KARACHI: A policeman opened fire in the emergency ward of the National Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases (NICVD), injuring a doctor late on Wednesday night.
As per details, the police took the suspect and his weapon in custody and began investigating the crime scene. Police have said that the cop has a mental health condition and had been unwell for the past few days.
Police informed that the police constable shot and injured Dr. Fahad Hussain over not getting sleeping pills the previous night by another doctor who had advised him not to take such drugs.
The injured doctor sustained two bullet wounds and was shifted to Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Hospital (JPMC), where his condition was said to be stable. His statement, however, is yet to be recorded.
According to a CTD senior official, the policeman entered the emergency ward where he reportedly asked the doctor for sleeping pills as he hadn’t slept for three days. However, the doctor refused to give him the medicines.
On Wednesday night, he returned to the hospital and asked about the same doctor. When the police constable found out that the doctor was not available, he opened fire on another doctor (Fahad) and managed to escape.
The Pakistan Islamic Medical Association has strongly condemned the incident and has demanded legal proceedings against the errant cop.
The association has demanded that the Sindh government ensure security outside hospitals. They also asked that the provincial government bear the expenses of the injured doctor.
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