February 6, 2010
Script and photos By Irfan Aligi
KARACHI: The second bomb blast that had hit the Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre’s (JPMC) Accident and Trauma Centre on Friday rendered the later ineffective as regards to entertaining the injured with urgent medical assistance and resuscitations.
There were 62 injured brought in these two hospitals each while 8 dead bodies were shifted to LNH while 3 to AKUH.
Earlier, 18 dead bodies and 35 injured were brought to JPMC after first bomb blast that happened at Nursery on Shahra-e Faysal on Friday.
The second bomb blast at the JPMC ATC prevented it to look after the injured so these were taken to other healthcare facilities in private sector in the city including the Agha Khan University Hospital (AKUH) and the Liaquat National Hospital (LNH) for medical help.
At the moment of filing this report, 30 injured were lying in LNH of which 5 were in critical condition and were being admitted in intensive care units.
City Nazim Syed Mustafa Kamal has deputed Health Group of Offices District Officer (DO) Administration and Accounts at LNH for looking after the injured and to ensure 100 percent medicinal and surgical treatment and provision of drugs without fail.
In this regard, City Nazim has already announced that the City District Government Karachi would bear all expenses to be accrued on these arrangements and to ensure these measure were effectively honoured by the LNH and AKUH management, the CDGK has signed a memorandum in this regard that provides a guarantee that the CDGK would pay for the expenses.
However, these measures did not look working, as the majority of patients were not satisfied with the way the LNH was treating them. On the other hand, the patients in LNH were also doubtful as if the government would fulfill its commitment for the compensation or not.
As well, the majority of patients that this scribe has interviewed belong to Sunny school of thought and majority of them had volunteered them to help the victims of Nursery blast. They had come to JPMC to donate blood just for the sake of humanity but unfortunately, they fell victim of bomb blast.
An injured Muhammad Ahmed son of Muhammad Ibrahim resident of Bazarta lines, a residential colony behind JPMC told Daily Times that he rushed to JPMC to help the victims but he became a victim himself.
Ibrahim said that Ahmed has been under severe pain but he was not administered any medicine as yet because the paramedical staff of LNH has told him that presently there were no medicines available while a stock was being purchased form outside so the patient would be given prescribed medicines after LNH gets the stock.
Muhammad Asif Iqbal son of Iqbal Ahmed aged 32 also rushed to JPMC to volunteer his services for the Nursery blast victims but he was fateful himself as was also hit badly.
Ahmed said that after the bomb at JPMC went off, he fell on the ground. There was a panic and despite he cried for help, nobody came to him.
“I managed to reach an ambulance and thus I was brought to LNH”, he said, adding that as yet none of any MNA, MPA or minister had come to see him while nothing has so far been done as regards to compensation money.
Muhammad Nadeem son of Muhammad Rafique aged-28 is a daily wager and has two young children told Daily Times that he also rushed to JPMC to donate blood and help the victims but at the time when Nursery blast victims were being shifted to AKUH and LNH, a bomb had went off. At that time I was standing beside the gate of JPMC ATC. “I got my legs broken and arms and face were badly wounded. He also said he was a daily wager for Rs 6,000 a month. He added that no government official had come to him for compensation.
Syed Asif Raza Zaidi son of Syed Raza Zaidi aged-30 works for a private security company told Daily Times that he went to JPMC to donate blood but there was a sort of commotion at the JPMC ATC and the injured were being shifted to other hospitals. In the meantime, a bomb blast had taken place, which hit him and caused him to fall on the ground.
He said that he managed to reach a police post inside the JPMC but the police personnel did not help him. “I managed to reach an ambulance and I called my mother I was heading toward LNH”, he claimed.
Zaidi asked if the authorities have claim that they have grabbed bomb blast via close circuit television cameras, why they could not grab the terrorists that planted the bomb.
He further asked why the authorities failed to detect a planted bomb at Nursery because the Shahra-e Faysal was a key avenue for the VVIP movement.
He regretted that LNH had asked him to leave after they had stitched his wounds. “I am not fully satisfied with the treatment and care at LNH because I have injuries in my skull and a CT scan was also performed but I have not been informed about anything as yet. No government official has yet contacted me for compensation”, he claimed.
A local denting and Painting worker Muhammad Sikandar son of Muhammad Rafique aged-28, resident of Gujjar Nullah in Liaquatabad Town told Daily Times he went to JPMC to donate blood but before he could do it, a bomb had went off.
He said that after he was hit, he fell on the ground and cried for help but to no avail. However, some volunteers had brought him to LNH.
Sikandar’s brother Muhammad Ayub told Daily Times that the bomb blast was an act against the humanity, which even the Kaffir would not commit. He claimed that the bomb blasts were happening owing to government and agencies’ negligence.
Sikandar’s brother-in-law told Daily Times that LNH management has informed them that Sindh Chief Minister would visit the hospital soon. The management has ensured complete security after thorough screening for any explosive inside the hospital. He asked why the authorities failed to screen the JPMC and Nursery for bombs.
He further asked why ministers and MNAs and MPAs never fall victim of any bomb blast except common man.
They claimed that they were not satisfied with treatment and the way of treating the injured would cause delay in healing.
Script and photos By Irfan Aligi
KARACHI: The second bomb blast that had hit the Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre’s (JPMC) Accident and Trauma Centre on Friday rendered the later ineffective as regards to entertaining the injured with urgent medical assistance and resuscitations.
There were 62 injured brought in these two hospitals each while 8 dead bodies were shifted to LNH while 3 to AKUH.
Earlier, 18 dead bodies and 35 injured were brought to JPMC after first bomb blast that happened at Nursery on Shahra-e Faysal on Friday.
The second bomb blast at the JPMC ATC prevented it to look after the injured so these were taken to other healthcare facilities in private sector in the city including the Agha Khan University Hospital (AKUH) and the Liaquat National Hospital (LNH) for medical help.
At the moment of filing this report, 30 injured were lying in LNH of which 5 were in critical condition and were being admitted in intensive care units.
City Nazim Syed Mustafa Kamal has deputed Health Group of Offices District Officer (DO) Administration and Accounts at LNH for looking after the injured and to ensure 100 percent medicinal and surgical treatment and provision of drugs without fail.
In this regard, City Nazim has already announced that the City District Government Karachi would bear all expenses to be accrued on these arrangements and to ensure these measure were effectively honoured by the LNH and AKUH management, the CDGK has signed a memorandum in this regard that provides a guarantee that the CDGK would pay for the expenses.
However, these measures did not look working, as the majority of patients were not satisfied with the way the LNH was treating them. On the other hand, the patients in LNH were also doubtful as if the government would fulfill its commitment for the compensation or not.
As well, the majority of patients that this scribe has interviewed belong to Sunny school of thought and majority of them had volunteered them to help the victims of Nursery blast. They had come to JPMC to donate blood just for the sake of humanity but unfortunately, they fell victim of bomb blast.
An injured Muhammad Ahmed son of Muhammad Ibrahim resident of Bazarta lines, a residential colony behind JPMC told Daily Times that he rushed to JPMC to help the victims but he became a victim himself.
Ibrahim said that Ahmed has been under severe pain but he was not administered any medicine as yet because the paramedical staff of LNH has told him that presently there were no medicines available while a stock was being purchased form outside so the patient would be given prescribed medicines after LNH gets the stock.
Muhammad Asif Iqbal son of Iqbal Ahmed aged 32 also rushed to JPMC to volunteer his services for the Nursery blast victims but he was fateful himself as was also hit badly.
Ahmed said that after the bomb at JPMC went off, he fell on the ground. There was a panic and despite he cried for help, nobody came to him.
“I managed to reach an ambulance and thus I was brought to LNH”, he said, adding that as yet none of any MNA, MPA or minister had come to see him while nothing has so far been done as regards to compensation money.
Muhammad Nadeem son of Muhammad Rafique aged-28 is a daily wager and has two young children told Daily Times that he also rushed to JPMC to donate blood and help the victims but at the time when Nursery blast victims were being shifted to AKUH and LNH, a bomb had went off. At that time I was standing beside the gate of JPMC ATC. “I got my legs broken and arms and face were badly wounded. He also said he was a daily wager for Rs 6,000 a month. He added that no government official had come to him for compensation.
Syed Asif Raza Zaidi son of Syed Raza Zaidi aged-30 works for a private security company told Daily Times that he went to JPMC to donate blood but there was a sort of commotion at the JPMC ATC and the injured were being shifted to other hospitals. In the meantime, a bomb blast had taken place, which hit him and caused him to fall on the ground.
He said that he managed to reach a police post inside the JPMC but the police personnel did not help him. “I managed to reach an ambulance and I called my mother I was heading toward LNH”, he claimed.
Zaidi asked if the authorities have claim that they have grabbed bomb blast via close circuit television cameras, why they could not grab the terrorists that planted the bomb.
He further asked why the authorities failed to detect a planted bomb at Nursery because the Shahra-e Faysal was a key avenue for the VVIP movement.
He regretted that LNH had asked him to leave after they had stitched his wounds. “I am not fully satisfied with the treatment and care at LNH because I have injuries in my skull and a CT scan was also performed but I have not been informed about anything as yet. No government official has yet contacted me for compensation”, he claimed.
A local denting and Painting worker Muhammad Sikandar son of Muhammad Rafique aged-28, resident of Gujjar Nullah in Liaquatabad Town told Daily Times he went to JPMC to donate blood but before he could do it, a bomb had went off.
He said that after he was hit, he fell on the ground and cried for help but to no avail. However, some volunteers had brought him to LNH.
Sikandar’s brother Muhammad Ayub told Daily Times that the bomb blast was an act against the humanity, which even the Kaffir would not commit. He claimed that the bomb blasts were happening owing to government and agencies’ negligence.
Sikandar’s brother-in-law told Daily Times that LNH management has informed them that Sindh Chief Minister would visit the hospital soon. The management has ensured complete security after thorough screening for any explosive inside the hospital. He asked why the authorities failed to screen the JPMC and Nursery for bombs.
He further asked why ministers and MNAs and MPAs never fall victim of any bomb blast except common man.
They claimed that they were not satisfied with treatment and the way of treating the injured would cause delay in healing.
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