Bolan Medical Complex Hospital reopens

Published June 25, 2013
This file photo shows security guards at the Bolan Medical College Hospital on June 15, 2013. -Photo by Syed Ali Shah
This file photo shows security guards at the Bolan Medical College Hospital on June 15, 2013. -Photo by Syed Ali Shah

QUETTA: Balochistan's largest government-run hospital has been opened after deadly bombing on June, 15.

Bolan Medical Complex Hospital was shut down in the aftermath of a suicide attack and an exchange of fire between security forces and militants at the hospital premesis.

Militants had laid seige of BMC hospital and made patients, doctors and hospital staff hostage when injured of women university blast were brought for treatment.

All hostages were evacuavated by security forces in armored vehicles. Patients were shifted to civil hospital and combined military hospital Quetta for treatment.

"We suffered a lot after closure of hospital", Abdul Aziz, father of an ailing boy told Dawn.com. He said his son was a Thelesmia patient and there was no proper treatment in civil hospital. "Bleeding started from my son's nose since there was a delay in provision of blood to him",Aziz said.

An awaiting suicide bomber blew himself up when female students were brought for treatment in BMC.

The blast was followed by exchange of fire between forces and militants for five hours when the seige ended.

"Most of the senior doctors are absent. Muhammad Ayub an attendent of a patient told Dawn.com.

A large number of patients reached BMC hospital after it was opened. Para- military troops and police were deployed to avert any untoward incident.

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