Swat journalist's ordeal
JournalismPakistan.com | Published: 15 August 2013
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Haroon Siraj, a journalist, suffered critical injuries in a road accident in Swat. His treatment faced delays due to inadequate hospital facilities.Summary
MINGORA: The Nation staffer Haroon Siraj was critically injured in a road accident in Swat valley the other day. He sustained injuries to his head, legs, and hands.
The locals rushed him to the Saidu Sharif Hospital’s emergency ward where staff was reportedly absent. Reports say that for more than 50 minutes nobody attended to him in the hospital.
However, he then contacted the chief executive Saidu Sharif Group of Hospitals Dr Taj Muhammad Khan, who arrived along with six doctors. But there was neither any proper equipment nor medicines as the journalist continued to bleed.
Later, the doctors announced the journalist was out of danger and that he had been advised bed rest.
Dr Taj blamed the PTI government for lack of facilities at the hospital.
Key Points
- Haroon Siraj injured in a road accident in Swat.
- Locals took him to Saidu Sharif Hospital, where he faced 50 minutes of neglect.
- Dr. Taj Muhammad Khan intervened after Siraj's call, but resources were insufficient.
- Siraj was eventually declared out of danger and advised bed rest.
- Criticism directed at the PTI government for hospital conditions.
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