{"id":5569,"date":"2011-10-04T16:42:02","date_gmt":"2011-10-04T16:42:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tat.reddaisytrading.co.uk\/index.php\/2011\/10\/04\/tariq-jahan-is-the-pride-of-britain\/"},"modified":"2016-01-07T13:20:37","modified_gmt":"2016-01-07T13:20:37","slug":"tariq-jahan-is-the-pride-of-britain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theasiantoday.com\/index.php\/2011\/10\/04\/tariq-jahan-is-the-pride-of-britain\/","title":{"rendered":"Tariq Jahan is the Pride of Britain"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Birmingham father who lost youngest son in Riots given Special Recognition Award<\/h3>\n
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WHEN Britain burned in August\u2019s riots, it was one man who suffered the greatest loss who showed the greatest compassion.<\/strong>\u00a0 <\/div>\n

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Grieving father Tariq Jahan came to personify the indomitable spirit of the vast majority of the British people when he made a remarkable plea for calm after his son was killed in the violence.\u00a0 <\/div>\n

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Police said his intervention helped prevent a tinderbox situation igniting into yet more violence.\u00a0 <\/div>\n

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Tariq\u2019s son Haroon, 21, was one of three young men mown down by a hit-and-run driver while trying to protect their community from a mob of looters when the riots hit Birmingham.\u00a0 <\/div>\n

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Tariq had rushed to help the victims \u2013 who had been sent flying high into the air by the car \u2013 without knowing that his son was among them.\u00a0 Tariq had already tried to revive brothers Shazad Ali, 30, and 30-year-old Abdul Musavir, when he turned over the third victim.\u00a0 Horrified, he saw it was his own son and he battled to save Haroon\u2019s life as he lay dying on the pavement.\u00a0 Tariq gave him CPR, but sadly it wasn\u2019t enough to save him.

\nJust hours after his son\u2019s death, van driver Tariq took a stand outside his home and made a heartfelt plea for peace as police feared revenge attacks would spark a tide of racial violence.\u00a0 Tariq urged: \u201cBlacks, Asians, whites – we all live in the same community. Why are we doing this? Step forward if you want to lose your sons. Otherwise calm down and go home… please.”\u00a0 Tariq spoke again at meetings, rallies and to individuals, maintaining inspirational dignity and calm.

\nAnd it was this that led to organisers of the Pride of Britain Awards to honour the 45-year-old with a Special Recognition Award.<\/div>\n

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The awards \u2013 which will be broadcast on ITV this Wednesday \u2013 honour individuals who have shown compassion, heroism and courage in the face of adversity \u2013 and Tariq is no exception. <\/span><\/div>\n

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He was presented with the award by Boxing champion Amir Khan, before turning to a star-studded crowd at the Grosvenor House on London’s Park Lane to say a few words. <\/div>\n

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\u201cThe other family lost two sons, I don\u2019t want people to forget,\u201d he was quoted as saying by the Daily Mirror<\/em>. \u00a0<\/div>\n

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\u201cThe response from the country has been phenomenal. We seem to emphasise the bad but never the good.\u201d<\/div>\n

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While his courage and compassion has been widely applauded, Tariq paid tribute to the emergency services who rushed to the scene as three young men lay dying.<\/div>\n

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“The real heroes are people who do a great job every day,\u201d Tariq said. \u201cI remember I was in panic and I remember when the police arrived. A sergeant took over looking at my son. <\/div>\n

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\u201cWithin a few moments the ambulance arrived and we don\u2019t seem to understand that when we have a tragedy we rely on these people. These are like angels, the people who tried to save my son.<\/div>\n

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\u201cThe love I\u2019ve seen in this country has come from every walk of life. We have a great community in this country and it\u2019s a shame we don\u2019t let the good people take control.<\/div>\n

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\u201cEveryone has had a loss some time in their life. You miss them when they\u2019re gone. I just hope the people remember that they gave their lives for this country.\u201d<\/div>\n

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The Daily Mirror Pride of Britain Awards 2011<\/strong><\/em><\/div>\n

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Wednesday 5th October 2011 on ITV 1<\/strong><\/em><\/div>\n

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