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Agencies Published May 13, 2014
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KARACHI: Dr Manzoor Memon, the medico-legal officer (MLO) at the Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Center (JPMC), and his driver were gunned down Tuesday evening in Delhi Colony area of Karachi.

According to police, Memon, 45, was traveling with his driver Ashiq, 40, in the Delhi Colony area when unidentified gunmen on motorcycles opened fire on his vehicle. Both men died on spot.

The bodies were taken to the JPMC.

Joint-Director and In-charge JPMC Emergency Department, Dr Seemi Jamali said Memon was going home after duty when the incident took place.

Jamali said Memon received bullets in his upper torso. Both Memon and his driver succumbed to their wounds before they could be shifted to the hospital.

Taking notice of the incident, Governor Sindh Dr Ishratul Ibad has sought a detailed report from the Inspector-General of Sindh Police.

Demanding better protection for doctors, medical staff at the Jinnah Hospital stopped performing their duties in protest of the killing of their colleague.

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iqbal khan
May 13, 2014 07:38pm
Shame on the failed state, miserably failed and corrupt leaders. Shame on you if you cannot protect your own citizen. Shame on you. Shame on you all.
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Ganga Din
May 13, 2014 08:41pm
@iqbal khan Yes indeed, shame on Sindh government.
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Abuzar
May 13, 2014 08:42pm
Banana Republic of Pakistan.
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independentthinker
May 13, 2014 09:34pm
Demanding better protection for doctors, medical staff at the Jinnah Hospital stopped performing their duties in protest of the killing of their colleague. Do two wrongs make a right? I condemn the killing of this doctor and his driver - but the response by the medical staff is just as senseless! By stopping to perform their duties, aren't they hurting their patients, who really had nothing to do with this killing! I am absolutely amazed at the intelligence of these "medical staff" and the course of action they choose to take. I am sure there are other ways to get your point across, rather then holding your innocent patients hostages.
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imran ali
May 13, 2014 09:53pm
Pakistan has become unmanageable with this setup...people should be empowered by creating more provinces and municipal government instead of only 4 provinces of 185 million people ,practice imported LEAs should be changed,there should be local police,time is running very fast...
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saeeds
May 13, 2014 10:04pm
@iqbal khan People of that area responsible for this act. In Chicago 1000s of murder happened in Black neighbor hoods. And US and state government can do nothing about it with all the resources. So if the whole are is full criminal and murderer than government cannot do any thing.
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adeel
May 13, 2014 10:13pm
I and most of my classmates from Dow and Sindh Medical left Pakistan. Sad because although our home country gave us a brilliant education to compete internationally our leaders failed to provide the environment where professionals felt safe. many times we feel in exile. ...but looking at these incidents. ..better be exiled
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Khalid
May 13, 2014 10:20pm
The fact is that it will make no difference to the ruling elite if every doctor in Pakistan is killed because when they are ill, they fly to foreign countries to get treated. It is only the poor majority of the country who will suffer and this government (like every other government in Pakistan) doesn't give a damn about the average citizen of Pakistan.
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Ebrahim
May 13, 2014 11:23pm
Dr Tahir ul Quadri is right in calling for a revolution because day by day innocent people are killed and the local administrations failed to catch the culprits. Every time some professionals are killed the Governor calls for immediate reports but then what happens Almighty Allah knows. We hardly get any news on the subsequent actions, it seems files are dumped and people's cry also dies down.
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Ali Mirza
May 13, 2014 11:49pm
I think people should go start living at karachi zoo with the animals because that's the most safest place not to get killed
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independentthinker
May 14, 2014 12:11am
@iqbal khan Please name one country that actually protects all it's citizens and there are no murders! Bet you can't come up with even one! So, while you are shaming Pakistan, maybe we can add all the other countries as well!
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independentthinker
May 14, 2014 01:01am
@Ganga Din Shame on all of us for electing such leaders!
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independentthinker
May 14, 2014 01:56am
@Ali Mirza why don't you lead the way!
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independentthinker
May 14, 2014 02:00am
@saeeds That is actually incorrect - I don't want to go off topic, but crime is greatly reduced in Chicago, since the new mayor was elected and also, while it is higher then other neighborhoods, the city and the state are doing whatever they can, to curtail this problem. They had the same problem in New York City - but it is reasonably under control! You cannot just give up and surrender to criminals!
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mjk
May 14, 2014 04:54am
"Taking notice of the incident, Governor Sindh Dr Ishratul Ibad has sought a detailed report from the Inspector-General of Sindh Police." That is the lame. What is he going to do ?
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MAK
May 14, 2014 04:59am
Why are they killing the doctors ?
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nocomments
May 14, 2014 06:42am
@saeeds, from where this data came and which year specifically? On what parameters did you mention the US and state government failed?
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Rohit
May 14, 2014 11:06am
Any idea why the doctor was murdered?
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Munaeem Jamal
May 14, 2014 03:47pm
@imran ali I agree with Ali. New provinces should be created to make administration easy.
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independentthinker
May 15, 2014 02:39am
@adeel There are still many well qualified medical doctors, who have stayed put! They have come abroad to get further education and later, returned back to Pakistan to serve the country. We do make choices in life and apparently, you and I decided to leave Pakistan. There are several others, who have the opportunity to pack up and leave, but are not doing so. We can sit here and blame others for our actions, but really - we shouldn't, because we do have professionals in every field, who have decided to make Pakistan their home under any circumstances. We have no right to complain.
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sammy
May 15, 2014 10:32am
Entire nation esp city of khi left to the mercy of hard core criminals....shame on all political parties and leaders...none of them have the guts to stand up agst these paid mercenaries - wasted lives!!
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