Hamid Mir leaves hospital

 JournalismPakistan.com |  Published 11 years ago

Hamid Mir has been discharged from the hospital after recovering from a gunshot wound. He was critically injured in an attack on April 19, where he was shot six times.

Summary

KARACHI: Twelve days after being critically wounded by unidentified gunmen in Karachi, Geo Television presenter Hamid Mir was discharged Wednesday from hospital.

Mir, shot six times, was shifted to a hotel amid tight security, reports said. Earlier in the day, he refused to record statement in the presence of an ISI representative after a Joint Investigation Team visited him in hospital.

He has blamed the "ISI within the ISI" for the April 19 attack.

KEY POINTS:

• Hamid Mir was shot six times in Karachi.
• He spent twelve days in the hospital before being discharged.
• Mir refused to make a statement in the presence of an ISI representative.
• He has alleged that there is an 'ISI within the ISI' behind the attack.
• His recovery included being moved to a hotel under tight security.