Pindi blast: Hospitals put on high alert

ISLAMABAD: Hospitals in Islamabad and Rawalpindi were put on high alert on Thursday following the Wednesday’s night blast in Rawalpindi, official sources said. Officials at the hospitals said they are “well-equipped” with all necessary medicines, surgical equipment and blood reserves to handle an emergency over the next few days. All doctors at the hospital have been put on call, officials said.

Published in The Express Tribune, November 23^rd, 2012.