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My Two Cents

Allhumdolillah! I am at a much better place since my last post with series of lab tests, utlrasounds, a mammogram and some other really scary tests, and a gut wrenching anxiety of results. I am doing well thankfully everything was clear except low iron levels with vitamin d3 deficiency. These deficiencies are now on their way to recovery. It is worth noting that I have been struggling with intense brain and physical fatigue since 2019 but not a single doctor was able to identify my problem. Once somebody is diagnosed with depression or anxiety then every health issue they complain about is looked from the psychological lenses. Nobody asked me to check iron, vitamin b12 or vitamin d3 deficiencies even my mum who is a dermatologist always assured me that I am fine and this weakness is just a phase.   It was a phase alright, it engulfed almost 8 years of my life pushed back my career and research ambitions.  This is not the case alone with me but there are many people who silentl...

23rd March 2015

Once upon a time not long ago there lived great men and women, they lived in unity and with a dream. A dream which they all nourished with their soul and blood– a dream of dignity, of peace, of solidarity, of equality, of prosperity, of security and above all a dream to live in their own little world- a world where everyone is respected, irrespective of their caste, culture or creed; a world where everyone is allowed to pray the way they chose and a world where justice prevails. Pakistan gained independence from British Rule on August 14, 1947. Nine years after Pakistan’s creation, the first constitution was implemented on March 23 rd , 1956. March 23 rd was initially meant to celebrate the adoption of the country’s first constitution and its transformation as a republic. Later, the 1956 Constitution was annulled in 1958 and March 23 rd became a day to commemorate the Lahore Resolution of 1940, which eventually led to the creation of Pakistan. In the year 1940 Mu...