KARACHI: Two survivors of the Army Public School attack returned to Peshawar without undergoing surgery at the Aga Khan University Hospital (AKUH), it emerged on Friday.

Syed Ansar Ali Shah, 14, and Mubashir Subhan, 14, had sustained gunshot wounds on their elbows and fingers respectively and were among the 35 children who came to Karachi for treatment at the AKUH.

The parents of the two children wanted to get their respective surgeries done abroad, said Qaiser Ali, the spokesperson for the Shuhada-o-Ghazi Forum, a group representing the victims of the last year school attack.

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At present, corrective surgeries are offered in Germany and the US, in which those with bullet injuries on their fingers can bend their fingers afterwards.

When the parents approached the AKUH administration asking if they could arrange for a similar treatment, the administration informed them that the results of the surgery might differ from the one done abroad.

“We will get the surgeries done anyhow,” said Mr Ali, adding that the forum would call a press conference in Peshawar to collect financial aid for the surgeries.

Meanwhile, 15-year-old Waheed Anjum underwent an eight-hour-long surgery at the AKUH on Friday, for a bullet wound in his chest and fingers.

So far, 12 students had been sent back to Peshawar after their successful surgeries, said Mr Ali.

He added that eight were receiving treatment at the out-patients department of the hospital, whereas the remaining 12 were undergoing various neurological and orthopaedic surgeries at the hospital.

Published in Dawn March 7th, 2015

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