9th-12th Nov

9^th, Thursday:

I got up at 930 and started getting ready for the journey. Azeem came at 1030 and we left at 11. On the way, we stopped at bhera for CNG and at kallar kahar for zuhr n lunch. From there I drove till pindi. After reaching pindi at 330, we started towards noshera via GT road. At the very beginning policemen checked the car chasis etc! We reached there at about 530. After nmaz, tea and dinner we went out with azeem’s bro’s family. First we visited the officer’s mess at the river side and then the markets. On the way back we had coffee and went to sleep after the nmaz at 12.

10^th, Friday:

We got up at 6 and after the nmaz and breakfast, we got ready and left at 730. It was raining at that time. On the way at GT road we escaped that accident in which a taxi couldn’t control speed and ran onto the divider missing our car narrowly. From Burhan, we entered the motorway and reached PIMS, isb at 930. In the morning session there was a lecture by Dr Edward Benzel and Dr Saeed Bajwa. During the tea interval we talked to Dr Benzel. After the tea there was a lecture by Dr Khalid Sethi.. After that, it was lunch and juma break. At lunch we met David and talked to him. After the juma, we attended the demonstration of spinal surgery. We spent the evening at the PIMS PG hostel. I was a bit shaky about staying there and after getting phone call from sufian about ami not being well, I decided to leave. At 7 azeem dropped me at faizabad coach stand. The coach left at 830 and I reached fsd at 130 and after checking mails, I went to sleep at 2.

11^th, Saturday:

I got up at 8 and reached emergency at 845. During the duty I went to ward for tea. Today I supervised an appendecectomy to asim and did a suprapubic cystostomy. I came back at 8 and after dinner and nmaz I went to sleep at 10.

12^th, Sunday:

I got up at 930 and watched cricket (Pk vs WI 2^nd day of 1^st test) till the noon. In the after noon after lunch, azeem came and stayed with me for about 1 hour during which he told me his story of Saturday in isb. Then saleem same and I worked on his case report. He left at 630. After Isha I had dinner and pressed the clothes.