Today when I think of myself I cannot but Forget to think of an Amazing Person who was my mother and it was not my opinion but that of many people that she was really an Amazing person and the Efforts she made to Raise 5 Marvelous Human Beings that is me and my two Brothers and Two sisters and me.
My Mother was was a Medical Doctor was one of First in our Province and Pashtons as in those days being a Medical Doctors that was in 1960,s was really a rare thing for Females in USA and also imagine being from Indian Sub-Continent and in Afghan Territory of Pashtons who were recently exposed to Western Education.
In Late 1930,s the First Western Institutes came to Area of Pakhtunkhwa as British Colonized the Area of Pakhtunkwa in 1900,s after Durrand Line was Drawn in 1893 but officially Demarcated in 1906 . This was the time Our Area was called as NWFP , a strange Military sort of Reference to our Area and the Letters Meant in Meaning as North West Frontier Province. Now this Province is Known as Pakhtunkhwa as " Land of Pakthons" , and we are Pakhtons as we speak a language " Pashto " and we are called Pashtons or Pakhtons .
It was the End of British Empire Geographically to British Empire , as this was the Last Boundary of the British Empire had towards the Russian Territory and Afghanistan lays in between.
Since we are an Afghan Race of Pashtons and Afghanistan extended from current Afghanistan to the Delhi of India as "Afghania" Province in 1857 when the British Raj started . there were 12 Provinces in Whole Indian subcontinent and the ""Afghani Race"" were the Royal Race that Ruled over Indian sub-continent from Afghanistan to India and Current Bangladesh and even Nepal as our Kingdom.
The British Feared only the Afghans as they were the one who had Ruled India for 5000 Years and even Before Islam as we the Northern Races of India were the one who always would rule India . Afghan Races us the Pashtun Durrani Empire 1757-1980 Ruled whole India Sub-continent till 1857 together with the Afghan ""Mughals"" who ruled India from 1550- 1857 ,together with us . The Durani Empire survived till 1980 in Afghanistan till it was Toppled by Taliban.
Even Before 1550 We ruled as ""Delhi Sultanate"" Together as Afghans from 900 AD to 1550 ending with King Sher Shah Suri Yousafzai , who Made the Great Road Network from Afghanistan to India and then Bangladesh . and we Pashtuns are the Middle Eastern races who came from Israel , Syrian and Jordanian Area as Race brought Islam to India by the way , via Sufism and music and Noble Men known as Pirs and Faqirs.
My Mother and My father belong to Yousafzai clan and we are Grandsons of Prophet Jacob/ Prophet Yaqoob PBUH who has 12 sons and one of them was Joseph / Prophet Yousaf, PBUH and being his children we call ourselves as Yousafzai.
My Mother become Doctor after she was graduate of ""Fatima Jinnah Medical college Lahore"" , as there was no Medical college in our Province in Pakhtunkhwa at that time in early 1960,s . The Medical Education Enabled her to become one of Early Doctors of Pakistan as a Female and remember this was time when in USA and UK being a Female doctor was very Difficult . As Medical was mans World .
After becoming a Doctor she was Married a Man from Mardan, as my Mother was from Peshawar and my Grandfather, ""Mr Younas Khan"" was a State Banker and he was Chairman of COOP Bank , that was the State Bank of state of Pakistan was in it . Later he was Instrumental in Making the Current State Bank as well and he was one of the Advisers in that.
That Man was my Father "Mr Shaukat Ali Khan" , was an Engineer by Profession and from Mardan and later he was on of Engineers in "Turbella Dam" Project in Haripur City in 1960,s and after its completion , he left that to become a Faculty in Engineering college of Peshawar under Peshawar University. My father Approach to life was Straight forward like Maths Equation . My Fraternal Grandfather "Aman ullah Khan " was a Land Lord with a Lot of Lands and we had Garden of Fruit as well and Cash Crops from our land which were Irrigated by Canal System and also Rain fed .
My Mother on the Other side was a Dreamer and she was a very Good Doctor , and was very much Loved by the Patients . She was understanding and knew how to communicate and was very very Much full of Patience . The ailing Humanity Loved her and she loved the People back .
She was a Doctor in the Pakistan Air force and was Serving as a medical officer , and we had a House just Opposite of it . Due to her being a lady Doctor and Senior Medical officer and we being her children or there we could Utilize the Swimming Pool Facilities and i became a very Good Swimmer.
My Mother always Dreamed and wanted me to be a Doctor as she thought , i could be a good one and always wanted Surgery for me as a Profession . but I could not get into one and became a Medical Doctor or Physician .
I wanted to be a ""Fighter Pilot" as a Child and even today I draw , Plans on Piece of Paper when i get a Free time and a pen and Paper . I achieved that when I made a Record of IQ in Breaking a Lot of Records in Selection Test for ISSB for PAF Pakistan Air force . they sent me a Letter that I am the Material they are looking for in Fighter Pilot . I had scored the highest Scores in Decades and made a Record as they Mentioned in the Letter, I was really Excited that had been the Selected one.
But as Luck would say , there were other things in store for me , I had really scored good Marks in my High school and had been one of the 200 Pre-Medical Students that were Selected for the 2 Medical colleges in the Province to be a Medical Doctors ,
I got admission in Khyber Medical college Peshawar , and Professor Nasir-uddin was my Mother colleague and had very Good relations with the Great Professor , who told my Mother that I should Instead be Put in Dental Surgery Program of Khyber Medical College . Which I was put in but I really Did not like it and my Friends were all in Medical Section ,
I suddenly became very Famous and Political Parties active in Universities were after me and they wanted me to be their Representative but i was declining it as my Grandfather was against it . He was a wise man.
One day My grand father Younas Khan Visited me and he brought an Application form Army Medical College, He wanted me to Go the Armed Forces and Apply for No-1 Medical College as it was very very tough to get inside of this Medical college and competition Exams were held to apply for it and almost any student with above 70% marks would be required to sit in exam and that would be conducted in all the Provinces and in Thousands of candidates would take a test that was having so many Aspects including IQ and Other Subjects of High School and only 80 Were to be selected from the whole country while Hundreds of thousands sat in the Exam .
I passed it with the only three others from whole Province and that Sealed my fate as my mother wanted me to be Doctors and in Uniform as Captain and Later Major . This meant i could not be a Fighter Pilot ,
I was Sacrificing my Dream for her and it was very hard Decision and i did it as I loved Her and Respected my Mother were much Happy that I did that , but i still Dream of Planes and imagine myself sitting in a Plane and Flying it .
There is a side Story to that as well , when my Mother was a Young Lady recently Married to my Father , she was Serving in ""Nathia Gali Hazara" , and there was a very Famous Pir over there and he was Famous a Wild Lions would come and visit him and sit by his side , he was Famous as he was visited by President of Pakistan General Ayub Khan who was his Loyal Mureed and follower and he has Predicted for him as Young Man that he will become President of Pakistan .
My Grandmother and my Aunts visited once this Pir and took my Mother along who was not a particular Believer in Pirs . But when they reached the Pir , he without even seeing my mother asked for my Mother a Doctor and to visit him . Surprised my Mother went to Pir or Noble Man . he had 3 Apples in his Hand and gave it to my Mother who was really Surprised at what was happening.
He, told her that she would have 3 sons , and all 3 of them would be Doctors like her , that was shocking to my mother but she remembered all that would lovingly tell me the story and the Pir of "Murree"" as he was Known told her , that one of the son would be very very Famous one day . The noble Religions Man and the Sufi as we know them was proved Right . we all are Doctors and my Brother are like me Physicians as well and like he Apples 3 brothers.
Although I have a Dental Surgeon Sister as well and , I am not sure if that counts as well , maybe She is not part of the Apples.
My Mother took me to that Pir Grave who had died , in 1980,s and i also visited and Prayed at his Grave and Marveled and Amazed at the Holy Man Predictions.
The same Prediction was repeated to me about another Pirni , that is female Pir who also came into my Sisters life . but so far not one of us is so famous to this time and she also said the same thing .
After becoming a Doctor i am just a Doctor and Forgot the Predictions and went about the life and even left the Army after doing the Hyperbaric medicine as Specialization . after Leaving the Army i went to UK and Got married to my Wife and also had a Son there in UK and then came back to Pakistan .
I was due to my mother that , I learnt swimming and also was able to do Deep Sea Diving and other Activities while i did Hyperbaric Medicine and that was also an Opportunity that she Provided to me and my Brothers and Sisters
Had it not for Pakistan Military Service and my Joining the Navy as Deep Sea Diver and Hyperbaric Medical Specialist after doing all these course I could have never have done Hyperbaric medicine at all as this Opportunity is like a Rare Opportunity that people can have as a doctor and being Part of that Niche category is a Pride and Fun .
My mother would write Letters to me , and she would emphasize to me her Wish that I should make a Hospital for the People of Pakhtunkwha , and she wished that all my Brothers would work there and take care of the People . She really Wanted a Joint Venture with my Brothers who were also Doctors .She would Write Letters and tell me that what i should do .
She would tell me again and Again to make a hospital and i still i remember her wish . Suddenly one day she phoned me and told me that she was very ill and would not live for long and that made me very concerned I left every thing for her and i parked the car in the Airport and asked my friend to take it and i left my house my Job as a doctor for her .
Coming Back to Pakistan was also Eventful , she was Having Sudden renal Failure and without any Reason , She has told me she had very Little time left.
Since i had came back suddenly and left everything in UK and came back to take care of her and she was already so sick that she was Taken to Hospital and she remained there till her death and i had to be with her .
After her Death , i was left with a Big Vacuum in my Life , this resulted in all my Plans going Haywire , all was left to Look for a Job , while my Father Got Married and also my Brother Khizzar and My Sister were not married at that time . They were married off and also i had to move to Karachi to look for a Job since Peshawar was all at War with Afghanistan in Turmoil.
I did not wish to go back to UK any More and my Mothers Death made me Realize that How Pakhtunkwha People Lacked good Private Medical Care of Good Quality , and I wanted to serve the People of Pakhtunkhwa , In the end I came back to Peshawar and established my own clinic and also now have a hospital to look after in Haripur called " Chinar Trust Hospital "
Still I think of her wish of Making a Hospital for people here as my Mother Illness and her ordeal in the Hospital Realized that , Pakhtunkhwa and Pakistan needed so much from us . I still hope i can make wish come true one day , I still Hope i can Achieve more and i have so many things to do
Although I am Director of a hospital and I am also Heading a Hyperbaric Medical Society as its Founder and also active Promoter of New Technology I still feel I am under Utilize
My Making Hyperbaric Medical Society was the reason that I wanted to Provide to People what they did not have and how much I can do and save lives with this New Medical Technology .
