MY father, Muhammad Zahoor Khan, died in ward 23, Jinnah Hospital, Karachi on Oct 23, 2017. I submitted an application for a death certificate at the Saddar Cantonment Board, Karachi, on Nov 11. The Saddar Cantonment Board forwarded the documents for verification at Jinnah Hospital vide KCB/BOD/199/3076 dated Nov 14.

I have visited the Saddar Cantonment Board and Jinnah Hospital multiple times but have failed to get a death certificate. A Jinnah Hospital representative informed me that the doctor who verifies the documents is on leave.

Can anyone help me get the death certificate for my father?

Hafiz Muhammad Naqi Khan

Karachi

Published in Dawn, March 31st, 2018

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