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A: I told Dr Karim Siddiqui who was present there as to why he was wasting
time, and I asked Dr Shah what was the problem. He had told me that the
doctors are going to AKUH to examine a surgeon who performed the surgery
on the ASP, the next day.
Q: Did you talk to the chief minister now about the hidden hands?
A: No.
Concerning the second medical board for re-examining the left foot injury of
Sial, the health secretary said a new board was created on the insistence of the
police inspector general and the DIG in which there were two additional
members, Dr S. M. Shah and Dr. Mohammad Ishaque Shaikh, professor of
medicine, DMC. This board was created to re-examine the injuries and to give
their own findings. The health secretary said the opinion of the two doctors
was the same as that of the six doctors who sat on the board earlier: This is a
close range injury, resulting from a gun-shot from a distance of two to three
feet and definitely not more than this distance. It is evident that the injury is
self-suffered and not resulting from a gun-battle.
The examination of the foot injury was held at the CHK mortuary on Set 28 at
6:30 pm after the death of the injured. The shoe of the victim was also
examined and it had similar marks corresponding to the skin wound. X-rays
also showed (reportedly) marks of gun powder. Bullet was reportedly found
in the heel of the shoe. X-rays of the shoe also reportedly showed gun powder
marks. A third member nominated on the board was not available at the time
of examination. The health secretary said the report of the first board was
challenged and the request was made by the DIG Police for a second
examination to confirm whether the first finding was correct.
Q: Who suggested for the setting up of the second board?
A: The police, including the DIG, were bent upon having a second opinion in
which Dr Shah should be included and I reluctantly included his name
because the chief minister was also favouring the DIG's opinion. I had told
the chief minister that competent orthopaedic surgeons were available in the
government hospitals and I had told them that world renowned Dr Jokhio,
Dr Mushtaq and Dr Soomro can be considered and any one of them could be
included and even I can arrange surgeons from King Edward Medical
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