I hope the government will conduct a high-level inquiry into the incident
OMAN: On Wednesday, scores of lawyers attacked the PIC in Lahore and vandalised the cardiac hospital. The rampaging lawyer also thrashed medical staff and attendants and at least three cardiac patients also lost their lives in the rampage, as per the initial reports.
The lawyers defended their attack on the facility to “settle score” with doctors who, they claimed, had attacked one of their colleagues and then disseminated a video clip ridiculing them.
As a matter of fact both these groups involved are considered to be educated and rendering services to the general public. People do have great respect towards their professions. Therefore this shameful, inhuman and barbaric act by lawyers should be condemned and the perpetrators should be given stern punishment for damaging public property and endangering the lives of patients and the general public.
I hope the government will conduct a high-level inquiry into the incident and take stern action against all those involved in this gruesome incident. All precautions should have been taken and law- enforcing agencies should act more efficiently to stop such incidents from happening again.
Marryam Sarfaraz
Published in The Express Tribune, December 16th, 2019.
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