Murtaza Bhutto

Q:For caution and better results, why don't you print the rules and convey
them to the health secretary and observe them strictly instead of relying on
verbal communication.
A: I will do so today.
Answering questions on the visit of British investigators in connection with
the Clifton incident case, the police surgeon told the tribunal that two of the
experts visited him in his office more than half a dozen times where all the
MLOs were questioned about the postmortems, more particularly about Haq
Nawaz Sial's foot injury and his subsequent murder, and the injury sustained
by ASP shahid Hayat and Mir Murtaza's postmortem reports. The British
detectives were experts in the field of pathology and crime detection, and the
witness was not aware of their findings. Earlier in the day, one of the lowest
in ranks at the mortuary, an attendant, who was actually recruited as a
sweeper in BPS I, was examined, and according to the chairman of the
tribunal, he was the most difficult one, who would not share his information
and knowledge to protect himself and the doctors.
The attendant, Anwar Masih, with more than 11 years service as an attendant,
said all those working with him are Christians, and he named them as Nishan
Masih, Salim Masih and Nazir Masih. He said during his career no non-
Christian attendants were ever appointed.
For not answering questions straight and thinking over each one of them,
Justice Nasir Aslam warned him several times that he was under oath and
that he can be handed over to the police for giving false evidence, which were
contrary to what had been stated by the medical officers. But he was adamant
until Justice (Dr) Ghous Mohammad raised his voice, then slowly and
indirectly the attendant started saying that he could not refuse opening the
bodies, carrying out incisions on bodies, suture them, clean them and take out
organs and replace them back in the bodies. The attendant discredited the
testimony of all the MLOs given earlier. He was even evasive about his
education as he stated that he has passed 5th or 6th class. On Thursday
morning, the police surgeon will appear again before the tribunal to submit
the reports of the three separate medical boards which were constituted by
the provincial health secretary, relating to the foot injury and death of SHO
Sial, and injury to ASP Shahid Hayat.
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