Arfa Karim (1995-2012) ....A Life Too Short

 Saturday, January 14, 2012 at 11:39pm

The painful and ironic reminder of life.........all has to end....it is sad that we have lost a very intelligent and beautiful girl who was pride of Pakistan too but death is the destiny and everyone has to return to God sooner or later, may her soul rest in eternal peace, Amen.

Inna lillahi wa inna ilayhi raji'un...........To Allah we belong and to Him is our return.

There are many questions about the care and Bill Gates offer to transfer Arfa Karim to USA for treatment. I am not sure if there was a real offer or not but she wasn't physically strong enough to even take advantage of it and travel for 16-18 hours to USA for treatment.

The care she was getting in Pakistan was probably the best and its so sad that we comment on things or postulate ideas on the basis of our limited knowledge .Somehow the bitterness in this world has turned people judgmental and apprehensive.

Honestly, I myself have a limited knowledge by reading different news and articles on her and watching few of her videos .She was a vibrant 16 years old...........so full of life and energy ,beaming with the passion to do something worthwhile for her country .Arfa did make a mark in a short but well lived life. She will be remembered and missed always.....May God grant her the highest levels of Jannah and bless her parents the strength to bear this untimely loss, Amen.

Pakistan Army is the only organized entity in the whole State of Pakistan. The Combined Military Hospitals (CMH) all over the country are run by Army with the help of very qualified, mostly foreign trained doctors, under the best available facilities within minimum budget.

As far as I know Arfa's father is a military man too and this treatment whatever it included would have incurred minimum to zero cost to her family. It’s easier said than done but that is one place where you will get treatment by the top notch person available in the department without the offering of an arm and a leg, even for private patients the charges are pretty reasonable.

I agree there are many fancy options available ,laced with beautiful state of the art equipment and foreign qualified doctors but how many people have access to them.......or do they have any option of charity care available there........the CMH she was treated in ..........is no less than any and the doctors are no less qualified than any either.

They are the unsung heroes who sacrifice the private practice opportunities and staying away from the hardships of a under developed country for better life and money abroad and serve their homeland to the best of their knowledge and strength.

May their efforts be acknowledged by God and may they all be blessed in hereafter, Amen.

........I just sign off by saying......it is very unfortunate that the people who could have made a difference.............left the country............now sitting 10,000 miles away we can write all we want and bang our heads on this wall of misery forever but the results will be zero to frustration...........every little rain drop is a hero in a drought............that's my thought.......:)

Long Live Pakistan and Long Live Pakistanis...... :)