edhi has been providing financial and humanitarian assistance to indians for a while now. It's still very encouraging to see this finally being reciprocated from across the border...long may it continue.
Hasan
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Oct 13, 2015 05:54pm
don't believe propaganda machines they have to run their shops out of your emotions of hate.
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Oct 13, 2015 05:58pm
Thanks DAWN for publishing this feel good story. This kind of triumph of humanity needs to be celebrated. To a few that are questioning I as a south indian am 100% sure Pakistanis are equally large hearted and will reciprocate when the opportunity permits.
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Oct 13, 2015 06:00pm
There are hundreds of such cases where common Pakistanis were treated free of cost in Chennai hospitals. India has granted immediate visa for medical treatment to patient and his/her guardian for all SAARC countries.
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Oct 13, 2015 06:13pm
India is best place for medical toursism.especially for south Asia.
Although many from US, UK and Australia and some african also come to India who cant bear expensive medical treatment in their own country.
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Oct 13, 2015 06:15pm
Thanks to Indian NGO, thank s to Indian physicians who treated her, thanks to India for allowing this to happen, and thank you above all to those who contributed. This goes to show that humanity can transcend nationalistic boundaries artificially drawn by none other than us humans.
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Oct 13, 2015 06:18pm
Get well soon little angel !!
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Oct 13, 2015 06:32pm
@Dr Chandra @London .Whilst appreciating your thought and comments,I must praise the follow up of the treatment by Bluebells. Long Live Pakistan people to people contacts.And once again thanks to Bluebells.
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Oct 13, 2015 06:34pm
Beti we pray to God for your speedy recovery and very soon want to see you in the play ground with your friends. Lots of love for you.
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Oct 13, 2015 06:35pm
Amid all the tensions and border clashes with India you hear of such humanity. All praise to the NGO and doctors.
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Oct 13, 2015 06:44pm
@ramesh: You need to read more my fellow indian, there are a lot of folks work for both country and i know plenty of them who are from pakistan but lives abroad and give charity based work for both countries and please do not make this about India or Pakistan and let people admire the work has been done. So get this negative mentality out of your mind and think positive.
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Oct 13, 2015 06:44pm
Thanks very kind of you. Wish to reciprocate you more than this.
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Oct 13, 2015 06:45pm
There are still good people in our world and due to that still we are enjoying LIFE. Indeed there are countless good people in India … So we should appreciate and thanks those humans
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Oct 13, 2015 07:17pm
Thanks, India. Next time Sahidi Afridi says something about small hearts and Indians, someone should point this out to him.
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Oct 13, 2015 07:53pm
i strongly feel that God had these plans for her and as humans Indian or Pakistanis, were merely conduits for this. really no need to thank anyone, it is the least as a civilized country we can do for our guest. hope these things continue. so many of my relatives who are abroad say that their best friends are Pakistanis, unparalleled. I am sure across the border it is the same story. Finally a good piece of news.
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Oct 13, 2015 08:00pm
Let's not turn this into a negative discussion as to who has the larger heart. It is true that individual Pakistanis have also helped Indians when possible. It is just that India is a larger country with more resources, better infrastructure and slightly better governance that India is able to do a bit more in the medical field. This is to be expected and let's continue the trend and hope that communal elements do not stop these kinds of things from happening in the future.
We need the media on both sides to highlight the good (along with the bad) as it is the media's role to be balanced.
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Oct 13, 2015 08:06pm
Thus is not great this is politics...after Ghulam Ali chased out of Mumbai and Kasuri
blackened face this is called wise act of politics....India is an enemy country of Pakistan
if they are so loving towards pakistan then they should stop RAW act in Karachi and Baluchistan.
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Oct 13, 2015 08:06pm
Hope and pray God she recovers completely and lives life without pain. You can play as much politics as you want but ensure that citizens of both countries are helped and live a better life if there is a way that they can help each other out.
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Oct 13, 2015 08:20pm
@Ayaz khan, Unfortunately this comments place is not ruled by people like you. Mostly India haters rule this place. But anyway thanks. Regardless of whatever false impression you media is busy trying to create about India, Indian have always been welcoming to Pakistani patients. Unfortunately 1000 good stories are overlooked for one painting of face.
Anyway thanks for the kind comments. We would love to see more tolerant people like you on the other side of the border.
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Oct 13, 2015 08:20pm
Thanks to theNGO which did wonderful job. God bless The members of theNGO!
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Oct 13, 2015 08:29pm
@Nomadic Exactly! These so called artists come for their personal gains, create tensions here and go without thanking us. Those celebrities are not welcome in India. But any patients, or anyone with good intentions will be overburdened with our hospitality and love. That's a promise.
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Oct 13, 2015 08:33pm
Now this is where we need to thank Indian people. So Thank you!
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Oct 13, 2015 08:45pm
I have a lot of Pakistani and Indian friends here in the US. They speak same language, eat same food and are best of friends. The common people of India and Pakistan do want to live peacefully. I believe Indians and Pakistanis are united by everything else but divided by politics/media. Acknowledging Saba's case as a 'Rare act of kindness' was bizarre as one would think that the only acts of kindness so far have been done by Pakistan. I think this was not required. You don't have to be sarcastic always.
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Oct 13, 2015 08:54pm
Humanity has no borders
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Oct 13, 2015 08:55pm
Take everything out of politicians-army, India-Pakistan problem will be solved within no time by the ordinary common people of these two countries. Hope one day it'll happen.
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Oct 13, 2015 08:56pm
@ramesh unfair comment. The common people of Pakistan are as warm and welcoming towards us Indians. If you look for it you will find numerous personal experiences shared by individuals about the love they got in Pakistan.
We do have more facilities and better technology and so are able to have more of such cases as in this story however I am very sure that if the situation was reversed we would have got similar care and concern.
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Oct 13, 2015 09:09pm
At last some good news
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Oct 13, 2015 09:11pm
why this kind of humanity is not shown by politicians on both sides of the border,may be they learnt one thing only divide and rule from Britishers.
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Oct 13, 2015 09:16pm
People to people relations between 2 countries were always pleasant , While in UK, & Europe last year, i came across so many courteous & warm Pakistani men & women , Young & old.Long live, our love to each other
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Oct 13, 2015 09:20pm
To be human is the first priority in our lives.Second is to be happy about belonging to a country. Religion, race, colour and community are always secondary. Being a beautiful human at any cost is basic need of the hour in this world.
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Oct 13, 2015 09:43pm
Saba all the best. Be well, happy and healthy.
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Oct 13, 2015 10:08pm
India and Pakistan together can make most powerful alliance in the world in any field...but wasting all resources for Kashmir issue...forget Kashmir ...work and live togather peacefully fight poverty stop buying weapons...superpowers like america. ..Russia..china will be afraid of these two nations togather
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Oct 13, 2015 10:22pm
@mimi sur Pakistan produces good doctors too. I have no doubts at all
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Oct 13, 2015 10:27pm
@Saeed Masood Saving Saba's life is not politics, this is real human compassion. The other things you mentioned are politics and it happens from both sides, unfortunately.
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Oct 13, 2015 10:31pm
Look Kulkarni himself said Shiv Sena doesn't represent India. Its a small group of misled people. India is way too big and they are confined to one state. The so called right wing Modi led BJP has called off their local alliance today for municipal polls. Sometimes people outside India think BJP is extreme right wing. Its not. Even the tiny percentage of extreme view holders within BJP are very disappointed with 99 pc of their leadership
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Oct 13, 2015 10:46pm
Wilson disease is a by product of cousin marriages. Everyone should avoid cousin marriages irrespective of what religons teach us. We should learn science from science books and not from holy books. All relig0ns have been created for the betterment of mankind however We need to understand that relig0ns are man made and are not 100% perfect
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Oct 13, 2015 10:51pm
One of my uncle, Kalimji from Lahore, had a brain surgery in Delhi. The doctors and the staff were really nice. I did not find them different from Pakistan. My uncle is going great and has good things to say about those doctors.
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Oct 13, 2015 10:54pm
why it is that only few people get played in the hands of perpetrators, and the majority of both nations end up suffering? I just cannot understand that. Thank you from Pakistan.
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Oct 13, 2015 11:12pm
its better if indian private hospitals set up themselves in Pakistan and middle east....too many of them in my city coming for treatment...hope it will help them.
raghu
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Oct 13, 2015 11:19pm
Rachel and Drew Katz Foundation is Jewish. Mumbai is Hub of ShivaSena .
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Oct 13, 2015 11:23pm
@Shahryar Shirazi
If it were true, people would get it done locally at low cost. There may be some truth to it. Reputation precedes. But then again, all the politicians go to US to get their issues fixed rather than locally even if there are expertise locally. I guess they make an official 5 star trip at tax payers money. That makes sense.
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Oct 13, 2015 11:31pm
@Saira Durrani K, Austin,TX They were different, in skills expertise and mannerisms as they belonged to India.
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Oct 13, 2015 11:35pm
Its a general misconception that we have hatred among each other individually but correctly we have hatred for each other's government.
Pakistan even protected one of our girls which was widely in news.
So both of us help each other at a individual level.
We need to take this bonhomie to the next level.
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Oct 13, 2015 11:36pm
@PK very true
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Oct 13, 2015 11:55pm
@Shahryar Shirazi Dear Indian medical facilities are world class , Not only from Pakistan but also from all of the world, People comes india for Medical treatment
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Oct 14, 2015 12:28am
@Ahmed and Ramesh We all need to grow up and understand that rifts are often caused by unscrupulous politicians with false propaganda.The day we realize this fact,the world would be full of peace and love.
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Oct 14, 2015 12:49am
@Shahryar Shirazi The number of recommendations you have proves it all, brother! It says zero now even after 10 hours and all others above and below you having 10s and 100s!
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Oct 14, 2015 01:00am
While I see lot of positive comments on both sides, let's try to remind that there is humanity in this world . Particularly when politicians or an army man tries to create trouble. After all, we were one country and now divided by a thin line that lights up in the night and shows up from sky. Hope some day, that line vanishes up in Map.
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Oct 14, 2015 01:17am
Thank you Dawn for publishing this article. As you can see, you have brought so many people from both sides of the border together in a feeling of love and brother hood through this article. Can we please have more such positive stories from both sides of the border so that the people can start coming closer even if their leaders cant. Perhaps eventually it will be the people who will force their leaders to come together to solve all outstanding issues in a peaceful and civilised manner.
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Oct 14, 2015 01:23am
Though the term 'rare' does not quite fit into this context where most Indian hospitals have a lot of Pakistani patients, such positive gestures highlight the that common people still have compassion for each other. I have a lot of Pakistani friends in Mumbai, and given a chance they never want to go back considering the warmth they get from Indians. Unfortunately, the media only picks up negative news about India mostly. In a country of 1.25 billion people, handpicked stories do not represent India. Thanks to Dawn for publishing this story.
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Oct 14, 2015 01:37am
Humanity at work. Hats off to this Indian NGO.
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Oct 14, 2015 01:39am
@mimi sur
There are many good Pakistani Doctors in the world.
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Oct 14, 2015 01:41am
@KAVI mumbai
If you are human and religious than follow humanity first.
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Oct 14, 2015 02:07am
@Shahryar Shirazi tell that to the hundreds of Pakistanis who get treated in india every month. They must be stupid to travel to india when Pakistanis has world class doctors as you claim
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Oct 14, 2015 02:13am
@Shahryar Shirazi, FYI Indian medical institutions are at par with western institutions now. So no need to compare with pakistani hospitals. If people feel good about them they eventually get treatment there.
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Oct 14, 2015 02:19am
May God bless the India NGO and those who cared for patients without any regard to the ethnicity. Long live the humanity!
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Oct 14, 2015 02:35am
Great gesture by "dushan on samne wale brder" :-)
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Oct 14, 2015 02:43am
What a great example of humanity beyond everything.
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Oct 14, 2015 02:48am
Ramesh Ji
I am also Hindu and a proud Indian ,you don't count how many times and who did it ,think child is chilled ,your or mine does not meters . I live in Canada ,and been to Pakistan very many times for
Business .Except the religion and way of living ,I did not find much difference .same warm feelings every where ,I lost hotel deposits many times ,because those people never let me stay in hotel . Weather I did business with them or not ,they remained friends for over 20 years .
They don't need me or my money ,but this is the way we do things in India and Pakistan .To all please start changing feeling little by little ,one day we both will achieve friendship and peace .
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Oct 14, 2015 03:57am
@Shahryar Shirazi You are simply wrong.
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Oct 14, 2015 06:00am
@Shahryar Shirazi if that is the case then why did Saba came to Mumbai, India for her treatment? What and who stopped her from getting treatment in Pakistan?
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Oct 14, 2015 06:28am
@Shahryar Shirazi The message just above yours (from Rightman) says every month hundreds of Pakistanis visit India for treatment. Why?
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Oct 14, 2015 06:30am
@mimi sur Indians also go abroad for treatment.
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Oct 14, 2015 06:34am
I can guarantee you one thing: If you are a Pakistani visiting India, you will never be mistreated by overwhelming majority of people based on the fact that you are a Pakistani. If anyone does mistreat you, I can guarantee you that others who are watching this will be very disgusted, and feel very ashamed of what happens to you. So please get this misconception out of your mind that Indians are not to be trusted.
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Oct 14, 2015 06:48am
@Saeed Masood I am curious. Do you think the doctor (or hospital) in this case coordinated with the Govt of India or Maharashtra or the Shiv Sena?
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Oct 14, 2015 09:04am
Where is ZAK?! -- where is Sonny Afridi?! -- where is AhmadUSA?
No comments from them?!
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Oct 14, 2015 10:49am
For India, Pakistan is not only a neighbour but also a brother/sister .
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Oct 14, 2015 11:10am
Stories like this one and many other give me hope. We are should pause and just take this all in. Thank you India.
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Oct 14, 2015 11:15am
@roy Talk for yourself.
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Oct 14, 2015 11:24am
Many Many thanks to my fellow Indians for setting a good example. I wish we keep doing good work for our needy people. This made my day given Politics is full of toxic stuff on both the sides. Wish we both deal with "human first" not "Indian first" or "Pakistani first" mindset.
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Oct 14, 2015 04:21pm
We've got even now. Pakistani activists took care of the Indian girl with speech disorder and the Indian NGO helped the Pakistani girl.
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Oct 14, 2015 04:48pm
My Name is Nadeem Hussain.My sister has been diagnosed with a fatal liver disease known as Liver Cirrhosis.She is getting her medical treatment from Aga Khan Hospital Karachi.But unfortunately her doctors told us that her only treatment is Liver Transplantation which is so expensive that we cant afford it.I request the pakistani government,the rich and eminent people to help us for her Liver transplantation.i also request the indian NGOs to raise funds to make this surgery possible for the survival of my sister and for the great cause of humanity.
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Oct 15, 2015 12:27am
Wishing Saba Tariq Ahmed good health. God bless.
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Oct 15, 2015 06:00am
@Revenge He is talking for himself. You can also join if you please and probably get a more soothing screen name. I think you need some hugs!
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Oct 15, 2015 08:59am
@Shahryar Shirazi : Please spread the word that such specialized treatments are available at home. They will cost less and establish the standards there --even in government hospitals you criticize.
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