Uncertainty prevails: Fear grips medical fraternity following Dr Memon’s death
Most of the MLOs claim they often receive threats, but no security is provided to them.
Fear prevails among the MLOs as no one is clear why Dr Memon was targeted. PHOTO: FILE
KARACHI:
The medico-legal officers (MLOs) of all three major public hospitals of the city, Jinnah Postgraduate and Medical Centre (JPMC), Civil Hospital, Karachi, and Abbasi Shaheed Hospital abstained from work on Wednesday to protest the killing of their colleague, Dr Manzoor Ahmed Memon.
Fear prevails among the MLOs as no one is clear why Dr Memon was targeted. Most of the MLOs claim they often receive threats, but no security is provided to them.
"Everyone is in shock after Dr Memon's killing," said the police surgeon, Dr Jalil Qadar Memon. "He had not received any threat in writing or through the phone." He said that there was already a shortage of MLOs, adding that he will request the health minister, Dr Sagheer Ahmed, to appoint more doctors to the post. "We will also discuss the matter of compensation for the family of the deceased."
Dr Jalil clarified that MLOs did not boycott work on Wednesday. "All the doctors were attending the funeral and work resumed as per usual after his funeral," he clarified. A condolence and emergency meeting has been called by the Pakistan Medical Association on Saturday.
Published in The Express Tribune, May 15th, 2014.
The medico-legal officers (MLOs) of all three major public hospitals of the city, Jinnah Postgraduate and Medical Centre (JPMC), Civil Hospital, Karachi, and Abbasi Shaheed Hospital abstained from work on Wednesday to protest the killing of their colleague, Dr Manzoor Ahmed Memon.
Fear prevails among the MLOs as no one is clear why Dr Memon was targeted. Most of the MLOs claim they often receive threats, but no security is provided to them.
"Everyone is in shock after Dr Memon's killing," said the police surgeon, Dr Jalil Qadar Memon. "He had not received any threat in writing or through the phone." He said that there was already a shortage of MLOs, adding that he will request the health minister, Dr Sagheer Ahmed, to appoint more doctors to the post. "We will also discuss the matter of compensation for the family of the deceased."
Dr Jalil clarified that MLOs did not boycott work on Wednesday. "All the doctors were attending the funeral and work resumed as per usual after his funeral," he clarified. A condolence and emergency meeting has been called by the Pakistan Medical Association on Saturday.
Published in The Express Tribune, May 15th, 2014.