Bashir Qureshi’s postmortem samples to be sent to British lab
The viscera were supposed to be sent in April.
KARACHI:
Perhaps seized by a desire to pacify Sindhi nationalists ahead of general elections, the Sindh government has, yet again, claimed that it will send postmortem remains of Jeay Sindh Qaumi Mahaz (JSQM) leader Bashir Qureshi to a foreign laboratory.
Chief Minister Qaim Ali Shah had announced on April 21 that Qureshi’s remains will be sent to a laboratory in London, but apparently nothing came of that directive.
The Sindh Express reported that the provincial health department has formed a 14-member committee to transport the samples to the LFC Forensic Lab in United Kingdom. A letter issued by provincial health secretary Aftab Khatri on October 31 says that the committee is expected to finalise all transportation arrangements by November 6. The committee will be headed by Prof. Umer Memon, head of forensic medicine department at Dow Medical College.
“The remains taken after the official autopsy of Bashir Khan Qureshi, son of Murtaza Qureshi, will be sent to the LFC Forensic Laboratory for forensic tests,” read the letter.
Ever since Qureshi died on April 7 in Sakrand, his family and supporters have been claiming that he was murdered. A 15-member medical board formed by the provincial government to examine Qureshi’s remains found traces of phosphorous in his body. However, it was unable to determine if the nationalist leader had been poisoned or not. JSQM workers had criticised the board at the time, which was headed by Prof. Memon.
Party activists then demanded that Qureshi’s viscera be sent to a laboratory in London, and criticised the government for not being serious in determining the cause of their leader’s death. They also organised numerous rallies throughout Sindh and staged demonstrations to press the government. Qaim Ali Shah and provincial interior minister at the time, Manzoor Wassan then said that the government would let a foreign laboratory determine the cause of Qureshi’s death.
Prof. Ghulam Ali, Prof. Hasan Mehmud, Prof. Kartar, Prof. Ashraf Khaskheli, Prof. Murtaza Pathan, Prof. Dr Akbar Qazi, Prof. Abdul Khalique Abro, Prof. Anwer Ali Akhund and Prof. Ghulam Qadir Kaheri and Larkana police surgeon Safiullah Abbasi are among the new 14-member committee. The LFC Forensic Laboratory is considered a well-reputed institution and has nine branches in the UK and two in Germany.
Published in The Express Tribune, November 4th, 2012.
Perhaps seized by a desire to pacify Sindhi nationalists ahead of general elections, the Sindh government has, yet again, claimed that it will send postmortem remains of Jeay Sindh Qaumi Mahaz (JSQM) leader Bashir Qureshi to a foreign laboratory.
Chief Minister Qaim Ali Shah had announced on April 21 that Qureshi’s remains will be sent to a laboratory in London, but apparently nothing came of that directive.
The Sindh Express reported that the provincial health department has formed a 14-member committee to transport the samples to the LFC Forensic Lab in United Kingdom. A letter issued by provincial health secretary Aftab Khatri on October 31 says that the committee is expected to finalise all transportation arrangements by November 6. The committee will be headed by Prof. Umer Memon, head of forensic medicine department at Dow Medical College.
“The remains taken after the official autopsy of Bashir Khan Qureshi, son of Murtaza Qureshi, will be sent to the LFC Forensic Laboratory for forensic tests,” read the letter.
Ever since Qureshi died on April 7 in Sakrand, his family and supporters have been claiming that he was murdered. A 15-member medical board formed by the provincial government to examine Qureshi’s remains found traces of phosphorous in his body. However, it was unable to determine if the nationalist leader had been poisoned or not. JSQM workers had criticised the board at the time, which was headed by Prof. Memon.
Party activists then demanded that Qureshi’s viscera be sent to a laboratory in London, and criticised the government for not being serious in determining the cause of their leader’s death. They also organised numerous rallies throughout Sindh and staged demonstrations to press the government. Qaim Ali Shah and provincial interior minister at the time, Manzoor Wassan then said that the government would let a foreign laboratory determine the cause of Qureshi’s death.
Prof. Ghulam Ali, Prof. Hasan Mehmud, Prof. Kartar, Prof. Ashraf Khaskheli, Prof. Murtaza Pathan, Prof. Dr Akbar Qazi, Prof. Abdul Khalique Abro, Prof. Anwer Ali Akhund and Prof. Ghulam Qadir Kaheri and Larkana police surgeon Safiullah Abbasi are among the new 14-member committee. The LFC Forensic Laboratory is considered a well-reputed institution and has nine branches in the UK and two in Germany.
Published in The Express Tribune, November 4th, 2012.