ISLAMABAD:
Fizza Malik, 24, did not live long enough to see her licence to practise law arrive in the mail.
Malik, a recent law graduate from the London School of Law, was among 11 people who were brutally killed during a suicide bombing and firing attack at the Islamabad district courts on Monday.
“Fizza had started working as a junior lawyer at the courts two months ago. I saw her 10 minutes before she was killed in the attack,” lawyer Mohsin Khan Kiyani, whom Malik worked with, told The Express Tribune.
Fizza had applied recently for a licence to practice law which was being processed, Kiyani said, but he said she was really excited about getting accepted for LLM in the United Kingdom.
Social media networks saw an outpouring of grief on Malik’s death. She was an only daughter.
Her colleagues and friends also showed up in large numbers to grieve her loss at the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences.
“She died in front of me but I’m unable to accept that she is no more,” said one of her colleagues.
Malik worked at a call centre in Islamabad before quitting the job to start a career in law. She is survived by her parents and two brothers.
Published in The Express Tribune, March 4th, 2014.
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May her soul rest in peace Ameen
Ameen
AOA boht dukh howa Fizza appi ka sun ke Allah pk unko Jannat main awlla muqam atta farmaye aur unke waldyn ko sabar dy aur Allah pak unko bhot buri saza dy jo insaniyat ke dushman han Ameen.
Fizza was my cousin. My wife and I rushed to PIMS when I called her mobile and a policeman answered. We pushed our way through the hospital and were led to the morgue, only to find our dear cousin wrapped in white. Upon identifying her body, I had to wake up her parents and her brothers in Dubai and give them the news. As my wife and I escorted her body in the ambulance to the house, reality had barely started to sink in. Today, on the 4th day, I still feel she is with us. Fizza was the most loving, soft spoken, selfless and intelligent young girl I knew. She was a survivor and always loved Pakistan. Our entire family was always pro-Pakistan, yet it this this very country that has broken our hearts and I must confess with great hesitation, that Pakistan is not a country worth living, loving or fighting for anymore. This is a country of animals, for animals only.
May her soul rest in peace. AMEEN
On behalf of the American people, U.S. Ambassador to Pakistan Richard G. Olson today extended his deepest condolences to the families and friends of the victims of the dreadful act of terrorism that took place at Islamabad’s District Court Complex in F-8 sector yesterday. The Ambassador wished the injured a full and speedy recovery. He further stated US strongly condemns this brutal act. With this attack on innocent civilians, terrorists have again demonstrated a blatant disregard for life. The United States remains committed in its pledge to the people of Pakistan in their efforts to counter terrorism and build a peaceful future. US Central Command joins the Ambassador in sending the condolences to the family of Fizza Malik, a young and aspiring attorney, who was on her second day at work. These young people are the future of Pakistan and by cutting their lives short; the terrorists once again show that they do not care for the future of Pakistan. We stand by the people of the region in their quest for lasting peace.
Abdul Quddus DET- United States Central Command
@Khan: Why don't you write an article on one of the victims in Karachi? It's high time we think as Pakistanis rather than Karachiites.
no air strikes today at militant hide outs as she is only Fizza Malik not Capt Dr or Col Fizza Malik.
Please keep this up - putting a face to a loss makes an impact - even with bomb blasts in tribal areas - please highlight the loss of one young person per blast - please.
Aren't the lawyers supporters of Mumtaz Qadri? What is the problem?
It's a shame, yet our leaders and anyone who feels self important still feel it's important to use public funding to preserve their own precious lives using almost 75% of police resources for their own safety leaving a skeleton crew to look out for our safety. Rest in peace Fizza Malik.
She, and many thousands before her, are evidence of the failure, incompetence and heartlessness of our governments. There is no guarantee that a timely military operation with no reservations would have prevented this from happening, but the "what if" is too heavy a question mark to absolve guilt.
I have known her and her family for years and she is one of the most sweet, smiling and well behaved girl I have come across. At a very young age she started working along with her studies and since yesterday I am seeing that how many people knew her and how many hearts this little girl touched....huhhhh.....a great loss....but Allah knows best!
very very sad. rest in peace.
Janay kab hongay kam....is duniya kay gham.....feeling extremely sad on this incident..RIP..
many fizza's have gone and dont know how many yet to go. we did these things to our neighbors and now this same ghost haunting us.
May her soul rest in peace ...
heart breaking ! May Allah talah give sabar to her family ameen
It is strange to see the huge roar in the media over the death of one girl while on an average 11-12 people get killed in karachi everyday. The value of life is the same if it isn't i would appreciate the author of this article to explain the difference to me. My sympathy for the girl goes out to the family but to the author my question-what makes you write an article on one girl while 11-12 people get killled everyday in a city of the same country.