Mehsud flood which has change into a reminiscence now

The one that planted the smooth and mild plant of journalism in FATA 33 years in the past and nurtured it along with his blood and sweat for 30 years on this bad area and made it one of these tree isn’t amongst us as of late. Within the colour of this tree as of late, easy newshounds like us are respiring a sigh of aid with freedom.

I’m regarding Seelab Mehsud from essentially the most backward house of ​​South Waziristan, who is thought of as probably the most essential newshounds now not in his area, province or nation, however on this planet.

The founder president of Tribal Union of Reporters, Saylab Mehsud, was once an overly fearless, fearless and balanced journalist at the one hand, however then again, he was once additionally a very good union chief. He traveled time and again within the tribal house from Bajaur to Waziristan within the Nineteen Eighties and now not handiest created newshounds right here, but in addition arranged them and taught them the best way to get their proper and the best in their country.

First, on account of the political management and tribal traditions, and later on account of the Taliban and the federal government establishments, you at all times walked the bridge to your journalism. However such was once his energy of nerve and steadiness of artwork that regardless of all of the power and pressure he didn’t stumble himself nor did he permit his pals and associates to fall.

Silab Mehsud was once a very good reporter in addition to a just right prose author, poet and a very good hunter however his like to the purpose of obsession with journalism was once so overwhelming that his different qualities remained hidden from the remainder of the arena with the exception of his pals. You used to talk your regional language so strongly that the tone sounded very harsh and violent however inside of you have been an overly delicate loving and sort particular person.

My affiliation with Seelab Mehsud is as previous as my journalistic occupation. Nowadays, when that rock determine is not with us, I’m sharing a few of his reminiscences with the readers to pay tribute to him and to console my middle in order that they continue to be part of historical past.

In 2005, a couple of folks tribal newshounds participated in a workshop in Islamabad on behalf of the Press Data Division. Sheikh Rasheed was once the Minister of Data in the ones days. When he got here to the final rite, he mocked the names of the Pathans in his conventional taste and mentioned, “Yar Pathans themselves are tall and powerful, however their names are much more terrifying than them, equivalent to Salab Mehsud, Tofan Khan, Samudran Khan Akhunzada Chatan, and so on. . We Punjabis names also are easy and susceptible like us. Silab Sahib smiled and spoke back that ‘Sheikh Sahib, our characters also are sturdy like our measurement and names. No person can simply alternate our thoughts.’

In 2008, a delegation of 12 newshounds went on an reputable discuss with to India below the management of Salab Mehsud. Two or 3 Sikh officials have been our hosts in Chandigarh, Indian Punjab. Once we used to talk Pashto to one another, part a phrase would fall on their lips, in a different way they’d simply smile. The opposite day one in all them Sardar Ji got here to me and requested. Do you guys discuss Pashto whilst you communicate to one another? I mentioned sure. He requested, “Is that this Mr. Silab talking in Arabic, we don’t know it in any respect.” (It must be remembered that Silab Mehsud traveled everywhere the arena together with Pakistan, however didn’t make any distinction in his tight and vicious Waziristan accessory. This was once the explanation why a few of his Pashto phrases have been slightly comprehensible even to us Pashtuns who discuss Yusufzai dialect.)

It’s about two thousand and 8. Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan, below the management of Baitullah Mehsud, spoke the coin of Pakistan all over FATA. Folks’s heads have been beheaded at the indicators in their petty commanders. The entire international was once scared of them. After the martyrdom of Benazir Bhutto, The us had set a worth on their heads and the media was once loopy about their each and every phrase. Silab Sahib contacted Hakimullah Mehsud and Baitullah Mehsud and a delegation of about 15 newshounds from Peshawar and Islamabad, together with Raqim Al Haruf, reached South Waziristan to interview Baitullah Mehsud. It incorporated, amongst others, Haroon Rasheed of the BBC, Ahmad Zaidan of Al Jazeera, Mehmood Jan Babar of Khyber TV, Behrooz Khan and Khalid Khan of Geo TV, Nasir Dawar of Dunya and Alamgir Bettany of Voice of The us.

Many of the journalist pals incorporated within the delegation weren’t used to praying, however the worry of drones flying regularly and Kalashnikovs within the arms of the Taliban was once so nice that regardless of the heavy rain and chilly, all fellow Badals began praying in congregation by means of ablution with chilly water. . Silab Sahib was once busy with a majority of these issues. After all, Hakimullah didn’t let pass of Mehsud and mentioned, “Salab Sahib, do not you pray?” Silab Sahib spoke back in his conventional enamel Pashto: ‘Zay Noor Kallah Lah Khalay Lah Dara Nah. That he must give it and that it is going to be toll by means of zhaghigi chi lah talib lah darah e almons okah. This is, I generally don’t pray out of worry of Allah, now if I pray right here, everybody will say that I prayed out of worry of the Taliban. So let it’s.’ Hakeemullah Mehsud was once surprised to listen to this solution however didn’t have the braveness to mention anything else extra and remained silent.

Seelab Mehsud was once some of the fortunate ones who spent his adolescence as he wanted. Within the closing a part of his existence, Allah gave him an excellent chance to repent and fulfill himself, which he took complete good thing about. He repented, saved his beard, carried out congregational prayers in addition to Nawafl and remained steadfast in it till his demise.

We pray to Allah Almighty to forgive all their troubles and grant them a spot in His mercy. Amen.