ISLAMABAD:
Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS) has made special arrangements with the support of Health Directorate of the Capital Development Authority (CDA) to ensure supply of clean water to sit-ins participants of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) and Pakistan Awami Tehreek (PAT).
PIMS spokesperson Dr Wasim Khawaja said that chlorination of water was being implemented to save people from typhoid, cholera, hepatitis, diarrhoea, flu, and other viral diseases.
He denied Dr Tahirul Qadri’s claim that there was “poison” in the water, explaining that chlorine had a bitter taste and reiterating that chlorination was necessary for disease prevention.
Dr Khawaja said Shaheed Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto Medical University Vice-Chancellor Dr Javed Akram met with CDA Health Directorate officials regarding water purification for sit-in participants.
He also said medical fumigation was not suitable for areas with large crowds as it could cause allergic and asthmatic reactions. Dr Khawaja added that senior doctors were on call to provide medical cover to protesters.
Published in The Express Tribune, August 24th, 2014.
COMMENTS (5)
Comments are moderated and generally will be posted if they are on-topic and not abusive.
For more information, please see our Comments FAQ
These fake revolutionary thugs even cannot arrange water for themselves.
PTI AND PAT are out to start a civil war in Pakistan.
Yups! Government is supplying special Chlorinated water to Dharna participants. Main brothers are very considerate.
What a farce! There is definitely something wrong with water, I can smell conspiracy.
All institutions have been so much politicized by PMLn that now they all have lost their credibility. Killing of 14 innocent people was the last nail in the coffin. People trust no one no, even the doctors. Thank you Sharifs.
Another PAT/PTI lie exposed.