Jangi Qeidio k camp se Amreeka k kamiab tareen Doctor tak ka safr, Dr Azeem ud Din ki zindagi ki kahani

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جنگی قیدیوں کے کیمپ سے امریکہ کے کامیاب ترین ڈاکٹر تک کا سفر، ڈاکٹر عظیم الدین کی زندگی کی کہانی

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00:00We are fortunate to have Dr. Khawaja Azim-ud-Din with us today.

00:03When I was 8 years old, we went to the Prisoner of War camps.

00:07Those incidents that still haunt you today.

00:10You know, 8 year to 10 year old child, we saw bombardment, we saw a lot of bad situations.

00:16The doctor has made an extraordinary contribution regarding business.

00:19How do you relate to him and how has he contributed towards society?

00:22If someone is doing public service, and especially Pakistani, then that makes me really proud.

00:30We are fortunate to have Dr. Khawaja Azim-ud-Din with us today.

00:38We will talk to him about his life and how he has made an extraordinary contribution in America.

00:43And what does he think about this?

00:44Can you tell us something about your childhood and your early life?

00:47The interesting thing about my childhood is that I was born in East Pakistan.

00:52I was born in East Pakistan, Bangladesh.

00:55In Dhaka.

00:58And when I was 8 years old, we went to the Prisoner of War camps.

01:03We spent 2 years in POW camp 1971-73.

01:09After those 2 years, we came to Pakistan in 1973.

01:13West Pakistan was known at that time.

01:15So most of my childhood was spent there, in West Pakistan.

01:19I have very good memories.

01:21Of course, when we came from the camps, we did not have any resources.

01:26Our father did not have a job.

01:28So we lived in small houses and apartments for a long time.

01:32It was a time of a lot of difficulties.

01:35But one thing in mind…

01:36You had two brothers?

01:37Yes, we had two brothers.

01:38I have an elder sister and an elder brother.

01:40So all of us, plus our parents, we were all in POW camp.

01:44For almost 1.5 years, our father did not have a job.

01:48Alhamdulillah, even at that time, our mother's emphasis was only on education.

01:55So our mother told us from childhood,

01:57Son, will you become a doctor?

01:59I told my elder brother, will you become an engineer?

02:01And I told my sister that you will do a Master's in Home Economics.

02:07So Alhamdulillah, all of us did that work.

02:09And we worked as post graduates.

02:11In which area were you?

02:13First, we were in the Federal B Area, when we came from the camps.

02:17Then after a few years, we moved to Gulshan-e-Kabal.

02:20You know, I got admission in Daw Medical.

02:22And I spent a few years there.

02:24My brother actually…

02:25Which year did you get admission in Daw Medical?

02:27I got admission in 1981.

02:29After that, I went to England for a few years.

02:34I did FRCS in England.

02:36I spent five years in England there.

02:39After that, my brother…

02:41Because he did a Master's in Structural Engineering from Berkeley.

02:46My brother insisted that I come to America.

02:50The opportunities here are good.

02:52So finally, in 1995, I moved to America.

02:57And I had a wife and a daughter at that time.

03:00So we came here to America in 1995.

03:03So these are my short stories.

03:06In such tough circumstances,

03:07can you tell me some inspirational incidents

03:09from that camp and then coming to Pakistan?

03:11I know it must have been very difficult.

03:13Can you tell me some such incidents

03:15that you still remember vividly?

03:17Eight-year-old to ten-year-old child.

03:19We saw bombardment.

03:22We saw a lot of bad situations.

03:26We saw war.

03:28Despite that, our parents tried their best.

03:31They protected us.

03:32And they actually just…

03:34They did not blame anybody.

03:36They did not blame the Indians or Bengalis or anything.

03:39They just told us to do our work well in the world.

03:42And not to look at others.

03:43When you got your education here in Pakistan,

03:46and then you decided to come to the UK,

03:49what was the inspiration to come to the UK?

03:50Or what was the inspiration to go abroad from Pakistan?

03:52And then what was the inspiration to come to America?

03:54I wanted to get good education.

03:55My mother had given me an order

03:57that you will do your masters and get good education.

04:00So going to England at that time for surgery

04:03was considered very prestigious.

04:05So it was necessary to go to England to get higher education.

04:09By the way, I did FCPS Part 1 from Pakistan.

04:11But after going to England, I completed both the parts.

04:15And in America, you heard…

04:18At that time, I heard that there is more advanced technology.

04:23Which is true actually.

04:24I have been doing robotic surgery for 14 years.

04:26So you can understand that this technology is so advanced

04:30and you know amazing technology.

04:32And it has been happening here for 14 years.

04:35And it has been happening for a long time.

04:36So that was the charm that I should learn some new things.

04:39And I can increase my career further.

04:42So how do you see the contribution of Pakistani doctors in America overall?

04:47Alhamdulillah, it is a very good contribution.

04:50And a lot of doctors have earned a lot of fame.

04:53We have a junior doctor, Mansoor Muhyuddin.

04:56He did the first transplant into the human body.

05:01Heart transplant.

05:02How many doctors are currently contributing in the entire USA?

05:06I don't know the exact figures.

05:07Maybe our own doctors can tell you.

05:08I think there are 15,000-20,000 doctors in America.

05:11In the entire USA.

05:12Yes.

05:13Okay, you said that there is a split in all states in America.

05:16Yes.

05:17Or in a particular state, where the population is more and people are stronger.

05:20No, they are present in the entire America.

05:22From small villages to big cities, they are present in America.

05:25There are two types of welfare projects.

05:26One is the local doctors contributing here.

05:28Yes.

05:29And the other is in Pakistan.

05:30In Pakistan.

05:31They are trying to do their project.

05:32How do you compare these two?

05:33Both have their place and importance.

05:35Some of our obligations are present here as well.

05:38Many people are running their medical projects in Pakistan.

05:42Many people are running their welfare projects here.

05:45I think both have their place and importance.

05:48People have some complaints regarding this.

05:51That in America, no one has jointly built a big hospital.

05:54With the help of their own organization.

05:56No one has built a big hospital in Pakistan.

05:57Have you ever thought about this?

05:58You have caught our sore throat.

06:01I am very sorry about this.

06:03We have 15-20,000 doctors here.

06:06Why can't we make a hospital?

06:11One is in America.

06:12The other is in Pakistan.

06:14It is difficult to build a hospital in Pakistan.

06:16Because if you are not living there.

06:18But we support a lot of hospitals in Pakistan.

06:22There is Indus Hospital.

06:23There is Kuhi Ghot Hospital.

06:25There is Shaukat Khanam Hospital.

06:28There is Shifa Hospital.

06:29We support a lot of these hospitals.

06:32Insha Allah, that day will come.

06:34When we will build a hospital together.

06:38This is my heartfelt wish.

06:39I would like to know about you.

06:41Because we know that you are a big organization.

06:43Pakistanis recognize you all over the world.

06:45And we are proud of you.

06:47What are your things?

06:49First of all, I would like to know about your medical work.

06:52Or about your scholarship.

06:53For young girls who want to come here.

06:54Or for new doctors who want to settle here.

06:56Who need 2-3 years time initially.

06:58Or for nurses.

06:59You said that they want to come here.

07:01And make a career here.

07:03You said that there are a lot of nurses in the Middle East.

07:05Who work in Pakistan.

07:07What do you think about them?

07:08How do we contribute?

07:09And how can we inspire new people?

07:11I am not sure if you know.

07:14There is a program.

07:15Young Physicians Committee.

07:18Through that, a lot of students come to me.

07:22And these students apply.

07:24To get observership here.

07:26So that if they do the observership.

07:28And spend some time with the doctors here.

07:32Then they know.

07:33How does things work in America.

07:36So that they are in a better position.

07:38To apply for the residency programs.

07:40I think that they are doing a lot of good work.

07:43SWRD.

07:45They have a disaster relief program.

07:48They have a matrimonial program.

07:52What more can you do?

07:55So I won't say anything negative about APNA.

07:59You must be in close contact with APNA's regional president.

08:03Yes.

08:04I used to be the president of South Texas.

08:08Now I am a little busy.

08:11So I have withdrawn from them.

08:13But APNA has my support.

08:15And there are good people working in APNA.

08:17I have seen a lot of interest in social services.

08:21You have spent 30 years here.

08:24What did you learn during this time?

08:28When a person comes to a new country.

08:30There are struggles.

08:31And there is training.

08:32The training is very rigorous.

08:34I trained for 6 years.

08:36The residency I did in New York and Pennsylvania.

08:40After that.

08:42I came to Houston in 2005.

08:46And settled here.

08:47It took me 10 years to settle here.

08:52And practice.

08:53I started this company in 2005.

08:56Now we have 3 other colorectal specialists.

08:59One of the largest.

09:01Colorectal specialty is a small specialty.

09:04So we are still one of the largest groups in Houston.

09:07I got some freedom from work.

09:10So I am not that busy at work.

09:12I had other interests.

09:14For example, I did ceramic tile work.

09:17Is this your second business venture?

09:18No, it's not a business venture.

09:19It's a hobby.

09:20Wow. Amazing.

09:22I work in many mosques in Houston.

09:26And I also work in a hospital.

09:29Wow. Amazing.

09:30For ceramic tiles.

09:31So I was interested in Islamic art.

09:35So I did a festival of Islamic art.

09:39I started it in 2014.

09:41First, I wanted to educate my public.

09:44Second, I wanted to educate non-Muslim Americans.

09:51About our heritage.

09:52So we go to colleges, universities, libraries.

09:57And do art demonstrations.

09:59And introduce people to Islamic art.

10:02Our festival also has many non-Muslims.

10:05When is your festival?

10:06Our festival is on November 9th and 10th this year.

10:10It is the largest festival of Islamic arts in North America.

10:14It is the oldest continuously running festival.

10:17For the last 10 years.

10:18For the last 10 years.

10:19This year is our 11th festival.

10:20Beautiful.

10:21You mentioned that you work with ISJH.

10:24Are you contributing anything else?

10:25ISJH is the Islamic Society of Greater Houston.

10:28Of course, we live in Houston.

10:30Whatever happens, our functions, we like to do in collaboration with them.

10:37Next month, through the Islamic Arts Society, we are doing art classes.

10:43We use ISJH's locations.

10:46How many mosques are there in Houston or Texas?

10:49Apparently, there are almost 100 mosques in Houston.

10:5422 of them are under the banner of ISJH.

10:59There are new doctors in America.

11:00You should give them a positive message.

11:02Based on your experience of USA.

11:04You are doing great social services.

11:06Kindly give this message to our viewers.

11:08When you come to America, your accent has to be impeccable.

11:12Your English should be good.

11:13You should know how to speak.

11:15Improve your English.

11:16Improve your marks.

11:17Be ready to work hard.

11:19And be ready for setbacks.

11:21Because it is not easy.

11:23You won't get it easily.

11:24Nothing happens easily in life.

11:26Dr. Khawaja Azimuddin, thank you very much.

11:28You gave such a beautiful message.

11:30With this, I would like to take your leave.

11:32Take care. Allah Hafiz.

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