The Ministry of Religious Affairs has issued a strict warning to private Hajj operators regarding pilgrim mismanagement. Officials stated that any negligence causing a pilgrim to miss Hajj will lead to immediate cancellation of the operator’s license. The ministry confirmed that negligent companies will also be permanently barred from operating as Hajj operators in the […]
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Teen girl dies after falling from swing ride in Abbottabad
ABBOTTABAD – A 16-year-old girl lost her life after falling from a swing ride in Abbottabad’s Harnu area on Sunday, prompting police action against those responsible for the amusement facility’s safety. According to details, the deceased, identified as Iman Liaqat, a tenth-grade student, was visiting Harnu with three friends when the tragic incident occurred. Police […]
Another act of negligence kills a child
KARACHI: Saba, an eight-year-old died after being injected with the wrong injection here at a local clinic on Sunday. This happened for the second time within a span of two-weeks after Nashwa a 9 month old infant died due to medical negligence. Zafar Iqbal, Saba’s father, told a private source that she was brought to […]
PMDC to leave no stone unturned in penalising professional negligence
Pakistan Medical and Dental Council (PM&DC), on Monday, decided upon a strict penalty of the permanent cancellation of license of doctors found involved with a medically false or incorrect postmortem report. Showing zero tolerance to those at fault, the Council permanently cancelled the licences of two doctors over false post mortem reports, and further directed […]
The media need to stop bashing doctors
“If you don’t read the newspaper, you’re uninformed,” Mark Twain said. “If you read the newspaper, you’re misinformed.” The quote is reminiscent of the role played by our media in shaping the current image of Pakistani doctors. Without fully understanding the realities and limitations of our healthcare system and those working in it, both digital […]