Praising Imran Khan
Imran Khan and his politics is a source of many a debate, derision and division. That said, Imran Khan was, is and will always be a living legend and one of the greatest Pakistanis to have graced the land of the pure.
Such praise is richly deserved chiefly due to Imran Khan’s charity work in establishing the Shaukat Khanum Cancer Hospital in Lahore that provides free cancer care to 70% of its patients and is run primarily on Imran Khan’s fundraising and public donations.
The exploits of Imran Khan on the cricketing field need no introduction and are not a subject of debate, certainly not derided and nor divisive. The achievements are too many to list, indeed few other cricketers the world over have achieved what Imran Khan has achieved in cricket. The now legendary ‘fight like cornered tigers’ speech is not a legend or a myth but a truth that inspired Pakistan to win the 1992 cricket world cup, a feat Pakistan has never achieved again since.
Recently Imran Khan fell ill and was operated upon for a stomach complaint. During his illness, Imran Khan brought home to millions of Pakistanis how much they admired the man and the legend. Adil Najam of ATP wrote a timely post praying for his health whilst both friend and foe prayed for his health nationwide. Today Imran Khan is in good health and passionate as as per usual.
However this post aims to draw readers attention to Imran Khan’s extended charity work this time a noble attempt to venture into the education field via Namal College in Mianwali. Namal College is an associate college of University of Bradford (UK), a feat few other educational institutions in Pakistan can claimt.
Indeed the Vice Chancellor of the University of Bradford Mark Cleary said of Namal College that:
‘the university does not award Associate College status lightly. In our 42-year history since we were granted our Royal Charter, we have given this status to only eight Associate Colleges in the United Kingdom and only three around the world. We were, however, inspired by the vision and values for Namal College, which we felt were very similar to our own and to the commitment for excellence, exemplified by Shaukat Khanum Memorial Hospital, also a partner of the university, which we know will be demonstrated here at Namal College too’
A video about Namal College and its achievements so far is shared in this post with a view to sharing an occassional good news story that originates from Pakistan. All praise goes to Imran Khan for his work in dreaming the dream of Namal College, let his lead inspire others to serve Pakistan and her masses. The Namal College video is shared below:
PTI IS ONLY THE HOPE FOR PAKISTAN..
↓ Quote | Posted June 13, 2010, 5:02 pm