Cherished Memories of Africa — Page 275
257 Allah Granted their Wish An Ahmadi doctor, Sayyed Mir Mashhood Ahmad, was serving in Liberia under the blessed scheme of Nusrat Jahan. The rebels caused civil war in the country leading to widespread bloodshed and pillage. Doctor Sahib’s family was taken hostage. He spent many days in that distressing situation. He witnessed bloodshed everyday. Later arrangements were made to transfer them along with Muhammad Akram Bajwa Sahib, the Ameer of Liberia and a non-Ahmadi family to Senegal by helicopter. I was in the Gambia those days. I received a directive from markaz to arrange their boarding and lodging. Manzoor Ahmad Qureshi was the first secretary in the Pakistan Embassy at that time. Alongwith him I went to the airport to welcome the guests. They had been robbed of all their belongings before they arrived in Senegal. I arranged their accommodation at several places. Doctor Sahib’s wife was pregnant and delivery was expected after a few days. I arranged their accommodation in the hostel for MNAs in the town centre. Each MNA is allocated one room in that hostel; two Ahmadi MNAs gave us two of their rooms. That evening I took Doctor Sahib and his wife in my car around the city for sightseeing. Dakar is surrounded by sea and there is a road all along the coast. We returned after a while. At about midnight, Doctor Sahib knocked at my door and told me that his wife was unwell and wanted to take her to an hospital. I took them to a hospital, where she was admitted. I spent the whole night in the car. In the morning, Doctor Sahib told me that the