Emergency in Islamabad hospitals

Published July 28, 2007

ISLAMABAD, July 27: An emergency was declared in the government hospitals including Poly Clinic, CDA Hospital and Pims after bomb blast at Aabpara Chowk here on Friday.

No one was allowed to visit the hospitals while the relatives of the victims were seen standing outside the hospital gate.

A number of residents were also witnessed rushing towards the hospitals to see if someone was among the victim of the incident.

The blast also created panic among the residents of nearby sectors, G-6/1 & sector G-6/2. A number of residents came out of their houses and were seen exchanging views with each other about the present prevailing situation.—PPI

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