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| Two doctors kidnapped in Karachi |
| 2004-06-20 |
| I assume they're Shiites, of course... A senior doctor working at the National Institute of Cardio-Vascular Diseases (NIVCD), Dr Akmal, and his brother Dr Arshad were kidnapped on Friday night. They were on way to the NICVD from their house in Al-Falah, Malir, when they were kidnapped together with their car, which was later found abandoned near Native Jetty bridge on M T Khan Road. Their father lodged an FIR at Jackson police station. The police declined to give other details, saying the Anti-violent Crime Cell was investigating the case. In a press release issued on Saturday night, the Pakistan Islamic Medical Association (PIMA), Karachi, demanded of the government to immediately recover the two doctors. They said the two doctors had no enmity against anyone. They also demanded of the government to provide doctors with security, as they had been vulnerable for long. PIMA would decide its future course of action at a meeting on Monday. |
| Posted by:Fred |