No sound but plenty of fury: how a jiyala speaks with throat injuries
By Urooj Zia
KARACHI: Furious gesturing and an outstretched V-for-victory sign accompany each time PPP diehard Muhammad Fareed from Muzaffarabad tries to express himself in response to questions about Benazir Bhutto. The Ward 17 patient has been advised by doctors to refrain from speaking for the next couple of days because some muscles in his throat were damaged in the bomb blasts.
"Convincing him to stay quiet was very difficult," his brother said with a laugh. "We finally shut him up by telling him that he'd be more useful to Mohtarma if he rested now and recovered completely."
At the Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre (JPMC), PPP members and activists have been allotted beds in wards 3, 14, 15, 16, 17, 19 and 21, as well as the Special Ward and the Surgical ICU. On Sunday afternoon, Bhutto visited those admitted at ward 17. Most jiyalay who Daily Times spoke to ! believed that she should take care of her security detail before venturing out into the open this way.
Fareed's family maintains that they stand by whatever decisions Ms Bhutto takes. "If she wants to come out and risk her life, visiting injured party members at hospitals, we're fine with that. If she stays at home to protect herself, we're fine with that too. Bibi would know better," his brother said.
Injuries have not dampened the spirit of diehard jiyalay who were hospitalised after the October 18 explosions. Along with their families, they are still militantly supportive of Benazir Bhutto.
Akbar Hussain from Baltistan was metres away from Bhutto's vehicle when the bombs went off Thursday night. "She should take care of herself. Her security comes first. If anyone tries to harm her, however, they would have to go through us first," he said. "We saved her once, and we'll do it again. We're ready to lay down our lives for her. Even if a thousand of us ! die to protect her, it'll be worth it. Bhutto kay liyey jaaN n! esaar ha i."
District Dadu rabita secretary for the Sindh Peoples Youth Federation, Mohammad Waris Qambrani, was injured when he ran to try to protect Bhutto after the first bomb went off on Thursday. "I was part of her security detail, but had left my post for a moment to drink some water. In the meantime, the first bomb went off. I ran back towards Bibi's vehicle to make sure she was protected, and the second bomb went off when I was very close to her car," Qambrani said. "I wasn't afraid. My first concern was Mohtarma's safety. No one can harm a hair on Zulfikar Ali Bhutto's daughter's head while we're alive."
Waliyat Ali came all the way from Siachen to be part of Thursday's rally. He was injured in the blast as well, but is optimistic that he'll be up and about soon enough, and will be able to serve his leader. "The awaam laid down their lives for her. Of course she should visit people at the hospital," Salamat from Zila Nankana, Punjab, said. He was among the PPP ! activists admitted at the JPMC Ward 21.
For Muhammad Taufeeq, father of three, and a resident of Korangi 5 ½, Karachi, business has come to a standstill until he recovers and is out of the hospital. Taufeeq and his business partner run a transport service between Karachi and Rawalpindi. "May God help all those injured recover as soon as possible. As for those who died, all we can do is pray for them," his mother said.
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