CHARSADDA: A young boy namely Jamil Shah son of Shahzad Khan age 19 years resident of Mulakhel (Hassanzai) of Tehsil Shabqadar district Charsadda was hit by a stray bullet on left side of his head on April 27. He became unconscious and was rushed to Shabqadar Hospital immediately. Hence due to his serious condition he was referred to Lady Reading Hospital Peshawar and was checjed up by a doctor on duty at Emergency ward and was admitted in ICU unit of Neoro Surgery under the treatment of Dr. Mumtaz Ali Khan Neoro Surgeon. Sher Muhammad and Riazul Haq first cousins of deceased Jamil Shah told this scribe that when we admit Jamil Shah the doctor advised for CT Scan and there was a sign of bullet but the doctor could not analyse it and that is why they not arranged for his operation to expell the bullet from his head. They said that the Doctors were on the opinion that Jamil Shah as fell down from a height and having a simple head injury but they were badly failed to know that there is bullet moving continiously in his head.They sadi that when the patient not come in conscious then they took his to a privage laboratory for CT Scan and an expert revealed that ther is a bullet in his head. They told that after passing of 10 days his brain was exhausting out through his nose but the docor were stil not aware about the inside bullet in his head. Hence on 9th day of his admission in IC Unit they knew tbat tbere is a bullet in his head and moving continously but at that time the bullet had hit his brain as a result Jamil Shah died on 13th day of his injury. They said that a private Doctor Siddique told them that if the doctors of LRY timely aware about bullet injury and arrange for his operation to exhaust the bullet from his head there were 50% chances to save his life. But unfotuantely they did not realized and not treated him as bullet injured person. Jamil Shah was expired in hospital and was laid to rest at his ancestral grave yard of village Mula KHel Hassan in presence of thousands of tearing eyes. Bereaved family of deceased Jamil Shah have appeal President, Prime Minister of Pakistan, Chief Minister and Health Minister of Khyber Pakhtonkhwa for taking action against the doctors of Neoro Surgery for their negligence and taking stern action against the defaulter one. They alleged that young Jamile Shah was expired due to negligence of Doctor and they could not under stand in 13 days that he was hit by a stray bullet on his head. They alleged that these doctors compelling the poor peopel to must visit their private Clinis and to get heavy fee from them but they take no care of pateints in government hospitals where they drawing heavy salaries.
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victim of stray bullet died due to neglegence of Doctors of LRH hospital Peshawar