Humanity is a strong enough bond that can wash away political divide.
An emotional crowd funding appeal to collect a few lacs for a rare, potentially fatal disease of a Karachi teenager was making rounds on both sides of the India-Pakistan border for a long time.
15-year-old Saba Tariq Ahmed was diagnosed with a very rare condition called Wilson’s Disease, a disorder that results in the poisonous accumulation of copper in the body.
The Bluebells Community, an NGO in Mumbai, decided to put up a crowdfunding appeal online and Indians, especially Mumbaikars, donated nearly Rs 13 lakh for her treatment.
She was being treated at the Jaslok hospital on Pedder Road in Mumbai for the last 49 days.This is what Dr. Aabha Nagral, a liver specialist, who was treating the teen had to say after they left for Pakistan:
What makes this heartwarming story even more special is that Indians reached not just once, but twice to help her financially, after she needed a change of medication.
This is India Meri Jaan. Let there be many more such examples from both countries. 🙂
Source: The Times of India