PIMS announces medical aid for bleeding Kashmiris

Islamabad

The Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences on Tuesday announced to collect medicines worth Rs10 million, plus 100,000 bottles of blood, as a donation for the bleeding population of Kashmir.

The announcement was made at a protest march organised by Shaheed Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto Medical University (SSZABMU)-PIMS to condemn the brutality being perpetrated on Kashmiris by the Indian forces. The vice chancellor of SZABMU Prof. Dr Javed Akram claimed having collected Rs700,000 within hours of making the announcement, and was hopeful that it will not take long to mobilise the required amount in aid of Kashmiri people.

The march was led by Mishaal Malik, who shed light on the mental and physical state of the Kashmiris. “There are orphans who are unaware about whether their parents are alive or dead, and thousands of widows who have no clue about whether their husbands are alive or dead,” Mishaal said.

Reflecting on human rights violations, Mishaal regretted that the Indian forces have attacked unarmed and innocent Kashmiris even in hospitals, which are never targeted in a war. More than 8,000 Kashmiris have lost their sight on account of the use of phosphorous shells; this is unprecedented in the history of wards anywhere worldwide,” she pointed out.

Mishal said, “There is an acute shortage of medicines. The injured are not getting the requisite treatment in hospitals. Patients are even taken out of ambulances and killed. Kashmir has become a living hell for Kashmiris, who are spending every single day and night in a state of pain.” She pleaded that Pakistani doctors be allowed to go to Kashmir to heal the wounds of injured Kashmiris. “We have no faith in Indian doctors and paramedics,” Mishaal stated, urging that her husband Yasin Malik should also be shifted to PIMS for treatment. During the march, the protesters raised slogans in favour of Kashmir becoming part of Pakistan.