Doctors go on strike in Quetta over heinous acid attack

A day earlier, 29-year-old Mahnoor Nasir was seriously injured at the Civil Hospital when another employee threw acid on her. The attacker, later identified by police as Humayun Shah, was said to have been kil­led in an encounter after law enforcers tra­ced him as he attempted to flee on a bus. Meanwhile, Dr Nasir was shifted to Karachi after receiving initial treatment in Quetta. Currently, she is receiving care at Aga Khan University Hospital. Sources at the hospital diclosed to Dawn that her condition was stable. She has bilateral corneal opacities — a condition in which the clear surface of the eye becomes scarred — but her vision remains preserved, according to the sources. The plastic surgeon and ophthalmologist had been consulted to examine her, they added. Meanwhile, hospital employee Abdul Razzaq, who could be seen trying to help the injured doctor in CCTV footage of the incident, was discharged from a private hospital in Quetta, where he was being treated for burn injuries. ‘Selfless gallantry’ Balochistan Chief Minister Sarfaraz Bugti on Sunday visited Karachi to inquire after the injured doctor, and announced that a civil award would be conferred on Razzaq. In a post on X, CM Bugti said Mr Razzaq, who also works at the Civil Hospital, “displayed extraordinary courage, humanity, and dedication” by coming to his colleague’s aid. MNA Aseefa Bhutto-Zardari also condemned the attack and said she requested President Asif Ali Zardari to confer the highest civilian award on Abdul Razza