What do our Pakistani friends think about this? 
NEW YORK: In these times of racial and religious profiling of Muslims and Pakistani citizens, some steadfast Pakistani professionals find their way to get their talent and services recognised by the Bush administration.
On September 11, in his meeting with some American Muslim leaders including a Pakistani-American doctor Amanullah Khan, President Bush said **“Americans must recognise the face of terror is not the face of Islam” **-- a religion that teaches peace.
Two weeks later, Dr Amanullah will go to Washington and take the oath as the member of President’s Advisory Commission on Asian-Americans and Pacific Islanders as President Bush has nominated him as member of his Presidential Commission.
In addition to his new appointment, Dr Amanullah is currently serving on the Health Board of Texas State and the newly formed Homeland Security Task Force of Texas under appointment by the State Governor.
This is not his first appointment by George Bush. Amanullah was also appointed to serve on Health Care Information Council of Texas, when George Bush was elected as Governor of his Texas State.
To his own Pakistani community in the US, he is known as one of the handful founders of some 30 years old Association of Pakistani Doctors in America, called APPNA. Professionally he is known for his research on cancer while he is also helping Artist Abrarul Haq in fund-raising for his under construction hospital project in Pakistan. “I am honoured. It is an honour for my community, my native country Pakistan and recognition of our services in this new homeland, America. I am thankful to President Bush for this nomination,”
Dr Amanullah Khan told “The News”. He added, “I am thankful to my Creator for all such opportunities and honours.” Probably, he is the first Pakistani to serve on this US Presidential Commission.
A native of Kasur city and great admirer of Sufi poet Bulleh Shah, Amanullah migrated to the US some 38 years ago and settled in Dallas, Texas. “The weather in Dallas was just like my native town Kasur.”
Responding to a question, he told this correspondent that he has never been a physician of George Bush; but he has been supporting him since he ran for the governorship.
Slim and humble, Amanullah still takes a lot of medicines from the US for his friends and neighbours in Kasur, whenever he visits his native city Kasur near the Indian border.
