The civil society organizations, trade unions and professional organizations such as Pakistan Medical Association have raised their concerns regarding NAB’s raid on NICVD last week. “NICVD Is providing unique services of primary Angiography and Angioplasty and other heart ailments to common people free of cost round the clock. The hospital in the last many years have established itself as one of the best public sector facilities not only in the province but in the country with highly qualified doctors and other staff. The press conference at the press club on Monday was attended by Karamat Ali, Executive Director, PILER; Dr. Tipu Sultan, Pakistan Medical Association; Asad Iqbal Butt, Human Rights Commission of Pakistan; Habibuddin Junaidi, Peoples Labour Bureau; Mehnaz Rehman, Aurat Foundation; Nasir Mansoor, National Trade Union Federation; Fahim Siddiqui, Karachi Union of Journalist; Saeed Baloch, Pakistan Fisher Folk Forum and others. They said that the way NAB raided the facility of a hospital where hundreds of heart patients were under treatment is illogical, illegal, and immoral and in disregard to all basic principles and values. “This action resulted in halting the services by the hospital staff in protest and created panic in patients and their attendees. We have spoken to the management of NICVD and according to them NAB did not give any prior intimation and the hospital had provided all the record required by the bureau and was fully cooperating.” The enraged speakers said that they were not against the transparency and accountability and would welcome any serious efforts of establishing a credible mechanism in this regard.
