Flashback: A personal invitation to Pakistan
My father, Dr Mohammed Ali Mistry, was an eminent physician in Bombay at the time of Partition
August 16, 2014
My father, Dr Mohammed Ali Mistry, was an eminent physician in Bombay at the time of Partition. He had been appointed as Honorary Surgeon Commander in the Royal Indian Navy and the Chief Medical Officer at the Bombay Port Trust. Before Partition, Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah contacted Dr Mistry and invited him to settle in Pakistan. My father gave up his practice in Bombay and moved to Pakistan to serve the nation. Dr Mistry looked after the Quaid during his last days, and was with him on his last journey from Ziarat to Karachi. Jinnah was suffering from tuberculosis, and his heavy smoking - fifty cigarettes a day of his favourite brand, Craven A - and punishing work schedule had taken their toll. He died on 11 September 1948 at the age of 71.
PHOTO & TEXT: NARGIS MISTRY
CONCEPT: SANAM MAHER
DESIGN: SAMRA AMIR
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Published in The Express Tribune, August 16th,2014.
respect to your great late father for sacrificing so much for the newly created country and that too on the wishes of great Quid-e-Azam,
A very moving piece about an admirable man.
Dear Nargis,
We thank you for enlightening us. and we hope that there are many pieces that come out front to us; shining with pride.We as nation of Pakistan will always remain highly indebted to your father and likes of him.
I wish you success and well being in your life along with your family.
and May State of Pakistan gets Prosperity To Intensity. Ameen.
Best Regards, MM Khan