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Sentiments Of a War Veteran - A Thread:
It was a cold foggy and somewhat dark afternoon that I had a meeting with a supplier at the outskirts of Barki #Lahore. While sitting in his office, entered an old gent probably in his early 90's, holding a cane and fully wrapped up (1/n)
It was a cold foggy and somewhat dark afternoon that I had a meeting with a supplier at the outskirts of Barki #Lahore. While sitting in his office, entered an old gent probably in his early 90's, holding a cane and fully wrapped up (1/n)
In multiple layers of winter clothes, muffler, ear muffs and masked up with only his bright eyes behind thick eyeglass showing the wrinkles of his weathered skin. He greeted with a "Salamalekum" to which we replied and he quietly sat at a distance waiting for our (2/n)
Meeting to end. After a few seconds the business owner got up, moved towards the elderly gent grabbed his hand and kissed it before moving back on his seat and continuing our negotiations. I was amused but acted as if all's normal. I figured it must be a Peer-Murshid thing. (3/n)
On concluding our negotiations I sat back while the paperwork was being drafted and threw a conversation starter with the elderly gent about the weather. This started a delightful tale of how he used to be in his prime during time with the #Pakistan Army and they would (4/n)
Not even feel how cold or hot it was while doing their duty. I inquired "Oh you used to be in the military?" to which he revealed that he AND his father served during the 1965 war. He himself was a retired Military Doctor. I was intrigued and listened to his war stories (5/n)
He then became teary eyed 
with a broken voice spoke about how it hurts him when people don't show respect to serving & veterans anymore. How the opposition speaks against the men in uniform belittling their sacrifices. How he cries watching news of fallen comrades (6/n)
with a broken voice spoke about how it hurts him when people don't show respect to serving & veterans anymore. How the opposition speaks against the men in uniform belittling their sacrifices. How he cries watching news of fallen comrades (6/n)
Instinctively I got up and said "With your permission Sir, I would like to Salute you and thank you for your services to this country". He got up as well and there we are both Saluting each other and him holding back his tears at just getting the respect he deserved. (7/n)
He gave me a lot of Dua & well wishes for my new venture and life ahead. I promised to reconnect with him the next time I come by the area. Col(Rtd). Dr Noor Ul Mustafa. It was an experience indeed. Also to my surprise my final invoice had magically been reduced as well. (8/n)
I left with the belief that it was destiny that I met with a War Veteran and that we both gave each other the due respects both as like minded human beings and patriot #Pakistan citizens. Pakistan Zindabad. Always has. Always will! 
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