05/04/2026
REMEMBERING MY DAD ON HIS BIRTHDAY…...
I came back from school and was eagerly waiting for my dad to come home so we could start lunch together. It was a regular thing for us to eat lunch together as a family. The doorbell rang, and I ran to the main door hurriedly opening it, thinking it was my dad. To my surprise, there was a middle aged person, disheveled and unshaven, in shabby clothes, with red eyes at the door. He anxiously inquired about my father,'Where's Dr. Sahab?' I said he would be in his office or might be on his way back home. He suddenly started crying like a kid, 'Doctors ne mera bacha maar diya' (Doctors killed my son). Before I could inquire further, he turned back and walked away, wiping his tears. I, while holding the door with a heavy heart, thought that whoever he was I would ask my father to give him justice. Yes my father was the chief executive of Sheikh Zayed Hospital RYK at that time. Later we came to know that the man came from a small town for his 8 year-old son's tonsillectomy. Most of you know that tonsillectomy is not a major surgery and it's not life threatening, and the patient recovers in a couple of days. After his son's surgery, the bleeding didn't stop, and the poor father kept begging the nurses to ask the doctor to come and examine. But the ENT doctor didn't check him post-operatively. And the poor child died because of the excessive bleeding . My father called the doctor to his office and inquired about it. The doctor said such mistakes happen in medical practice. My father said, 'Mistake? It's a case of sheer negligence.' He shrugged his shoulders. My dad said that a doctor is supposed to be a healer, not a murderer. My father decided to send the inquiry report to the health department. Someone from family asked my father to let it go. What my father replied, those words still resonate in my head: 'Allah will not only ask about prayers and fasting on Judgment Day but also ask you that a person needed justice and did you provide it?' My father made an inquiry report and sent it to the Secretary Health Punjab. They did the due inquiry and the ENT surgeon was found guilty of negligence, and due action was taken. Yes, my father was a kind and considerate person but at the same time, a thorough professional. Later he served as Director General Health Punjab and proved to be one of the best administrators. We are so proud of you.
Happy heavenly birthday Abu 🎉🎊🎂.
Yes, you were and still are my strength and support in life. May Allah bless your soul in heaven. I know you're at a better place, but we miss your presence and wisdom every day ♥️
