Kashmiri Volunteer's Mission Medicine

After years of volunteering in hospitals, a Srinagar Samaritan has opened a discount pharmacy — and a lifeline for those who can't afford treatment.

- Ansar Hussain Dar

In a quiet corner of Baghat, Srinagar, far from the chaos of hospital corridors, a modest medical store is trying to do something unusual - put care before commerce.

At Qadri Haq Medicate, the man behind the counter, Sheikh Tassaduk Amin, knows most of his customers by name. He knows which ones are battling cancer, whose dialysis is due next week, and who's struggling to pay for their monthly prescriptions. Every customer gets an 18 percent discount no paperwork, no proof of poverty. "It's simple," he says. "People are sick. They need help. We do what we can."