Gilgit - Baltistan
CM orders investigation of the death of journalist’s wife
PT Report
Islamabad, January 7: GB Chief Minister Syed Mehdi Shah has directed Secretary health to investigate the cause of death of Gilgit based journalist, Khalid Shafi’s wife.
The journalist had blamed the death on negligence of doctors. Wife of Khalid had passed away while under treatment at a government hospital in Gilgit city the other day.
There is acute shortage of doctors in GB, especially of doctors specializing in medical conditions of women. Many deaths also happen because of negligence of the dearth of professionally trained paramedical staff.
