Minahil's Story

Minahil, 11 years old girl…living in village Rosay of Sheikhupura District of Punjab, Pakistan, shares her pain of losing her mother due to Breast Carcinoma. Every morning the family gathers to mourn at their mother’s grave. Minahil too has been coming to her mother’s grave for the last six years but the pain of the loss has not lessened with time.

“We wish she was here with us…she used to make sure that we eat properly…she would buy us clothes and get us ready for school…I miss her a lot.”

In an interview given to BBC during the visit of Cherie Blair to Pakistan, Minahil shared her wish of becoming doctor but her father, a poor illiterate farmer, is not able to bear the cost of it. These interviews, telecasted from different channels of BBC throughout the world, made Mr. Michael Seagrim, a Britisher, approach Minahil and promised to bear all the educational cost of her studies. With a sparkle in her eyes, Minahil is optimistic about a brilliant future ahead while the photo of her deceased mother still remains as one of her most prized possessions…