A man from Lahore who lost several of his immediate family members of wife, two daughters and a son in the air tragedy has had a bitter experience in his search for the bodies of family members. To him, the search and associated process of verification and documentation for the recovery and handover of the bodies has been arduous and painful. In the whole process tiresome, he has had to visit several hospitals, mortuaries and police stations and deal with medico-legal officers.
Grief-stricken people are being made to run around to retrieve the remains of their departed loved ones. They have had to undergo lots of hardships before they bury the mortal remains of their relations. The ordeal does not end after getting possession of bodies, as bodies cannot be buried without obtaining death certificates from MLOs. This further rubs salt to the wound as investigations and questions from MLOs and the police are never ending. Like in case of this man from Lahore, the police questioning continued for an hour when he went to Jinnah Hospital to get a death certificate. However, the hospital did not issue any death certificate, saying the certificate for the dead woman could be issued only by a female doctor.
The Sindh government and the Centre are said to be conducting separate DNA tests. Once again they do not seem to be on the same page. Perhaps, the page is small and people big.
Published in The Express Tribune, May 28th, 2020.
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