Bravo Lakshan!

Dear editor,

I had not visited your web for quite some time these couple of days, due to some fault in my pc. Today I was going through the �letters to the editor� and read the letter by Lakshan BiBi, in thankful reply to the felicitations she had been receiving and was honestly moved by her true and sincere feelings while expressing her gratitude to all those who congratulated her for the award she received for the great services she has been rendering to her people in particular and to Chitral in general. This award of course, is too small in comparison to the tremendous social work she is doing, but never the less her services have been recognized and that is what really matters.

Well, I was talking of the sincerity her letter is carrying. She is a lady who, despite lots of criticism from her own folks and others, has always kept her morale high in pursuing the goals she has set for the services to the marginalized people of the Kalasha valleys with a view to enhance their life style. She, in her letter has referred to Iqbal�s verse, which she had been inspired by, as far back as, when she first entered the middle school in Bumburet as a student, and her firm belief that sincere prays are reciprocated by Allah Almighty and she also has full convictions in the peaceful coexistence and love for humanity which the Chitralis have in abundance. What is more appreciable in her letter is that she projects herself not as another Kalasha lady but as a Chitrali. Lakshan! Bravo, that�s brilliant. We consider this award too small for what you have been doing for the past so many years in the field of social work. Keep it up. Our prays are always with you. May Allah guide you on to the path that leads to the glories in this world and the eternal one that is to follow. Amin.

Major (r) Saeed Qazi
Chitral