EXCLUSIVE
INTERVIEW
HWO
GOAL: THALASSEMIA
FREE
PAKISTAN
BY JAVED ZAHEER, FREE EXPRESSION AWARD WINNER
TORONTO: The Healers
Welfare Organization (HWO), based in Karachi, Pakistan, like many other such organizations is actively
involved in tremendous social, welfare
and humanitarian work. HWO contribution is tremendous.
HWO has big plans and
projects. Their goal is to make Pakistan Thalassemia free which is very
challenging task. The other major project is to build an Orphanage House in
Karachi where children from urban and remotest areas would be provided the best
possible facilities and care.
Kishwar Saleem is one
such lady. She is the founder of HWO.
Her husband and three daughters are also involved in this cause along with
strong team of volunteers including young students, doctors, engineers and other professionals. In
short, mostly educated and dynamic young people.
In a country like
Pakistan where over ninety per cent of the people right from the top to the bottom
are involved in worst-ever massive corruption, crimes and cruelties.
Most the people are
getting water mixed with sewage lines, from places where the water contains
including dead cows & buffaloes, donkeys, dogs and other wild animals and
poisonous insects.
The provincial and
municipal authorities are hands in glove with the most powerful and dreaded
mafias. Such people or culprits or criminals are definitely neither Muslims nor
human beings but are extremely dangerous
human beasts. With such nature, character, attitude and tremendous evil
contributions they have broken all relationship with and cease to be Muslims.
They feed hungry people
and foodlovers in the small and good restaurants and hotels meat including of stray
dogs, cats, rats, crows, donkeys and pigs. Such horrible is the situation.
In India too corruption
is rampant and most people are facing such and more gruesome crimes and
cruelties. The rulers, parties and leaders are all of the same nature and
character. Their only role as human beasts is to crush the helpless, innocent
and poor people in such a way that they either die or can never raise their
heads. They are all cruel, cunning and puppets of Colonial rulers.
While
replying to a question in the parliament
about imposing and awarding death penalty, it is on record that the Chairman,
National Accountability Bureau (NAB) smiled and said that over ninety per cent
people or population would be hanged.
Under
such horrible and terrible situation and condition, it is extremely dangerous
and challenging for any good person, particularly women, to accept the toughest
challenges and keep serving, helping and supporting the helpless, innocent,
poor and needy people in the remotest part of the country like Thar, Mithi and border areas of Sindh province where hundreds
of children are still dying, I would say confidentially that they being deliberately denied all basic facilities.
This indeed is a criminal act and worst
kind of cruelties. The leaders are no doubt
immoral and characterless, who looted billions of dollars of people and
became billionaires.
They definitely deserve
rigorous life imprisonment and death
penalty.
I hold the army, all
authorities including federal, provincial, municipal authorities and rulers most
responsible. The corrupt ones including in the army are working hands in gloves
with the mafia.
I met Kishwar Saleem of
Healer Welfare Organization. HWO, a registered organization, first time in
Toronto, Canada, and salute her and all good, honest and true people and
leaders for courageously accepting such difficult tasks and challenges.
Kishwar Saleem came to
my house for an exclusive interview along with Afzal Khan Nayyar and Ayesha
Alam of Paradise forever (P4E). Afzal
Khan introduced both the ladies to and my family.
During the interview,
Kishwar Saleem said and claimed that she was inspired by her father Abdul
Rasheed Qureshi (late),who too remain engaged in welfare activities and
considered him as his guide and teacher in humanitarian work.
Kishwar has three
daughters. One daughter, who is an engineer, is in Toronto. Kishwar keeps
visiting her. Two daughters, one an engineer and the other daughter, live
Karachi, Pakistan. All of the daughters are working with their mother in
welfare work under Healers Welfare organization. Kishwar’s husband, Syed
Saleemuddin Qadri, appreciates her work and keeps encouraging her. He also is
engaged in HWO activities, mostly fundraising.
The Vice Chairman of HWO is Rumella Masood. Four other
workers who actively work for HWO are Samina Altaf Hussain, Zareen
Zubair and Shamama Ejaz, Mehreen Aslam.
Aayesha Alam of Fifty Plus Seniors Club, is the Coordinator
of HWO in Canada. In Canada, it is working as Healers Welfare International Organization
(HWIO). Aayesha is actively involved in social, welfare and humanitarian work.
She has very rich experience. She keeps contribruting tremendously.
Two big organizations
like GSK Engro and Hamdard help HWO by
sponsoring and providing their products to the camps organized by HWO. These
camps are set up in the most neglected areas of Sindh including Mithi and
Tharparkar.
Kishwar leads the HWO team.
The tean members are from posh areas as
well.
HWO provides help and
support for free medical services, educational support, health issues,
vocational training and in much more fields.
About two hundred
volunteers work closely including facing toughest challenges.
Kishwar said that camps are regularly organized
in urban areas like Nawabshah and remotest areas likeThar and villages near
border areas in Sindh.
Ansar Burney keeps encouraging her by visiting
the places where she is involved in welfa and humanitarian activities.
HWO volunteers also
help children suffering from thalassemia and cancer.
One of Kishwar’s daughters, Doctor Syeda Maharukh
Qadri, is working in Indus hospital, Karachi,
Pakistan, and doing work on hepatitis. The other one, Syeda Mehwish Qadri is an engineer.
The eldest one is Syeda Fatima Qadri. She is working in CIBC, Toronto, Canada.
HWO digs wells in the areas lacking water, holds
medical camps and distributes medicines. Camps see eye patients and refer them
to hospitals for cataract operations. Donates blood to thalassemia patients
(children).
HWO looks after the needs of the children in
major hospitals. In summer, the HWO team helps large number of heatwave
patients in the hospitals including Civil and JPMC. Patients were provided
medicines and other essential needs.
In the beginning of every Ramzan over four
hundred bags full of food items including rice, lintels, edible oil and many
other things are distributed among the
poor and the deserving ones.
HWO distributes Horlicks and Olpers milk in Thar and remotest areas and
also in cities and urban areas where children are suffering from malnutrition
Bags of food items are provided at foothpaths
and bus stops.
The HWO volunteers hold anti-tobacco campaigns
in schools, colleges and under privileged areas.
Camps are organized in schools and
underprivileged areas where testing of thalassemia is done along with BMI, BMD and eye testing are carried out.
HWO distributes goodie bags to children at
NICH, Darus Sukoon and children cancer hospitals.
Blankets and sweaters were distributed to
deserving and poor people in Thatta.
Kishwar’s father is from Haryana and mother is
from Hyderabad Deccan.
Ayesha Alam actively helps HWO by sending
containers of clothes and food items for distribution among the needy ones in
camps in Pakistan
She collected and donated money for the
heatwave victims and patients. Dr Natasha informed Kishwar that the work of HWO
was acknowledged by an American magazine.
Photo Link:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TgkJUH2swpM
JZ’S PROFILE: Founder of SHIR International Network (Serve
Humanity In Reality---SHIR), declared by Judges as one of 75 Finalist Best
Canadian Immigrants, an Honour for the Pakistani Community. Joined Journalism
Profession in 1974 (Daily `SUN’, Karachi) and still serving as a professional
journalist (2014). Javed Zaheer, Free Expression Award Winner (Awarded by
National Ethnic Press & Media Council of Canada—NEPMCC. Award presented by
Lieutenant-Governor of Ontario, Canada), Desi Idol Recognition Award Winner
(Presented by North American Desi Idol), Member/Honorary Director of NEPMCC,
Veteran Active Member (VAM) of Toronto Press Club, Ex-Member of The National
Club and The Ontario Club, Honorary Editor of English Weekly `Pakistan Abroad’,
Canada, ex-Chief Editor (Honorary) of English Weekly `The Ambassador’, Canada,
ex-Chief Editor (Honorary) of English Weekly `DAWN', Canada, ex-Senior
Sub-Editor of English Daily DAWN, Pakistan (From 1986-1999), Chairman, CANOPI,
Director of Children Dignity Foundation (CDF---Canada & Pakistan) and
Honorary Director, Canpak, Chamber of Commerce, and Honorary Director
Information, Pak Seniors Forum (PSF), is contributing purely on Voluntary and
Honorary Basis in order to serve all people and communities. Contact: jazamedia@hotmail.com
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