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Post by saeed on Jul 25, 2008 11:52:53 GMT 5
Ahmed Faraz is the greatest Urdu poet and intellectual of our times. In fact he is a national asset of Pakistan. Since his illness early July 08, he has been fighting for his life in a Chicago hospital. The government of Pakistan has not offered any assistance with his medical expenses in Chicago or with arrangements to fly him back to Islamabad for ongoing treatment. Please sign this petition to let the Pakistan Government know that its silence and inaction is not appreciated. Having fought for democracy all his life, Faraz is more important than any political leadership of the day and should be looked after by the government. According to poet Ifti Naseem (Chicago) Pakistan Government is yet to offer any assistance. Nothing less is acceptable!!! please visit the following online campaign, by iPetitions: www.ipetitions.com/petition/ahmadfaraz/Please spread the word and encourage everyone to sign this petition. Saeed Khan Sydney, Australia
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Post by Atif Mirza on Jul 25, 2008 13:49:37 GMT 5
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Post by saeed on Jul 25, 2008 14:02:49 GMT 5
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Post by Rafi Tabasum on Jul 25, 2008 22:03:12 GMT 5
Saeed sahib donooN jaga par andraaj kar diya gia hay
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Post by Sukhanwar on Jul 25, 2008 23:23:49 GMT 5
signed boht acha kia aap ny yeh petition banaai shaid isi tara hakoomat ko hosh aa jaay thanx razi
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Post by kanwal on Jul 25, 2008 23:29:22 GMT 5
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Post by akhtarshumaar on Jul 26, 2008 0:08:53 GMT 5
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Post by Nadia on Jul 26, 2008 0:30:44 GMT 5
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Post by ramishjaan on Jul 26, 2008 1:01:11 GMT 5
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Post by tarana on Jul 27, 2008 3:41:45 GMT 5
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Post by jooni on Jul 27, 2008 7:09:39 GMT 5
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Saeed SAhib, Allah ap ko jaza'ay khair de aur hamari hukoomat ko koi to achha kam kernay ki toufeeq de!
Junaid
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Post by saeed on Jul 27, 2008 8:17:48 GMT 5
Dear all, Faced with a growing international campaign, the Pakistan government has decided to take responsibility for Ahmad Faraz’s hospitalisation and travel. See news below. Excellent News!!! Credit goes to all who raised their concern in media and online, as well as Pakistani diplomats in the US made this happen. Thanks to all who signed the sukhanwar/online petition. www.ipetitions.com/petition/ahmadfaraz/index.html Let’s hope and pray for Faraz’s health. Regards, Saed ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Pakistan to pay for Faraz’s treatment www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2008\07\27\story_27-7-2008_pg7_34 (By Khalid Hasan, Daily Times- 27 July 2008) WASHINGTON: The Pakistan government has decided to take responsibility for Ahmed Faraz’s hospitalisation as well as expenses incurred on his return to Pakistan, which could come as early as next week. This was confirmed to Daily Times by Pakistan’s Ambassador to US Husain Haqqani, who made personal efforts to get the decision approved at the highest levels of government. However, several uncertainties remain, Faraz’s delicate condition being the principal one. While his son Shibli Faraz, who flew in from Pakistan a fortnight ago, and the rest of the family would like to take him home as soon as his doctors permit, it is difficult to say when that might be. Next week looks like a possibility, but there is no certainty to that either. Ideally, Faraz’s family would want him to be on the non-stop Toronto-Islamabad PIA flight, but that would require Canadian visas for both father and son, something they do not have. However, the Canadian embassy ought to be willing to do the necessary on humanitarian grounds. There is no Canadian consulate in Chicago, so the application will either have to be made in New York or Washington. The fate of the application Faraz made for a Canadian visa in Washington is not known. One idea thrown up by some that Faraz should be taken home in Prime Minister Gilani’s special PIA plane, is not doable for a number of reasons. Gilani flies back on the afternoon of July 30 from Washington, not to Islamabad but Colombo. Even if he agrees to have Faraz on board, the poet will have to be disembarked at Manchester. In the end, it all depends on Faraz’s condition, which shows no sign of improvement.
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Post by Atiq-ur-Rehman Saffy on Jul 27, 2008 13:21:03 GMT 5
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