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QUETTA:
The Pakistan Medical Association (PMA) Quetta Zone has strongly condemned the acid attack on Dr Mah Noor Naseer at Civil Hospital, demanding a judicial inquiry to bring the facts before the public.
Addressing a press conference at the Quetta Press Club on Thursday, PMA Quetta Zone General Secretary Dr Shoaib Baloch, flanked by zone President Dr Nadir Khan Achakzai, Vice President Dr Zainat, Senior Vice President Dr Kamyab, Finance Secretary Dr Ashraf, Joint Secretary Dr Fayyaz, and Press Secretary Dr Munir Gichki, urged authorities to ensure the protection of life and property of doctors, paramedics, and other hospital staff.
Dr Baloch condemned what he termed the government’s “retaliatory actions” against doctors protesting for justice, stating such measures were unjustifiable.
“Balochistan’s doctors and healthcare providers are demanding justice, protection, a transparent investigation, and reforms in the health department following the tragic on-duty attack on our colleague Dr Mah Noor Naseer,” he said. “Administrative powers and disciplinary proceedings are being used to suppress their voice, we condemn this.”
He clarified that their peaceful struggle was not for any individual, group, or personal interest but for ensuring justice for Dr Mah Noor Naseer, protecting the lives and property of doctors and medical staff, promoting merit, transparency and accountability, eliminating corruption, nepotism, and administrative irregularities, and providing better healthcare facilities to the people of Balochistan.
“The attack on Dr Mah Noor Naseer is not an attack on an individual alone, it is an attack on the entire medical fraternity, on the protection of women, and on the healthcare system itself,” he asserted.
The incident occurred at Civil Hospital Quetta’s Surgical Complex, which houses five wards and three operation theatres. According to standard security protocols, at least seven to eight security guards should have been present for each ward and OT.