Hunza’s Janu Prays for Help
Credits: Abdul Hameed via Pamir Times
A picture is said to say a thousand words. Indeed the photo above of Janu does exactly that and tells the story of Hunza without the use of words. Janu’s story of prayer is told by Pamir Times and is shared below verbatim:
Jan – e – Alam, also known to his friends as “Janu”, lives in Gulmit, one of the five villages directly hit by the catastrophic lake buildup in Gojal Valley. In the photograph he can be seen praying for the last time at the sinking grave of his mother. Jan-e-Alam’s father had passed away several years ago.
Jan-e-Alam is a special person as he can not speak. The mystic, non – complaining, smile on Jan-e-Alam’s face and his hands raised in prayer, looking towards the heaven, is a soul touching moment captured by a citizen filmmaker and photographer.
Pamir Times has led the way in drawing attention to Hunza’s perilous situation and the credit for this post goes to them again. Janu prays for help in saving Hunza from untold misery and I urge all Pakistanis to join him in that prayer, for Hunza needs our help and above all our prayers, today.
