A camel driver storie

A camel driver named Bashir Sarban from Karachi (Pakistan) was invited by the 36th President of U.S.A, Mr. Lyndon B Johnson to U.S.A back in 1960s and he became friend of the camel driver Bashir. All this shocked the world that a U.S President has invited a common man as his personal guest and personally funded the man’s visit. Bashir was also given the keys of 3 U.S states as a souvenir and Mr. Johnson presented him many gifts including a Ford mini truck. How Mr. Johnson met this man, how he invited him and the warm welcome this man received in U.S. Learn the story! Lyndon Johnson was in Karachi, Pakistan on behalf of President Kennedy as part of a goodwill mission, it was here that he met Bashir Ahmad in a group of camel drivers on a roadside. He pressed the flesh even patting the camels. He used a phrase he had regularly said in his travels, "You all come to Washington and see us sometime" but was completely surprised when the illiterate camel driver accepted his offer. With the press hot on his heels after the acceptance, the vice-president took advantage of the People-to-People program to fund the Pakistani's travel expenses. Another account indicates that Bashir was invited to the Vice President's ranch and that the surprise came not at the time (at least from her point of view), but the next day in the press. Ibrahim Jalis, a popular columnist in Pakistan, reported that everyone was excited by the fact that the vice president had invited Bashir to come to America. Perhaps, he had made the above reported statement while shaking Bashir's hand, leading to the misunderstanding that he had been invited. His column was favorable to Johnson, and contained the quote, "Don't conquer a country, don't conquer a government. If you wish to conquer, conquer the hearts of the people." Sent by: Hassan-Ul-Qamar Please read the rules in description carefully before you comment to avoid ban. If you have a story, photo, suggestion, complains or any other concern, email us at: storiesthatshockedtheworld@gmail.com

Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bashir_Ahmad_(camel_driver)