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Flowers @ Combined Military Hospital, Lahore

Last week, I was hospitalized due to "Severe Iron Deficiency Anaemia".While waiting for my blood transfusion,I saw these flowers thru my room's window, Just perfect for Mellow Yellow Monday.

Eid-ul-Adha Greetings 2011

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Jamil Fakhri Passed Away

Famous Pakistani TV/Film/Stage/Radio Actor Jamil Fakhri

MAY ALLAH REST THE DEPARTED SOUL IN ETERNAL PEACE AND ENABLE HIS FAMILY TO BEAR THE LOSS WITH COURAGE AND FORTITUDE.

Gajrela

INGREDIENTS 2 liters fresh milk                  1/2 kg carrots (grated) 2 cups rice (washed and soaked) 2 packets cream   2 cups sugar 1/4 tablespoon cardamom (ground) 2 tablespoons raisins 4 tablespoons almonds (blanched and halved)
PREPARATION
.	Pour milk in a pan. Add carrots and rice. Bring to a boil.
	Keep cooking on medium heat. Stir occasionally until almost half of the milk remains and the carrots and rice are fully cooked.
	Now add  the cream and let it cook on low to medium heat until the mixture thickens.
	Add sugar and ground cardamom. Stir and remove from the heat.
	Pour out into a serving dish and garnish with raisins, almonds and cream.

Eid Milad-un-Nabi

Eid Milad-un-Nabi, the birthday of the Holy Prophet Hazrat Muhammad (Peace Be Upon Him) is being celebrated today with religious reverence and enthusiasm across the country .

Day of Mourning

Today is a national day of mourning for the late Punjab Governor Salman Taseer who was assasinated by his own bodyguard Malik Mumtaz Hussain Qadri yesterday in Islamabad.
Qadri reportedly said he killed Taseer due to the latter's vocal opposition of the blasphemy law in Pakistan. Notably, Taseer made headlines when he appealed for the pardon of a Christian Pakistani woman, Asia Bibi,who had been sentenced to death for blasphemy. It was suspected that this was the main reason for his assassination.

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Happy Birthday Liz!

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Merry Christmas To All!

Though I stopped celebrating Christmas for the last 11 years, I always miss the spirit and celebration that comes with it.

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1st Muharram

May You REST IN PEACE, ALI AYAZ FAKHRI

Pakistan ambassador to the United States has confirmed that the son of the famous Pakistani television actor, Jamil Fakhri has been killed in the United States.Sources declared that Fakhri’s son's body was unrecognizable, but his identity was confirmed through DNA testing. The bereaved father said  “I don’t know when they are going to hand over my son’s dead body. Ali Ayaz Fakhri went missing in the US around 22 months ago and his father said that the Pakistan Embassy did not cooperate with them to recover his son. Fakhri has named two suspects, Mujeeb Lodhi and Adeel Shah in his son’s case and wants them arrested.Speaking to Daily Times on Monday, December 6, 2010, Jamil Fakhri said that a New York office in charge, Saleem Siddiqui, released news on behalf of Adeel Shah and Mujeeb Lodhi. The news piece reported that a friend of Ali Ayaz Fakhri had claimed that the South Carolina Police had arrested Ali on drunken driving charges and sentenced him to four months. Jamil Fakhri in turn contacted Saleem Siddiqui about the sources.“Saleem told me that he received the information on a telephone call. He was reluctant to give the telephone number of the caller. Later, he got confused and mistakenly uttered the name of Mujeeb. I asked him about Mujeeb and he said that he has gone to Pakistan. I told him that Mujeeb could not come to Pakistan as he has some criminal record. At this he asked me to call him later as he did not have the phone number of Mujeeb, but neither person called me or attended my calls,” Fakhri said.In March 2009, Jamil Fakhri was informed via phone call that his son was arrested by the South Carolina police.  Jamil Fakhri said, “I contacted New York police who contacted Carolina police who denied the arrest of a man named Ali Fakhri. They also tried to trace the telephone call which I received but informed me that it was a disposable phone and the call could not be traced.”.He believed that Mujeeb and Adeel were involved in the case and they should be arrested.

Updated December 16, 2010: The coffin carrying the dead body arrived at the airport last night through a PIA flight. The funeral prayers of Ali Ayaz was held at Ravi Ground today at 10:00 a.m..

Please Help Us Find Ali Ayaz Fakhri

Missing: Ali Ayaz Fakhri

Legendary actor Jamil Fakhri pleads for any information about his missing son who disappeared in New York, USA in Feb. 2009.


To my regular blog readers, the photo above looks familiar to you, because I posted photos of him in my previous post about wedding traditions of Pakistan.He  is the father-in-law of our niece who got married a month ago.The wedding was supposed to be in April but was postponed because his eldest son was missing in USA.Jamil Fakhri is one of the legend of Pakistan and recipient of various awards including pride of performance by the President of Pakistan. He spent 38 years of his life to serve the people of Pakistan and Pakistan Television. Legendary Actor Jamil Fakhri perform as ”Jafar Hussain” for PTV Super Hit TV Drama “Andera Ujala“.  The video is in Pakistani language , here's the translation:
“I m very tired, I don’t know who to plead, I really don’t know who will tell me about my son” Jamil Fakhri said while talking in a famous TV program Hasb-e-Hall.
He said that his elder son Ali Ayaz Fakhri was reported missing since February 2009 from New York and It’s still a secret as to what happened to him also there are no official word by any USA agency so far.
The actor said that everyone seems to be heartless even the people who once loved him and his work now don’t even recognize his voice.
“I don’t want to die like pleading about my son” he said also added that is there any one who could ask those people who know about his son but are not telling any thing.
Jamil Fakhri also complained in the interview about the careless attitude of Pakistani foreign office who is saying from the very first day that “do what ever you can do , ask whoever you want to ask but at the end you have to beg us (Pakistani foreign office in US) about the whereabouts of your son.
Please help us by signing  the petition and do visit also the Facebook page.Thanks.

Walima

Walima is the final day of the wedding held by couple as they host their first dinner as husband and wife. The groom's family invites all of the bride's family and their guests to their home for a feast at their home or a marriage hall. The walima is typically the most festive event of the wedding ceremony and intends to publicize the marriage.The bride wears a heavily decorated dress with gold jewelry provided by the groom's family. Typical colour palettes are green or pastel shades. The groom normally wear a formal Western suit or tuxedo.

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Rukhsati

Rukhsati takes place, when the groom and his family leave together with the bride. The Qur'an is normally held over the brides head as she walks from the stage to the exit in order to bless her. This is a somber occasion for the bride's parents as it marks the departure of their daughter from their home. The departure of the bride becomes a very emotional scene as she says farewell to the home of her parents and siblings to start a new married life.

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Doodh Pilai

Doodh Pilai is a ceremony which is prevalent in many Pakistani weddings. On the actual wedding day, the sisters and cousins of the bride will bring milk for the groom. After he drinks the milk, he is supposed to present his new sisters- in -law with money and gifts.

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