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Court directed local police for lodging FIR against 9 doctors in death of Farhan death case

Court ordered loding FIR against Doctors of NKBMH and LRH in neglgence of Farhan,s death case.

CHITRAL:   Additional Session Judge Peshawar Usman Wali in his court order directed local police for lodging FIR against  doctors of Naseerullah Khan Babar Memorial Hospital (NKBMH)  and Lady Reading Hospital Peshawar in death of Farhan case in negligence of doctors.  Prominent Lawyer Inayatullah Khan Advocate submitted a case under 22-A in the court of Usman Wali additional session Judge Peshawar that Muhammad Farhan 13 was suffering from appendix who was carried to NKBM Hospital Peshawar twice on 29 July 2017 for treatment but doctor ignored him and sent him back.

He was carried to Lady Reading Hospital Peshawar on 30 July 2016 but doctor on duty in Children Surgical Unit sent him back after conducting of his X-Ray on the same night his health was most worsen and was carried once again to same unit of LRH but doctor once again ignored him despite that he was in serious condition.

He told the court that he was rushed to Hayatabad Medical Complex on 2 August 2016 where doctors disclosed that his appendix has already ruptured but they still not operated him timely to save his life and after delay of a long time his operation was done by Trainee Medical Officers where Farhan became serious and was referred to ICU of Khyber Teaching Hospital where Faran lost his life on 3 August 2016.

the learned counsel in his argument pleaded that Farhan was ignored by doctors of these hospital and they committed criminal negligence as a result he lost  his life. The learned court after hearing the arguments of the counsel and Deputy Public Prosecutor for the state issued order in his verdict and directed  SHO Khan Raziq Shaheed Police station to lodge First Information Report that the case is  prima facie and cognizable offence and they were directed to lodge the case under u/s 22-A Cr.Pc under the relevant sections of law.

They are Dr. Muhammad Zaheen Medical Superintendent of NKBMH, Dr. Speen Gul children OPD, doctor on duty in emergency unit and  doctor on duty in Ultrasound unit on 29 July 2016 and Dr. Mukhtiar Zaman Medical Director of Lady Reading Hospital (LRH) Peshawar,  Professor Dr. Kifayat Khan In-charge of Pediatric/children surgical unit, Dr. Muhammad Fayaz Junior Registrar, Dr Jehangir TMO, Dr. Asghar Nawaz  House Officer Pediatric LRH Peshawar.

Copy of the court order was delivered to police station Khan Razaq Shaheed which was received by Muhammad Noor SHO by hand. Hence the police still not lodged any FIR despite the Court order clearly in this regard.

Earlier that Additional Session Judge Orangzeb Khan has issued ordered to lodge FIR against of Professor Dr Mazhar Khan head of Surgical A Unit of Hayatabad Medical Complex Peshawar.

The applicant Gul Hamaad Farooqi a Chitral based journalist had submitted applications to SHOs of police station Bhana Manri, Khan Raziq Shaheed and Hayatabad as well as Inspector General of Police for lodging FIR against these doctors but KP police badly failed to lodge any FIR against doctors and the applicant approached the court of Session Judge for lodging FIR under 22-A of Criminal Procedure.

Muahmmad Farhan who was died due to negligence of doctors

G. H. Farooqui: Free Lance Journalist from Chitral Pakistan and Human Rights Activist as well as Social Worker and Registered Volunteer
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