KARACHI, Dec 24: Governor Dr Ishratul Ibad has said that a decision would be taken soon about the fake admissions in Sindh Medical College after thorough scrutiny.

He stated this while speaking at the Annual Dinner Gala hosted jointly by the Association of Pakistan Physicians of North America (APPNA) and the Sindh Medical College Alumni Association of North America on Tuesday night.

The governor said that some scrupulous elements made these admissions possible by taking bribe. He said that the decision would be taken in the greater interest of the college. He announced that the Dow Medical University Ordinance would soon be promulgated and all government efforts would be made to raise the standard of medical education in the province.

Regarding the government policy about promotion of education, he said that the government could play the role of facilitator and would encourage every effort initiated by anyone to improve different sectors, particularly education and health.

He assured of his full support to the APPNA office-bearers for their commitment to improve the health facilities in Karachi. He expressed hope that the associations would go a long way with the same spirit in future.

About law and order in the city, Mr Ibad said that he would not say that government had completely controlled the law and order situation, however, 35 to 40 per cent improvement had been made. The improvement, he added, was evident from different indicators like upward trend at the Karachi Stock Exchange and restoration of normal life in the city.

“With the meagre human security resources, one could not expect cent per cent results, however, the government has been trying its best to control the situation,” he added.

He said that the total strength of Karachi Police is 28,000 personnel, who were also responsible for security of 101 diplomatic missions, 2,500 mosques and Imambargahs and other sensitive areas of national and international importance on its disposal, adding that only 8,000 to 10,000 force is in operative form. “Target killing of doctors has the matter of the days gone, as such incidents are not happening any more,” he said, and added that the culprits of one such incident had also been apprehended.

The parliamentary leader of Muttahida Qaumi Movement in the National Assembly, Dr Farooq Sattar; advisor to chief minister on health, Noman Saigol; Sindh Medical College Alumni President Dr Rizwan Nadeem; Sindh Medical College Principal Dr A.H. Soomro also spoke on the occasion. —PPI