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Arab News
02-05-2025
- Politics
- Arab News
Arab News coverage moves Pakistani governor to fund treatment of teen separated from Indian mother
KARACHI: The governor of Pakistan's southern Sindh province, Kamran Tessori, has pledged to cover the medical expenses of a paralyzed Pakistani teenager who was separated from his Indian mother amid escalating tensions between the two countries, his office said on Thursday, following Arab News' coverage of the boy's story. Seventeen-year-old Muhammad Ayan was being treated at New Delhi's Apollo Hospital after a spinal injury he sustained during a 2023 gunfight between police and criminals in Karachi. He and his family were forced to leave India after the April 22 attack in Indian-administered Kashmir that killed 26 tourists. India accused Pakistan of backing the assault. Islamabad has strongly denied the allegation. In the wake of the attack, both countries ordered each other's nationals to leave, exchanged gunfire in Kashmir, and imposed diplomatic restrictions, leaving many families stranded or divided. Among them was Ayan's family. His Indian mother, Nabeela, was unable to leave with them. The family returned to Karachi while she remained in New Delhi. 'Arab News is doing a good job. You should highlight the problems of the people and keep pointing toward the solution — which you people keep doing — then the problems move toward a solution. Ayan's case is an example of this. You pointed it out, and we are trying now,' Tessori told Arab News on Friday. 'If Ayan's treatment is not possible in Pakistan, then we are also contacting different countries to see where this treatment is possible. God willing, we will get it done wherever it is possible.' The Pakistani official urged India to put an end to its 'war mania,' pointing to several other cases such as Ayan's. There has been no immediate comment from the Indian side on Ayan's case. Arab News published a report earlier this week highlighting Ayan's separation from his mother and the abrupt end to his treatment in India, which prompted Tessori to take action. 'She was separated from us while crying, and we also came here with great difficulty, crying,' Ayan told Arab News, choking back tears. Ayan's father, Muhammad Imran, married Nabeela — his maternal cousin and a New Delhi resident — 18 years ago. She had been living in Pakistan on a visa that was periodically renewed, without ever obtaining Pakistani nationality. After the attack, the suspension of visa services invalidated the family's 45-day Indian medical visa, and Nabeela was left behind. Imran said that he had spent every last rupee in hopes that his son would walk again. But rising bilateral tensions made the family fearful while in India. 'I told them, 'I'm married (to her),' I pleaded, cried, and showed a lot of humility,' he said of his conversations with Indian authorities. 'But they said, 'No, write an exit and leave.'' For Ayan, the trauma of paralysis was compounded by the emotional shock of being separated from his mother. 'I went for treatment with hope, but that hope shattered because of the accident and the fact that my mother couldn't come with us,' he said. 'I was completely separated from a mother's love. We were far apart; it made me cry.' Kashmir has been a flashpoint between India and Pakistan since their independence in 1947. The region is divided between the two countries, though both claim it in full. They have fought two of their three wars over the disputed territory. Since 1989, several Kashmiri groups have carried out attacks in Indian-administered Kashmir, seeking independence or a merger with Pakistan. India accuses Pakistan of supporting these groups — a charge Islamabad denies, insisting it offers only diplomatic and political support to Kashmiris. Ayan's father thanked Arab News for highlighting his family's plight. 'They conveyed our words to higher officials, because of which Sindh Governor Kamran Tessori took notice,' he said on Friday. 'I am also very thankful to him, who promised to have my son treated anywhere in the world.'
Arab News
02-05-2025
- Politics
- Arab News
Sindh governor to fund treatment of Pakistani teen separated from Indian mother after Arab News coverage
KARACHI: Kamran Tessori, the governor of Pakistan's southern Sindh province, has taken notice of an ailing Pakistani teenager who was separated from his Indian mother as tensions rose between the two neighboring countries, Tessori's office said on Thursday, after Arab News published a story about the 17-year-old. Relations between the nuclear-armed neighbors have plummeted after India accused Pakistan of backing an attack on tourists in Indian-administered Kashmir's Pahalgam that killed 26 people on April 22. Islamabad has rejected the charge. Both countries have since exchanged gunfire in Kashmir, taken diplomatic measures against each other, expelled citizens and ordered the border shut, leaving many in limbo. Muhammad Ayan, paralyzed after he suffered a gunshot wound to his spine during a gunfight between police and street criminals in Karachi in 2023, was under treatment at New Delhi's Apollo Hospital, when he and his family were forced to leave India, following the Kashmir attack. Ayan's mother, Nabeela, who is an Indian national, could not travel with them. Arab News this week published a story on the 17-year-old teenager who had to return to the southern Pakistani city of Karachi along with his father, Muhammad Imran, and siblings after being separated from his mother, prompting Governor Tessori to take notice of Ayan's tragedy. A post shared by Arab News Pakistan (@arabnewspk) 'I will pay all the expenses of the treatment of the disabled child,' Tessori was quoted as saying by his office. Ayan narrated to Arab News how he got separated from his mother amid tears and sobs. 'She was separated from us while crying and we also came here with great difficulty, crying,' an emotional Ayan said. Ayan's father, Imran, had married his maternal cousin, Nabeela, a resident of New Delhi, 18 years ago. Since then, Nabeela had been living in Pakistan on a visa that was intermittently renewed without her ever needing to acquire Pakistan's nationality. But the suspension of visas meant Imran and his Pakistani children's 45-day medical visa was no longer valid. And Nabeela was eventually left behind in India. The April 22 assault occurred as tourists enjoyed tranquil mountain views at the popular site of Pahalgam in Indian-administered Kashmir, when gunmen burst out of forests and raked crowds with automatic weapons. Kashmir has been divided between India and Pakistan since their independence in 1947, with both claiming the territory in full but governing separate portions of it. Both countries have two of their three wars over the disputed territory. Separatist groups have waged an insurgency in Indian-controlled Kashmir since 1989, demanding independence or a merger with Pakistan. New Delhi accuses Pakistan of backing the militants, Islamabad denies it and says it only supports Kashmiris diplomatically and politically. Imran said he went to India after spending 'every single rupee' with the hope that his son would walk again. However, bilateral tensions between India and Pakistan, and the ensuing atmosphere in India made his family 'very scared.' 'I told them, 'I am married [to her],' I pleaded with them, cried, and showed a lot of humility,' Imran said about his interaction with Indian authorities. 'But they said, 'No, write an exit and leave.'' For Ayan, the shock of being separated from his mother compounded the trauma of his paralysis and incomplete treatment. 'I went for treatment with a hope but that hope shattered because of that accident and then the fact that my mother was not coming with us,' he said. 'I was completely separated from a mother's love. We were far apart; it made me cry.' In his statement, Governor Tessori said Pakistanis are a proud nation and know how to share each other's pain. 'If India has descended into hostility toward humanity, I will get him treated,' he said.
Arab News
02-05-2025
- Politics
- Arab News
Pakistani official takes notice of paralyzed teenager torn apart from mother in India, promises treatment
KARACHI: Kamran Tessori, the governor of Pakistan's southern Sindh province, has taken notice of an ailing Pakistani child who was separated from his Indian mother, Tessori's office said on Thursday, amid tensions between the two neighboring countries. Relations between the nuclear-armed neighbors have plummeted after India accused Pakistan of backing an attack on tourists in Indian-administered Kashmir's Pahalgam that killed 26 people on April 22. Islamabad has rejected the charge. Both countries have since exchanged gunfire in Kashmir, taken diplomatic measures against each other, expelled citizens and ordered the border shut, leaving many in limbo. Muhammad Ayan, paralyzed after he suffered a gunshot wound to his spine during a gunfight between police and street criminals in Karachi in 2023, was under treatment at New Delhi's Apollo Hospital, when he and his family were forced to leave India, following the Kashmir attack. Ayan's mother, Nabeela, who is an Indian national, could not travel with them. Arab News this week published a story on the 17-year-old teenager who had to return to the southern Pakistani city of Karachi along with his father, Muhammad Imran, and siblings after being separated from his mother, prompting Governor Tessori to take notice of Ayan's tragedy. 'I will pay all the expenses of the treatment of the disabled child,' Tessori was quoted as saying by his office. Ayan narrated to Arab News how he got separated from his mother amid tears and sobs. A post shared by Arab News Pakistan (@arabnewspk) 'She was separated from us while crying and we also came here with great difficulty, crying,' an emotional Ayan said. Ayan's father, Imran, had married his maternal cousin, Nabeela, a resident of New Delhi, 18 years ago. Since then, Nabeela had been living in Pakistan on a visa that was intermittently renewed without her ever needing to acquire Pakistan's nationality. But the suspension of visas meant Imran and his Pakistani children's 45-day medical visa was no longer valid. And Nabeela was eventually left behind in India. The April 22 assault occurred as tourists enjoyed tranquil mountain views at the popular site of Pahalgam in Indian-administered Kashmir, when gunmen burst out of forests and raked crowds with automatic weapons. Kashmir has been divided between India and Pakistan since their independence in 1947, with both claiming the territory in full but governing separate portions of it. Both countries have two of their three wars over the disputed territory. Separatist groups have waged an insurgency in Indian-controlled Kashmir since 1989, demanding independence or a merger with Pakistan. New Delhi accuses Pakistan of backing the militants, Islamabad denies it and says it only supports Kashmiris diplomatically and politically. Imran said he went to India after spending 'every single rupee' with the hope that his son would walk again. However, bilateral tensions between India and Pakistan, and the ensuing atmosphere in India made his family 'very scared.' 'I told them, 'I am married [to her],' I pleaded with them, cried, and showed a lot of humility,' Imran said about his interaction with Indian authorities. 'But they said, 'No, write an exit and leave.'' For Ayan, the shock of being separated from his mother compounded the trauma of his paralysis and incomplete treatment. 'I went for treatment with a hope but that hope shattered because of that accident and then the fact that my mother was not coming with us,' he said. 'I was completely separated from a mother's love. We were far apart; it made me cry.' In his statement, Governor Tessori said Pakistanis are a proud nation and know how to share each other's pain. 'If India has descended into hostility toward humanity, I will get him treated,' he said.
Arab News
01-05-2025
- Politics
- Arab News
Heartbreak at the border: India-Pakistan tensions tear mother apart from her family
KARACHI: When Muhammad Imran arrived in neighboring India last month, he thought the journey would culminate in his son recovering from an unfortunate spinal injury. Little did he know that he would be forced to head back to Pakistan. That too, without his wife. Imran, 43, traveled to India with his wife Nabeela Imran, an Indian national, and children in March clinging to the hope that doctors at New Delhi's Apollo Hospital would help his 17-year-old son Muhammad Ayan walk again. Ayan was left paralyzed in 2023 after he suffered a gunshot wound in his spine after getting in the crosshairs of a gunfight between police and street criminals in Karachi. However, ties between India and Pakistan deteriorated after New Delhi blamed Islamabad for being involved in a militant attack on tourists in Indian-administered Kashmir on Apr. 22 that killed 26 people. Islamabad denies involvement. Both nations downgraded ties, with India suspending visas for almost all Pakistani nationals and Islamabad responding with tit-for-tat measures. The move triggered panic among visiting families — including Imran's, who had married his maternal cousin Nabeela, a resident of New Delhi, 18 years ago. Since then, Nabeela had been living in Pakistan on a visa that was intermittently renewed without her ever needing to acquire Pakistan's nationality. But the suspension of visas meant Imran and his Pakistani children's 45-day medical visa was no longer valid, and Nabeela was left behind in India. 'She was separated from us while crying and we also came here with great difficulty, crying,' an emotional Ayan told Arab News. Imran said he arrived in India after spending 'every single rupee' with the hope that his son would walk again. However, bilateral tensions between India and Pakistan, and the ensuing atmosphere in India made his family 'very scared.' 'I told them, 'I am married [to her],' I pleaded with them, cried, and showed a lot of humility,' Imran said about his interaction with Indian authorities. 'But they said, 'No, write an exit and leave.'' 'PEOPLE SHOULDN'T BE DIVIDED BY BORDERS' For Ayan, the shock of being separated from his mother compounded the trauma of his paralysis and incomplete treatment. 'I went for treatment with a hope but that hope shattered because of that accident and then the fact that my mother was not coming with us,' he said. 'I was completely separated from a mother's love. We were far apart; it made me cry.' The ordeal is also tough for Imran, who is the sole caregiver to Ayan now that Nabeela is in India. 'Should I go to work or take care of my child,' Imran asked. 'Because his mother used to handle everything — feeding him, taking care of him, and everything else. 'Now that she's not here, I am facing a lot of distress,' he added. Back in India, Nabeela is consumed by the same worry for her son. 'Over there, my child is paralyzed and in distress, and I am the one who takes care of everything for him,' she told Arab News via a video call. 'Now, his father will be going to work— who will take care of him? Who will look after him?' Nabeela appealed to governments in India and Pakistan to reunite her with her children. 'I am in a lot of distress; I cannot live without my children,' she said. 'My child is helpless, what should I do?' Robbed of his mother's affection, Ayan had the same plea. 'I appeal to both the Pakistani and Indian governments to reunite me with my mother as soon as possible,' he said. 'And I also appeal to the Pakistani government to help me with my treatment,' he added. 'Please reunite me with my mother.' Imran recalled how he saw with his own eyes when many families were separated from their loved ones and sent to the border. 'Borders may exist but people shouldn't be divided by them,' he said.
Express Tribune
28-01-2025
- Express Tribune
Two held for triple murder
CHAKWAL: Choa Saidan Shah police claimed on Tuesday to have arrested two men for allegedly killing three people in the Jhik village. DSP Khalid Mehmood Watto and SHO Mirza Asif Mehmood told a presser that Nabeela Yasmin, her son Syed Anees Haider Bukhari, and her brother Syed Qaiser Ali Shah were shot and killed at their village on November 1, 2024. The relatives initially accused four of their close family members, with whom they had a land dispute of murders. However, after an investigation, police cleared all four suspects. After two months, the police arrested two suspects from Arha village, Syed Hassan Lajpal Haider Shah and Kamail Abbas and recovered a murder weapon. According to the police, victim husband, Mahmood al-Hassan, had been working in a coal lease with Jehangir Shah from Arha. After Mahmood's death, a dispute arose between the victim and Shah over the coal business. Shah had promised Nabeela to pay her Rs270,000 every month but failed to do so. Meanwhile, Nabeela was also involved in a land dispute with her husband's brothers. On the day of the murders, when Nabeela's brothers-in-law were ploughing the disputed land, the latter, with the help of her son and brother, stopped them from continuing. This led to a heated argument between both parties. Later that evening, two individuals entered the house and killed Nabeela, her son Anees, and her brother Qaiser.
