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January-March, 2017 News resA quarterlyc magazinee of Pakistann Redt Crescent REALLIVING islivingforothers By HUMERA KARIM "Whatpromptedmetojoin thePRCwasthatoneday ack in 2009 when a strong quake befell his village Khanozai – the headquarters of Karezat Tehsil of Pishin oneofmyfriendswasshot ThePakistanRedCrescenthandedthefirstconsignmentof10,000blankets Bdistrict, Balochistan – Muhammad Ibrahim Khan stood atandhebledtodeath aghast, bewildered and motionless, with the debris of razed and5,000jacketsandwoollieseachovertotheTurkishRedCross(TRC) buildings all around. beforemyeyes,asIhadno After slowly adjusting himself to the terrible situation he ideaoffirstaid.After fordistributiontotheSyrianbrethrenafflictedbythecivilwarthat and the area people were in, his eyes wandered around in disbelief and fastened onto a group of people donning red shirts onelabourious enteredtheseventhyearinMarchthisyear emblazoned with the name of Pakistan Red Crescent. year,Iwasfinally He saw these red shirts tending to the injured and shifting abletoprovideany them and the badly burnt bodies to the wailing ambulances on stretchers. kindoffirstaid." Standingshouldertoshoulder At that time, it occurred to Ibrahim as though he was just a bystander having no link with the situation around. I also saw a person crying with pain. A bullet had pierced his Then a sudden rush of emotions pushed him into the activity heart. I tried to give him rst aid but again I failed to execute and he saw him working shoulder to shoulder with the red what I had long practiced. withSyrianbrethren shirts. I discussed my condition with Dr. Imran who provided me Two months later, he came to Quetta and attended the with counselling, enabling me to break free from fear. he Pakistan Red Crescent (PRC) handed the rst consignment "Youth and Volunteer Program" of the Pakistan Red Crescent On June 15, 2013 a bus carrying students from Bahadur Khan PresidentMamnoonHussain of relief goods over to the Turkish Ambassador S. Babür Girgin Society, Balochistan. The same year he lost his two best friends Women University was attacked with an explosive device. for onward distribution to the Syrian refugees through the to terrorism. There were lots of bodies and injured girls. saysdispatchofreliefgoods T Talking to the writer, Ibrahim said: "What prompted me to Turkish Red Crescent. I found a girl that was critically burnt. I covered her with The relief items included 10,000 blankets, 5,000 jackets and 5,000 join the PRC was that one day one of my friends was shot at and cloth and washed her face and hands to soothe her burnt tissues. showsPakistanandTurkey shirts. The handover ceremony took place at the President House, he bled to death before my eyes, as I had no idea of rst aid. The When I came out holding the girl rmly in my hands, I was standwiththeirSyrian Islamabad. least I could do was to scream and to beg for help. This sad really scared of her male family members keeping in view the Addressing the handover ceremony, President Mamnoon Hussain incident proved to be a blessing in disguise, as I started tribal norms but to my surprise her father came up to me and brethreninhourofneed said the PRC's humanitarian efforts will further cement Pakistan's attending the rst-aid trainings regularly. stroked my head with affection. relations with Turkey and Syria and others should also follow its After one laborious year, I was nally able to provide any I have so far provided rst aid in almost 30 terrorist attacks TurkishAmbassadorS.Babür initiatives. kind of rst aid. and around 50 killings. “This gesture shows that the PRC stands with vulnerable and In 2011, when two consecutive suicide bomb attacks Working as a volunteer has become a passion of my life. My GirginthanksthePresident exposed people not only in Pakistan, but also with those living beyond occurred at the residence of DIG Frontier Corps, I along with family and friends never supported my passion rather I was andPRCChairmanforthe borders,” he added. the Red Crescent team reached the spot within no time. shown the darker side of the picture all the way. But I never PRC Chairman Dr. Saeed Elahi briefed the president about Dr. Imran Khan (Provincial Program Ofcer, PRC cared a g. support transportation of relief goods for the Syrian refugees and coordination Balochistan) and other volunteers were providing rst aid to I am doing it all for the sake of God and His subjects. Many a with the TRC in this regard. He informed the president that the PRC will the injured but the pieces of burnt human esh scattered all over time I heard people calling us "Angels in Red Jackets". Dr.SaeedElahisaysthePRC also send another consignment of football kits for the Syrian refugees. the place scared me. The trauma was so intense that I was The Red Crescent has given me so much I can never repay. Turkish Ambasador S. Babür Girgin on the occasion thanked the rooted to the ground. It's my message to all to serve the humanity without willalsosendanother President of Pakistan and PRC Chairman for the support. In order to overcome fear, I started visiting hospitals to get discriminating between caste, creed, race, religion or consignmentoffootballkits PRC Secretary General Ghulam Muhammad Awan, Managing an insight, rid myself of fear and strengthen my nerves. ethnicity." Body Members Dr. Jamal Nasir, Prof. Dr. Hussain Mubbashar Malik, Two months later, there was again a terrorist attack. I The PRC awarded an honorary gold medal to Ibrahim Khan fortheSyrianrefugees Haider Rizvi, PRC ofcers and staff, TRC Head of Delegation Izzet reached the spot and found a policeman lying on the ground; I for his extraordinary performance as the Emergency Response Curaci and others were also present on the occasion. n checked his pulse and found him dead. Team (ETR) member. n REALLIVING islivingforothers By HUMERA KARIM "Whatpromptedmetojoin thePRCwasthatoneday ack in 2009 when a strong quake befell his village Khanozai – the headquarters of Karezat Tehsil of Pishin oneofmyfriendswasshot ThePakistanRedCrescenthandedthefirstconsignmentof10,000blankets Bdistrict, Balochistan – Muhammad Ibrahim Khan stood atandhebledtodeath aghast, bewildered and motionless, with the debris of razed and5,000jacketsandwoollieseachovertotheTurkishRedCross(TRC) buildings all around. beforemyeyes,asIhadno After slowly adjusting himself to the terrible situation he ideaoffirstaid.After fordistributiontotheSyrianbrethrenafflictedbythecivilwarthat and the area people were in, his eyes wandered around in disbelief and fastened onto a group of people donning red shirts onelabourious enteredtheseventhyearinMarchthisyear emblazoned with the name of Pakistan Red Crescent. year,Iwasfinally He saw these red shirts tending to the injured and shifting abletoprovideany them and the badly burnt bodies to the wailing ambulances on stretchers. kindoffirstaid." Standingshouldertoshoulder At that time, it occurred to Ibrahim as though he was just a bystander having no link with the situation around. I also saw a person crying with pain. A bullet had pierced his Then a sudden rush of emotions pushed him into the activity heart. I tried to give him rst aid but again I failed to execute and he saw him working shoulder to shoulder with the red what I had long practiced. withSyrianbrethren shirts. I discussed my condition with Dr. Imran who provided me Two months later, he came to Quetta and attended the with counselling, enabling me to break free from fear. he Pakistan Red Crescent (PRC) handed the rst consignment "Youth and Volunteer Program" of the Pakistan Red Crescent On June 15, 2013 a bus carrying students from Bahadur Khan PresidentMamnoonHussain of relief goods over to the Turkish Ambassador S. Babür Girgin Society, Balochistan. The same year he lost his two best friends Women University was attacked with an explosive device. for onward distribution to the Syrian refugees through the to terrorism. There were lots of bodies and injured girls. saysdispatchofreliefgoods T Talking to the writer, Ibrahim said: "What prompted me to Turkish Red Crescent. I found a girl that was critically burnt. I covered her with The relief items included 10,000 blankets, 5,000 jackets and 5,000 join the PRC was that one day one of my friends was shot at and cloth and washed her face and hands to soothe her burnt tissues. showsPakistanandTurkey shirts. The handover ceremony took place at the President House, he bled to death before my eyes, as I had no idea of rst aid. The When I came out holding the girl rmly in my hands, I was standwiththeirSyrian Islamabad. least I could do was to scream and to beg for help. This sad really scared of her male family members keeping in view the Addressing the handover ceremony, President Mamnoon Hussain incident proved to be a blessing in disguise, as I started tribal norms but to my surprise her father came up to me and brethreninhourofneed said the PRC's humanitarian efforts will further cement Pakistan's attending the rst-aid trainings regularly. stroked my head with affection. relations with Turkey and Syria and others should also follow its After one laborious year, I was nally able to provide any I have so far provided rst aid in almost 30 terrorist attacks TurkishAmbassadorS.Babür initiatives. kind of rst aid. and around 50 killings. “This gesture shows that the PRC stands with vulnerable and In 2011, when two consecutive suicide bomb attacks Working as a volunteer has become a passion of my life. My GirginthanksthePresident exposed people not only in Pakistan, but also with those living beyond occurred at the residence of DIG Frontier Corps, I along with family and friends never supported my passion rather I was andPRCChairmanforthe borders,” he added. the Red Crescent team reached the spot within no time. shown the darker side of the picture all the way. But I never PRC Chairman Dr. Saeed Elahi briefed the president about Dr. Imran Khan (Provincial Program Ofcer, PRC cared a g. support transportation of relief goods for the Syrian refugees and coordination Balochistan) and other volunteers were providing rst aid to I am doing it all for the sake of God and His subjects.