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A: One of the four doctors, Dr Karim Siddiqui, Dr Tariq Mirza, Dr
Nizamuddin Memon and Dr Umar Baloch.
The other two witnesses examined on Tuesday were Abdul Rahim, medical
record librarian of JPMC; head constable Nazir Ahmed, wireless operator of
Sindh police telecommunication department in the Governor's House. Rahim
gave details of the procedure followed at the casualty department of JPMC
and said that inspector Sial came to the hospital at 9:10 pm for treatment of
his left foot injuries.
The next witness, head constable Nazir Ahmed, produced the record of
message transmitted by the police at a senior level on channel No. 6 of radio
transmission and all others on channel No. 10. The wireless operator
produced the record of messages transmitted in which the operators can
listen to the voices, but cannot record unless asked for further transmissions
to various personnel. He said inspector Sial was taken to Liaquat National
Hospital because at JPMC where he was taken first, and there was a big rush
at the casualty ward of the hospital.
The operator had recorded a message for the DSP and SSP, that he was at
LNH. At this stage, the tribunal observed that this fact has not come up
before them and as the matter is being investigated, more and new details are
coming forward which amounts to something like the tribunal is doing the
job of the investigating officers. These jobs are supposed to have been done
by the investigating officers, which we are now doing.
The tribunal expressed surprise that this witness was not called for recording
his statement by the police so far, although the challan has been submitted.
The investigators are looking into these matters as if it was a luxury litigation,
in which nobody bothers about the loss of time and money. At this stage the
chairman directed the assistant advocate- general,
Ansari Abdul Latif, and a police representative, DSP Shamim, to obtain the
reports of all the investigating officers so far appointed in this case to submit
their respective reports showing what they had done. These reports are to be
submitted on Wednesday afternoon. The tribunal adjourned its hearing until
12-noon on Wednesday.
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