Tragedy: Man dies after taking painkiller

ISLAMABAD: A man died under unexplained circumstances in a hospital on Thursday. Police officials said the 19-year-old Muhammad Alam was brought to Polyclinic Hospital in critical condition where he died after a few hours. Alam took a pain killer as he was ill at home in Nilore which resulted in severe pain in his stomach, said a member of his family. He was brought to the hospital’s emergency ward where he died. The police handed over the body to the family after legal formalities.

Published in The Express Tribune, November 15^th, 2013.