میر مقصود علی خاں
یہ خبر بھی بڑے افسوس کے ساتھ سُنی جائے گی کہ بنگلور سے نکلنے والے روزنامہ سالار کے اڈیٹر و مالک جناب میر مقصود علی خان کی وفات ہوگئی۔ ایک زمانے میں سیاسی سرگرمیوں سے ان کا بڑا تعلق تھا۔ ریاستی اسمبلی کے دو بار رکن منتخب ہوئے، راجیہ سبھا کے ممبر بھی رہے۔ ۶۲ء میں نجلنگپا کی کابینہ میں وزیر ہوئے۔ لیکن اب ادب و صحافت کی جانب ان کی توجہ مرکوز ہوگئی تھی۔ وہ کرناٹک پتریکا اکادمی کے رکن تھے۔
دین سے طبعاً لگاؤ تھا۔ صوم و صلوٰۃ کے پابند تھے، مولانا علی میاں سے عقیدت تھی۔ دارلعلوم ندوۃ العلماء کی مجلس انتظامی کے رکن تھے، اس کے جلسوں میں ان سے برابر ملاقات رہتی، بڑی محبت اور خوش خلقی سے ملتے۔ دارلمصنفین اور معارف کے بڑے قدرداں تھے۔ یہ ان کے مطالعہ میں بھی رہتا تھا۔ اﷲ تعالیٰ غریقِ رحمت کرے اور پس ماندگان کو صبر جمیل عطا کرے۔ آمین!! (ضیاء الدین اصلاحی، ستمبر ۱۹۹۹ء)
Hazrat Abdul Rehman (may Allah be pleased with him) belonged to Arab tribe of Quraish and was a close relative of Mohammad (peace be upon him). At the time of conquest of Makkah He (may Allah be pleased with him) entered the circle of Islam. He (may Allah be pleased with him) is counted among the companions of Muhammad (may Allah be pleased with him) who came to sub-continent specially Balochistan in order to preach for Islam and Jihad during the Khilafat of orthodox caliphs. He (may Allah be pleased with him) came to Balochistan twice for Jihad and conquests first during the Khilafat of Hazrat Usman (may Allah be pleased with him) and second time in the early era of Hazrat Muawia (may Allah be pleased with him). He (may Allah be pleased with him) played a vital role in the wars of Balochistan. He (may Allah be pleased with him) established Zehri his abode and capital after conquering Kalat, Khuazdar (Sajistan), Kachi, Gandhava, and Chaghi, and from here he expanded the series of his conquests till Kabul and Qandar. Besides this, he included many areas of sub-continent in the Islamic empire of conquered areas. His (may Allah be pleased with him) life is consists of great chapters of sincerity in deeds. Wisdom and valor, determination fearlessness, strife, hospitality, simplicity and patience. He (may Allah be pleased with him) is counted among the great generals of Islam had the honour to have carried the message of Holy faith in every corner of Balochistan in tough and unfavorable conditions and planted the flag of Islam in Balochistan forever.
Aim: To determine the prevalence of venous thromboembolism in patients presenting to the Aga Khan University Hospital, Radiology Department for lower limb compression ultrasonography with doppler and CT pulmonary angiography. In those found to have venous thromboembolism, the distribution of risk factors as described by Wells, the pattern of clinical presentation, the pattern of initial therapy, the length of hospital stay, major bleeding episodes and in hospital mortality were described. Design: Prospective survey Background: Venous Thromboembolism is a major cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide and its occurrence locally, as well as its clinical characteristics needs to be described in order to inform policy on prevention and treatment. Patients and Settings: Patients presenting to the Aga Khan University Hospital, Nairobi, Radiology Department for CT Pulmonary Angiography and Lower Limb compression ultrasonography with Doppler formed the study population. Methodology: All eligible patients undergoing CT pulmonary angiography and compression ultrasonography during the study period were entered into a database. In those found to have venous thromboembolism, a questionnaire was administered to assess risk factors, presentation, treatment and outcome of venous thromboembolism, with subsequent analysis. The prevalence of venous thromboembolism amongst those undergoing CT pulmonary angiography and compression ultrasonography was calculated as a proportion with 95% confidence interval. Results: Four hundred and ninety one patients had CT pulmonary angiography and lower limb compression ultrasonography with Doppler of which 55 were found to have venous thromboembolism. The prevalence of venous thromboembolism was 11.2% (95% C.I 8.41-13.99). Twenty eight patients (50.9%) had risk factors as described by Wells, with the most common being malignancy, the bedridden state and a previous history of venous thromboembolism, each occurring in 7 (12.7%) of the patients with risk factors. The most common clinical presentations were dyspnoea (73.3%), chest pain (40%) and tachycardia (53.3%) for pulmonary embolism, and lower limb swelling (88%) and lower limb pain (88%) for deep vein thrombosis .Eighteen (33%) of the 55 patients with venous thromboembolism were initiated on low molecular weight heparin which was the most common initial therapy used. In contrast the most common discharge anticoagulant was rivaroxaban used in 19 (44%) of hospitalized patients at discharge. Mean length of hospital stay was 4.2 days (SD±2.1 days, range 1-11 days). Admission to critical care units occurred in 22 (48.9%) of admitted patients. Two patients (4.4%) had major bleeding episodes while 2 patients (4.4%) died in the course of the admission. Conclusion: Based on these