Who we ask for Justice

In Pakistan that is
 One Urdu journalist writes about final judgement in Shah Zeb murder case that two persons have been given death sentence and both when they came out showed a V sign to the media that they won?
 The journalist then goes on to say these youngmen belong to respectable families and they are assured of NOT getting death but are likely to get out of Jail soon or sometimes in future so they are 'happy' and confident that they are going to get away with the murder inspite of death sentence by the court as has been happening during the last 5 years of PPP/Zardari rule.
 I am just appalled at this statement and at the happiness of the culprits. As the journalist very rightly says this is making fun of the justice system of the country.
 Then he 'hopes' that the new PM will correct such problems. It remains to be seen but what I saw in the pictures was that
 The president  (Zardari) gave the oath of premiership to the new prime minister and NOT the chief Justice
 Now ordinarily I see no harm there but the difference between Zardari and Justice Iftikhar is  huge-almost like asli naqli. To tell you the truth I do not think Nawaz Shareef has enough guts to change anything.


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Aah- "Radiating Radiated Rashid"

 Of course everything that lives must die some day, there are no ifs or buts.
 We buried our long time friend yesterday, Mr. Rashid Khan whose regular email letters I'll mis
 He maintained his sense of humor till the end, fighting the treacherous cancer with all the 'weapons' made available to him by Allah SWT a true Muslim approach. Rashid Khan signed his letters "Radiating radiated Rashid", to make sure we, his audience, appreciated his heart. Hats off to you Rashid Bhai.
In these letters he kept us updated in his progress in this battle, so very thoughtful of him.
 May Allah SWT award him Jannat-ul-firdaus-aameen


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Memorial Day

 The only thing I do not like about this day (No, I am not unpatriotic, I am a good American)--is that they show only those old war movies on TCM and I do not like all those movies as I have seen them year after year for so long.
 As on any holiday I end up missing my grandkids. (Well, this is because it is easier for their parents to get time off on such occasions) If you are retired and 'disabled' like I am you kind of count daily or weekly things that can bring a smile or some degree of happiness in your heart. Amazing thing God has given us
 The Grand-children
They love love you even if you do not have any candies for them and as far as giving is concerned we the grandparents feel like giving them everything and anything regardless of spoiling them or making their parents uneasy because it is an uncommon gladness when a grandchild says
 Thank you grandpa.

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Jerusalem-Yeroshalem

That is the most prominent building of Jerusalem. From where I took this shot I could turn 180 degrees and look at the Masjid Aqsa. For us Muslims that is all to see and pray in this Haram where one salat is equal to 1000 salat in rewards (Sahih Hadeeth)

 It was a twenty minutes walk from our hotel. The last street we would enter presented interesting combination of Muslims in traditional clothes and Jews in their traditional clothes hurrying down the lane together. Just a few steps from the gates of Haram the Jews would turn right into the lane of "Western (wailing) Wall."

You have a distinct relationship feeling with the Abrahamic faiths. That is the most prominent feeling in this beautiful city with a great and poignant history mentioned in the Quran (part of it) There are groups wandering around all the "old city" with guides lecturing the visitors, all Muslims or all Christians or all Jews. No other city has such mix of faiths being clearly represented. It makes one feel as if there are all prophets and their followers still wandering around here what a picture. No wonder, Allah SWT decided to take the prophet SAWS to this place before Meraj.

"Glory to Allah who did take his Servant for a night journey from sacred mosque to the farthest mosque. whose precincts We did bless, in order that We might show him some of Our signs, for He is the one who heareth and Seeth all things."

 How many prophets passed through here and how many are burried somewhere here. If you leave the political and such things out this is so remarkable  and I felt like hugging Christians and Jews all for we  as Muslims know they are so close to our beliefs. No other city provokes such feelings and yet as we were walking around we were exposed to armed guards of Israeli forces. There was a check post before we enter the gates of our Haram. I felt that masjid Aqsa is "imprisoned". There is no other city where you see so many Jews in their typical garb men women and children with hats and Yarmukes etc. To tell you the truth I felt happy for the Jews and that they have a "country" of their own. However the hurting side is the Palestinians and their condition, their misery. I do not need to expand. When I saw inside of Masjid Aqsa and a metal box to drop in donations which as I and my wife did make me burst out out into tears. I literally continued to cry until I finished my Nafel. Surely Allah SWT did not want Muslims Jews and Christians to fight with each other, must be we ourselves who have done wrong to each other in the past and continue to do so. When I saw Salahuddin's name on the mehrab I wondered if there would be another Salahuddin available for us now. I believe he was a strategy maker more than "fighter". We could all live in peace together. What I see is the Israel, the Zionist state has taken over the Jewish garb and it seems to exist with the force of fire-power only (supplied and supported by mainly US (JerUSAlem)-how long it would last.

"And We wished to be gracious to those who were being depressed in the land to make them leaders (in faith) and make them heirs-- to establish a firm place for them in the land......" (Sura 28th Aya 5-6)

 It seems Allah SWT wanted the "oppressed and suppressed" who had suffered so much to give them 'land' It brings to my mind the Western peoples decided after the Holocaust a similar thing but the way it has been done is contrary to the rules of Allah SWT with the resulting 'permanent' rift  I wish the 'leaders' in Balfore's position had thought of all human beings before creating a 'Jewish state' but Hitler's excesses made it happen in the way it did.

 Man, always, the loser. Never learns from history or the Scripture.


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St. Patrick's Day

 I am not sure what is the "celebration" of this day but it is reserved for  being Irish and wearing green.
 Irish brings to mind Booze.
 On a Chrismas celebration in the hospital, long time ago I also joined the dinner and dance prty. Was sitting in a corner when an Irish patient of mine asked me while dancing.
"Doctor, come on join the dance"
 "I do not dance". He stopped and sat down with me on the table asked to join with him in bear.
"I dont drink", I said.
 He came out with his packet of cigarettes and offered me one.
 "I do not smoke"
 He was dumb-founded. "Doctor, what do you do to enjoy?"
Chuckle.

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Killing Minorities

 I remember hoisting the Pakistani Flag that I had so carefully sewed up myself just before 15th of August 1947 and in a samll gathering of the local Muslims of Kotla my father, retired Congressman turned Pakistani addressed the group of those villagers, thus:
 We are free today the English Raj is over and the government is in the hands of Muslims. That places a great responsibility in on all Muslims living in Pakistan to ensure safety of all Hindus and Sikhs and Christians."
 Not a single nonMuslim leaving the village was injured and we had a couple of Sikh families and a Christian.
 It pains me to hear that as radicalization has gotten worse any personal grudge leads to labeling a Christian insulting Islam and the mob, as if just waiting to get the opportunity lets out the rage against not one person but the whole community.
 They are making a mockery of the law in the first place and secondly they are all including the Government fellows punishable by Allah for the injustice. Recent rage against the community in Lahore is known to be wrong and yet nobody dare say anything against it. They killed Tasir because he wanted to change the situation and I still see the banners of Hero who killed him
 Only Allah can save this country because I see signs of Azab. Every Zaid Umar and Bakar is a knowledgeable Muslim enough to throw out a fatwa of Kufr on anybody and kill.
 Where is Doctor Allama Qadri Saheb?


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Farewell to Vic

Dr. Victor J. Keranen, MD, my friend, a helpful colleague, a genuine caring human being, whose heart was  always in boats/sea; yes he was an accomplished sailor and I always exaggerated (slightly) about him that his profession was sea-faring and Neurosurgery was his hobby.
 He was gracious enough to visit us last year along with his wife from Fayetteville when I got this picture. All I can say that this man would see only a human being and was totally blind to color religion caste ethnicity etc. etc. and I say that from my close professional relationship with him for over 12 years. I attended his funeral on 17th Feb. as he left this world on 14th after fighting with Lymphoma for 5 years. Both Vic and Wendy (his wife) were extraordinarily gracious to get me established in Fayetteville as a Neurologist, got me apartment,, and he let me use his office space to start my office We shared together the establishment of CT Scan services in Fayetteville NC which was no easy task. I learnt freedom of practice with him and how honest and hard work pays off in this country. We both clung to the ethics strictly.
 Will always remember him for I have so many fond memories. He was like an elder (Just over a year older than me) brother to me. I was remembering that it was 17th of February 1952 my real older brother got married (in Pakistan, of course) who died 1995.
 May God bless his soul


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