Mentally disturbed man commits suicide after killing psychologist

@Azam Jameel Khan, of Czech Republic: First of all I’m dead sure you’re another ‘rascal character’ of Shahpar type from Chitral. Even then if you are hell-bent that you live in the landlocked central European country, your mentality reflects what you must be doing there.
You better concentrate on the menial job you must be doing for which you are being paid from the taxpayers’ money of Czech Republic. As far as your undying love for Mr Saifuddin, who also happens to be a very good friend of mine, you must stop acting like a wolf in a sheep’s clothing.
Flatterers and Mullah Do-Piyaza type things of your ‘class’ could be nobody’s friend. It would be me and other upright people having self-respect who would spring into action if Mr Saifuddin ever needed help because rented, showpiece, publicity mongers ‘class’ of your category will be sold at a throwaway price at the PIA Chowk in Chitral.
If you think you are a bully, come out from the shell you have been hiding for so long. You’re most welcome here, I will remind you your real worth how big bully you are. You might have just heard of the word ‘badmashi’, and this could be the reason you’re jumping into the air without even slightly weighing your worth but the moment you will face it, you will never be able to recover from the shock. So my advice to you is just keep your mouth shut and control your tongue because it can become “Krui ligini sha kaphalot baan.”

So, finally the duo [Saif, Shahpar] are clean bold. They would not have experienced such an embarrassing moment throughout their lives what they had to face here in their failed attempt to defend some of their beloved crooks who, without an iota of doubt, are a liability on the prestigious AKDN institutions.
However, in utter frustration and to avoid further embarrassment, Saif managed to get a safe exit using his all-time powerful ‘Morder diplomacy’ skills. As far as his childish advice to me, I would like to suggest: “If there is nothing, say nothing”. You do not know the ABC of arguing because of your clerical nature of job on which you are taking great pride but in reality it is no different than that of a CNW contractor.
Now let me take on the ‘humorous character’ of the debate – the fake Shahpar, as the chap does not even know how to substantiate his arguments. He thinks as he is the Aristotle but let me remind him his worth. He is a man known for his greedy nature, exploitation of NGOs and heads of political parties for his own vested interest. His worth is no more than a tiny teacher.
I would like to request the editor to blacklist the rascal as he does not deserve even a little space on this prestigious online daily. If you have the guts talk to me straight and I will show you your real worth. Mr Nadir Khan is not responsible to answer on my behalf. He has all the rights to express whatever the way he wanted because he is a bright man and not carrying the weight of ‘slavery chains’ like you.

I would like to express my heartfelt condolence to Mehmood Isa and his family over this tragic incidence. May Allah give courage and patience to the family bear this great loss. I would also like extend my sympathies to the bereaved family at Garum Chashma.
It seems to me that some of our friends are trying to sensationalize this unfortunate incidence. I feel that they don’t have any sympathies for the suffering families rather than want to politicize this incidence to express their personal grudges against some individuals. it is a high time to reach out to the care and share the bereaved families grief.
I fully agree with Irshad Brar that we should accept the fact that we are a failed nation. We are the most senseless creature of God on this earth. we always blame others for our miseries rather to try to change our own destiny. I feel shame when I think about the causes that may have led to this unfortunate incidence.
*How come a medical college closed the door on one of the brilliant students just based on his financial constraints. it means they are sentencing the student for life. it is against the fundamental human rights. As human everyone can get into a similar situation. Why they don’t have any linkages with financial institutions to borrow money for their needy students (if they don’t have any scholarships) so once they get jobs they will pay back.
*Where were our banks especially the micro-finance banks to provide loans to the late student. I know they go door to door to beg people to get unproductive loans but how come they did not see such a productive/prospective borrower under their nose.
*Who recommend this patient to get counseling from psychologist as I think his case was beyond counseling stage.
*It is a shame that there is not a single psychiatrist in the district of Chitral.
*Lack of awareness about psychological problems in our society.
For all those who are trying to sensationalize this unfortunate incidence please stop the blame game. The bereaved family is one of the high educated family in district Chitral. They have potential to handle this case once they come out of this grief. If you have any problems with any institutions or you want to improve the institutions you can go through the proper channels or you can write to the concerned boards.
May Allah give patience to the bereaved families and guide us to righteous path. (Ameen)

The AKHS worked to rehabilitate the young man to recover from the mental disturbance but it seems it had no expertise even to understand the patient. Had there been an expert to deal with such a patient, they must have taken some precautionary measures to avoid such a tragic end to the two lives.I do not know if there is any rehabilitation center for people with high degree of depression except the district jail where this unfortunate guy was also kept for some time. Now when he has ended his life, as a society we should accept responsibility for it instead of pointing fingers at each other.

I have gone through all the comments on the topic and would not say anything about the subject.In the recent time, Chitral has seen malaise unheard of in this valley in the past. Rising cases of suicides notwithstanding, there are also cases of rampant corruption, theft, proliferation of arms etc. I am not an expert to tell you what is the reason(s) behind all these trends. As a 50 something man born and bred in a traditional family of Chitral, I am worried over the fact that we are fast losing our centuries old values that made us somehow a different species liked and valued the world over. As a nation now we have become an addict. Addict not only to different kinds of drugs but also to ill gotten wealth, cars, mobile phones, liquor, and even high marks without working hard in our studies. If we fail to get good marks, or if we fail to become a doctor or an engineer we end our life. If a young man fails to persuade a girl to marry him he kills himself. In a nutshell we have lost the meaning of life and become materialists.

I again humbly request the writers to kindly be focussed on the topic as they have taken it too far. I feel sorry after reading what the learned young writers in their opinion have tried to achieve intentionally or unknowingly – because they have started an altogether different debate. Mr. Ahmad, Munir and Mr. Qazi have not only become judgmental rather have given their verdicts also. I will stick to what I feel is now necessary to answer as the learned writers have deliberately tried to defame and demoralize the AKDN institutions one after the other. My views are based upon personal, professional and voluntary associations with several AKDN institutions and some other NGOs in Chitral for over a decade and I now feel it necessary to shed away the misconceptions the writers have in their minds and/or the hatred they are trying to create amongst the readers and the masses at large.
– The performance of the AKDN institutions is not a hidden fact from anybody. Perhaps my friends in Islamabad are too young and lucky that they were not born 35-40 years back otherwise they would have never thought of using those words against the AKDN. My request to them is to find the reports on morbidity and mortality rates in Chitral before 1980s as they seem to be too good at research and then compare it with today. They will find the difference AKHSP has made in the Mother and Child Health Sector. Before blaming this very institution they should revisit the 30 years back Chitral and give us the number of BHUs and Health Centres let alone big hospitals and compare it with today. They will find the difference AKHSP has played in changing the lives of people in this area – to mention a few.
– Organizations are not run by one person rather by a group of people who are responsible for different sectors. The writers have singled out one person and have tried a character assassination of the person. I would have defended anybody not only Dr. Zafar for that matter as such kind of an incident had never happened in Chitral before. The young man was once a medical student and used to visit the facility time and again. People knew him that he was visiting the centre for a pschotherapy or counseling. They didn’t check him before and thus not even on that day as he posed no harm to anybody before that day. Now here we must try to understand the mental condition of the deceased person. How on earth would Dr. Zafar know that on that day the young boy would be carrying a pistol? Yes the guards should have checked him, searched him but you tell me in which institution or organisation in Chitral a Chitrali guard would search another Chitrali who happens to visit that place quite often? It is my request to you to kindly look into the facts and figures as well as these things are intertwined and you cannot split them and throw your anger on the institution.
– I just fail to understand why even the educated lot also takes AKDN as a parallel government? It is not the duty of the AKDN institutions to provide for each and every facility to the local inhabitants where they are operating as it is the government who has this responsibility. Instead of appreciating the fact that the NGOs are facilitating the government, we always blame them for derailing from their prime objective. Has anyone of my respected friends ever talked about the govt. health, education, or revenue department? NO. Why? because we do not think that these govt. agencies have obligations or duties towards serving the masses and we are afraid of them that raising voice against them would be hard to digest. On the other hand, we are free to say whatever it comes to our mind about the local NGOs especially the AKDN in order to satisfy God knows what motives? The way all of the three writers have tried to tarnish the image of AKDN institutions here seems to have some personal grudge or hatred towards these development organisations otherwise without proofs they would not conduct such an act out in public.
– AKES schools were opened in Chitral for the first time in 1981 and since then they have grown into more than 40. The objective wasn’t quality education rather access to education. How can one undermine the fact that now in every nuke and corner of upper Chitral and Garam Chashma you will find an AKS. They have given education to a whole generation of young girls no matter how good or bad the quality may be. Just close your eyes and ponder over it for a moment- How do you see Chitral without a single AKS? You will get your answer.
– Mr. Munir has talked about scholarships. Yes there are AKES and AKDN scholarships available and are given to hundreds of students every year. Almost a decade back I happened to be managing the AKES scholarships and if you need the local office can share with you the details of those students who have received that. Unfortunately, the scholarships all over Pakistan and as per my own experience of working with a few UK universities, are not given in the middle of studies excluding percentage discount in fee. If this young man who took his life would have availed of the facility at the beginning, they would have given him scholarship for the rest of his student life at KMC. Why he didn’t get it initially is a totally different question as we do not know the reason. Who knows he may not have applied or may have applied but couldn’t get it? Poverty is one criterion amongst others. Hence your questioning the AKDN stands void, why don’t you ask the same question from the local DCO or the provincial minister for that matter?
Last but not the least, Ahmad’s love for my father is appreciated though I think a mention of him wasn’t necessary here. I would appreciate if personal comments are avoided.
May our sister Farhana’s soul rest in eternal peace in the highest abode of the heavens and may Almighty forgive the crime the young disturbed man has committed and give him a place in heavens too. (Ameen).
Saifuddin Saif
Lahore.

@SHAPAR ALI: I would like to welcome Shahpar Ali as he has finally come back to take part in the ongoing debate. He had disappeared after finding no words to respond to comments on a somewhat similar topic in ChitralToday a few months back.
Anyhow, as expected he is once again out to appease some of his like-minded mentors like Dr Zafar to create an atmosphere for paving the way to resolve some of his personal matters.
The way he has shed crocodile tears without understanding the crux of the matter and showering too much praise on AKHSP and AKES is beyond my comprehension.I never pointed fingers at AKHSP as there is no doubt it is doing a wonderful job. But the recent incident of killing an innocent woman due to sheer security lapse and the negligence of its general manager has created a wave of shock among the people of the area, especially women.
I would suggest Mr Shahpar to try to digest the text of my piece on the gory incident. At the same time, I would also like to make it crystal clear to him that any attempt to cash in on the situation for his own vested interests, ignoring the gruesome murder of the woman due to incompetence of the management, can only be done by a materialistic, inhumane and highly greedy individual.
And yes as far as the performance of Aga Khan Education Service (AKES) Chitral, I am not impressed what it has been doing in the area to promote education. The AKES has got all the resources but once again the incompetent management and people like Shakarez, Zuhran Shah, Mir Zaman Shah, etc, have corrupted it to the extent that it is touching the edge of failure.
Just look at Sayurj Public Chitral [an ordinary public school] run by a single individual GD Langland, on donations without any permanent resource base, which has produced high quality boys and girls, while AKES still relies on middle pass, matriculate, half literate or Allama Iqbal Open University (AIOU) graduates.
This is the difference the AKES has made, my dear Shahpar. The failure of AKES in the area is not because of financial crunch but incompetent management and teaching staff. I have no hesitation to commend the performance of Aga Khan Higher Secondary Schools because they have well qualified teaching staff besides the credit for establishing a foolproof management goes to the great Dr Mir Baiz Khan.
It was Dr Khan, who established a similar institution in Gilgit, which has been extended to Chitral. The success of the AKES higher secondary schools in Chitral in no way could be attributed to the incumbent management of AKES Chitral.

It is quite unfortunate that we have lost two bright minds. And it is indeed a great loss that cannot be overturned. How this loss may have been avoided is a big question and to answer that we may have to go back and live the life of the young man who ended up his life, taking the life of a young lady and leaving us all, in a situation like this. There may be no simple answer, neither any simple reason and neither one single reason behind all this. And please, do not forget, he was not the only Chitrali student to go mentally sick; there are several others and there were at least 15 whom I have personally known during the last ten years. Five of them committed suicide. That is why it may not be wise to reach any conclusion, too soon or even later as well, maybe. Anyway, I have my own analysis of all this, keeping in view the event itself, the reactions, the suggestions and the blame game.
Coincidentally, I had the opportunity to go through some studies from China that referred to attack on doctors by their patients. The studies suggest this is a unique challenge the Chinese authorities are facing and given the several sensitive aspects of the doctor-patient relationship, they are not able to introduce standards to completely control these threats. Moreover, go to the Wall Street Journal, The Economist, the New York Times, or any other paper, violence against doctors is alarmingly on the rise all over the world and they haven’t yet succeeded in devising a practical formula to tackle this.
When we look into the different aspects of patient-doctor relationship, it is quite understandable why controlling this specific threat might be a real challenge. Medical establishments such as hospitals, clinics, rehabilitation centers and so on are looked upon as edifices of hope by the diseased and the ill and a failure to meet those expectations may infuriate the patient and result in violent attacks. Then there are the mental patients and those who have seasonal disorders; they may potentially go violent depending on the severity of their disease or disorder. They categorize the potentially violent patients into four groups: dependent clinger, entitled demander, the manipulative, help-rejecting complainer and the self-destructive denier. It may not be easy for doctors to readily identify those, though.
It is significant to note that the matter under discussion here is a challenge to the developed world. And, therefore, it is a huge task for hospital management authorities in a remote area like Chitral to avoid these threats. Also, because it is quite evident that the day-to-day operating procedures of a hospital change drastically from city to city and the procedures in Chitral might not be the same as procedures in Dir or Karachi. That is because the requirements, the kinds of threat and the ground realities are not the same in Karachi, Dir or Chitral. Therefore, administrator can certainly expect to deal with management situations similar to those in other areas but may also expect situations that are complete contrast. For example, caring for personnel, creating schedules, structuring the work environment, regulating care and managing finances or facilities are included in every administrator’s duties but the processes involved within those categories may not be the same in every country or city. Like, for instance, caring for the staff of a girls’ school may be perceived differently in Chitral as compared to Timargarah where the severity of threat is overwhelming.
Likewise, the procedures and processes in organizations are run based on experiences of the people of an area. If I have to visit the commandant of our paramilitary forces in Chitral or the DCO Chitral, they may not bother searching my pockets for a weapon that I may carry. The last month, I personally visited several important people and institutions in Chitral, with my bag pack on and nobody bothered asking a question. That is a norm in Chitral but if there are external threats the security authorities convey it to all relevant authorities and they tighten their security (like the last year when security in schools and other organizations was enhanced for a few months due to potential terrorist attacks). To think that management authorities of all organizations, institutions and the security agencies in Chitral keep sleeping may not be a just remark.
May Allah Almighty rest the soul of the young psychiatrist and the student in peace and may give their families patience, courage and peace of mind – Ameen.

The way Mr Saifuddin has tried to defend Dr Zafar is quite interesting but lags far behind the facts which led to the murder of an innocent woman.
Being head of the AKHS, the doctor is directly responsible for the security lapse. It was his responsibility to ensure security to the staff as well as the patients instead of relying on his hand-picked unprofessional security guards.
If he was so confident, why he returned the police security relying on his unprofessional security guards who could be seen puffing cigarettes all the time by sitting under the shadow of a tree outside the AKHS office.
It is not only Dr Zafar, there are other people in Chitral who had occupied Imamat institutions in the past or are still running them just like their forefathers’ property.
Why there was no one in these institutions to come out and help the poor but highly intelligent young man who remained running from pillar to post to clear his medical college fees and had to discontinue his education? Why the scholarships are always doled out to third division holder daughters and sons of those having stronghold on the Ismaili Councils and other institutions.
The favouritism and nepotism within the AKDN institutions due to monopoly of a handful opportunist and fake Ismailis is the main reason behind the recent incident in which the man had to discontinue his education and finally ended up his precious life in an utter frustration after killing an innocent woman.
My advice to my friend from Morder is that he must not defend these people otherwise it will be tantamount to betraying the blood of martyrs, including his great father who has always been an inspiration for all of us.
Time has come we must stand up against these handful of opportunists who have hijacked the AKDN institutions.
I will appreciate further debate on this critical issue as it is the youth who must play their due role in exposing all those who have spoiled the image of AKDN institutions for their own vested interests.

The killer was an MBBS student at Khyber medical University and a very competent student. But due to financial problem he left his studies and became mentally disturbed. He grabbed top position in his FSc exam from the Laglands school. Where were the Aga Khan scholarship-giving institutions who could have mitigated his financial woes. There is a lot of money for other extravagances including giving lavish meals for the participants of worthless seminars and workshops but not a penny for such a needy student. Was Mr. Sardar Ayub not eligible for acquiring a scholarship? There is a lot of money for Zuhran Shah to make corruption but not a single penny for Mr Ayub to study higher education. Pity the nation.

The tragic assassination of an innocent young woman at the hands of a frustrated and mentally disturbed man in a broad-daylight has badly exposed all the NGO walas in Chitral particularly the AKHS, who have nothing to do except making recreational trips to tourist resorts along with their families and friends, misusing the official vehicles and other resources and sending back concocted reports on their working to the donor agencies.
The chief of AKHS Chitral, Dr Zafar Ahmed, could be seen making tall claims about taking the health sector to the new heights in the backward valley. Instead of doing anything good for the public, he and other officials of the department remain interested more in misusing the luxurious official vehicles and sometimes even the AKDN helicopter giving an impression as they were the chief minister or governor of the province.
After the tragic murder incident due to the sheer security lapse at the AKHS Chitral, there is no room left for Dr Zafar to stay put on the post. He must tender resignation in an honorable manner by accepting his failure that security lapse on part of the AKHS headed by him resulted in killing of an innocent woman.
The killing of the poor woman in the presence of the whole staff and scores of security guards is tantamount to dishonoring the woman in particular and humanity in general. I will repeat that AKHS Chitral headed by Dr Zafar has given a bad name to all the Imamat institutions in the area.
The doctor [Zafar] whose job is to stay in the ward of a hospital to treat patients must not be made the in-charge of an institution like the AKHS any longer as he is not qualified to head such a big organization.
The doctor, who has come out to be a very poor administrator, which has been proved with the recent incident, must be forced by the people of the area, civil society and human rights organizations to quit the AKHS without wasting any moment.
Enjoying good connections with his ‘Khowja masters’ sitting in Karachi, he should not be allowed to make fun of a reputable organization like the AKHS at any cost as the saying goes that “A stitch in time saves nine.” Besides, the need of the hour is that he should be dragged to the court of law by the human rights groups and locals of the area for failing to ensure security to the staff.
The people of both the Sunni and Ismaili communities should join hands to rein in and give an exemplary punishment to incompetent, irresponsible and careless management of the AKHS to avoid such untoward incidents in future. Despite all the bitter facts, if Dr Zafar is still allowed to stay, I will be forced to say: “The killing of the innocent woman is a big slap on the face of the AKHS management right from Karachi to Chitral”.

It is so saddening to hear about such a tragic incident. The young little soul would have never thought of suffering through such a tragic end. The family of the mentally ill man should have taken appropriate measure to keep an eye on him which could have averted this incident. My condolences are to the bereaved family as I have known them personally. The institution should also have taken appropriate security measures to prevent such heinous crimes as today’s tragic incident speaks volumes about their security lapse. The blame is onto the killer’s family as from now on they will be regretting this forever. The matter of the fact is that the parents lost their beloved daughter who had just stepped in the practical life. Nobody can understand the intensity of the pain they will go through now on. Issa Bhai we share your grief with you.