The Hindu : Andhra Pradesh News : Their beaming faces said it all

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Saturday, Oct 09, 2004

Andhra Pradesh

Andhra Pradesh

Their beaming faces said it all

By Our Staff Reporter

HYDERABAD, OCT. 8. Their beaming faces said it all. Mohammad Irtiza Hasan and his wife, Shama Hasan, could not contain their happiness. After over two months of stay in Global Hospitals, they would be returning home, Karachi, with their hale and hearty daughter who underwent a successful liver transplant surgery at the hospital.

Even as five-year-old Batool Hasan snuggled close to her father, Mr. Hasan and his wife said that their daughter would soon be attending school and lead a normal life.

With their visa valid till November first week, the family would stay with a friend's family in the city before returning home by month-end. "We will be spending half of Ramazan month here," Ms. Shama Hasan said. She was all praise for Hyderabadis and their friendly nature. "It's not true to think that Pakistanis have hatred for Indians. Look at the number of Pakistanis bringing their children to India for medical treatment. It only shows their immense trust and belief in Indians. Do come to Pakistan and experience and understand our love for you."

Praising profusely the liver transplant surgeon from King's College Hospital, London, Mohamed Rela, who led the team which carried out the twin surgeries involving the removal of a slice of liver from the girl's father and transplanting it in the child, she said: "The surgery normally costs 20,000 pounds. But, he does it free for poor Indians and he extended the gesture to Pakistanis too."

The couple said they enjoyed Hyderabad biryani and sheek kabab. "We would taste haleem too."

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