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May 18, 2009
From MILESTONE-Pakistan
We've received the following email from MILESTONE, Independent Living Center in Pakistan.
Dear jicafriends,
How are you?
From tomorow it is going to be one of the dangrous time of our lives. We are going to serve the disabled persons of SWAT area where many sucide bomb terrorisms are happening. There are many people who got disabillities due to the Taliban attacks. We cannot leave them alone and also there is an army operation is going on. So it will very difficult to rescue them. No body is doing this. So we decided to enter the war area and do the rescue activities for disabled persons by disabled persons. Pray for us. I know the life is very important but the work for disabled people became our lives now.
If we survive, then we will send you the reports and picture. Sometimes it's very difficult to work, but sometimes we cannot skip from work.
I promise that i will be careful for my MILESTONE team and also we will save many lives.
Lots of Love
Shafiq Ur Rehman
President
MILESTONE
Today's situation in Pakistan;
http://www.thenews.com.pk/
Posted by jicafriends at May 18, 2009 02:21 PM
Comments
Dear Shafiq Sb,
AA, I knew about Milestone organization through Internet and dispatched a letter (hard copy) about my own disabililty and needs. I was again searching the net today, to know more about Milestone. Knowing that you are working for Swat disables. Being from Swat district I have my feelings which cannot be described. What has been happened, still going on and amid it there are people who cares for the people of Swat in such dangerous situation. Allah help you and us all.
Posted by: Mahmood Khan at August 26, 2009 03:57 PM