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| | Wali Baba, my adoptive father (Site not responding. Last check: ) |
 | | At 7.15 am, between bed-tea and breakfast, he was usually to be found in his beloved garden at ‘Walibagh’, striding among the flower beds, planning the planting of new bulbs, assessing the balance of colour and fragrance, while his faithful gardener, half his age, struggled to keep pace with his energy and ideas. |
 | | For me he was Wali Baba, an adoptive father who welcomed a young woman he didn’t know into his home and treated her like a daughter. |
 | | Wali Khan will no doubt be remembered as a sound politician, an honourable Pathan, a brilliant orator, all of which he indeed was. |
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