Ali Abbas still remembers the day his childhood changed forever, however much he might wish to forget. It was March 30 2003. He was 12 “Just a little kid, enjoying my life, going to school, playing football, with lots of friends…” He had fallen asleep with mum Azhar, dad Ismaeel, and ten-year-old brother Abbas all sleeping reassuringly close to him in the same room.
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