KARACHI
Caretaker Sindh Chief Minister Justice (rtd) Maqbool Baqar during his whirlwind surprise visit to a 50-bedded hospital, secondary school, police station, and veterinary hospital in Malir district.
During the visit, the Chief Minister suspended the services of the Medical Superintendent of the hospital, headmaster of the school, SHO and headmuhrer of the police station for efficiency, and lack of interest in their work and also ordered an inquiry against the Incharge of animal husbandry hospital and concerned deputy director.
As per details, the CM on Tuesday morning started a surprise visit to District Malir. 2-A Corridor Hospital: The CM accompanied by caretaker Health Minister Dr. Saad Khalid Niaz and Secretary Health Dr. Mansor during his visit to 2-1 Corridor 50-bed Hospital Landhi was rich with resources. It had special doctors, but its operation theater was totally non functional though the operation tables, operation lights, and other OT-related facilities were developed in the Operation Theater.
The hospital had qualified orthopedists, gynecologists, and Chest specialists but they were referring their patients to other hospitals because they had no facilities for conducting surgeries within the hospital.When the CM visited the pharmacy, it was almost empty of medicines and whatever stock was available was of painkillers.
There was no ward, and all the beds were rusting due to heavy layers of dust. The hospital had no technicians and para-medical staff even though it had anambulance, but it had no driver.
To a question, the Medical Superintendent of the hospital Dr Abdullah Brohi told the CM that he had not reported the issues of the hospital to the Health Department about the shortage of staff. The medicines recommended by the specialists working in the hospital for local purchase were ignored and only those medicines were purchased which were not required.
Some patients complained to the CM that a local person identified as Hassan Jan had established his sway in the hospital and was harassing the doctors and other staff. The CM directed the SSP to investigate the matter and report him. He also directed the police to keep an eye on Hassan Jan and not allow him to enter the premises of the hospital.
The chief minister placed the services of the MS of the hospital Dr Abdullah Brohi and ordered an inquiry into the hospital matters, including staff position, equipment status, budget, ambulance, kitchen, failure of starting wards etc. He directed the Secretary of Health to inquire into the matter and report him. Caretaker CM expressed his displeasure to the director and deputy director Health for their failure to conduct an inspection of the hospitals.
Dispensary: Interim Chief Minister Justice Baqar along with Minister Health visited BHU Jumma Hamaity Goth Dispensary being managed by PPHI. The dispensary had a shortage of medicines and its administration had not kept it properly neat and clean.
The CM directed Minister Health Dr Saad Niaz to talk to PPHI administration and direct them to improve the performance of the facilities given to them for operation. Sukhan Police Station:
The interim CM during his surprise visit to the Sukhan Police Station found that out of its three mobiles, one was out of order and was standing on the bricks at the entrance of the police station. On his visit to the wireless room, the CM noticed that the wireless system was out of order. On inquiry he was told that the mobiles have no wireless sets, therefore the [wireless] system has ceased to function.
This enraged the CM and he directed the SHO Malik Abro to call his police mobile on Facetime so that their location could be checked. The mobiles didn’t respond and finally when he was leaving the police station the policemen on duty on the mobiles called back.
To a question, the CM was told that the Police station has 131 police constables, including three lady police constables. When the CM checked the attendance of the lady policemen, they were absent for a long time.
The CM directed the SSP Malir to take strict action against the lady police constables. The CM checked the weaponry and found that they were not placed properly. At this, the CM said that neither the wireless system was working nor mobiles were on patrolling, most of the policemen were absent from duty and the headmuhrer had no knowledge of Register 13. The attendance of a person placed on the 4rth Schedule was not taken.
The CM ordered the suspension of the services of SHO Malik Abro and Headmuhrer of the police station and ordered an inquiry into the overall performance of the police station. Govt Secondary School: The chief minister visited Govt Boys Secondary School, Bin Qasim. He visited the classes, met with the students and inspected the books, homework copies, and talked to the teachers.
The CM was told that the school has 15 teachers and 180 students, boys & girls, but almost half of the students were absent. The headmaster of the school Shaukat Umrani had no knowledge of the teachers and the subjects they were teaching in the school. The condition of the school was precarious in terms of cleanliness and maintenance.
The manholes at the entrance of the gate were open and even there were no steps made to enter the Lab. The condition of the lab was giving the look of a storeroom closed for many months. There was no equipment or chemicals in the lab, but new textbooks were dumped there. The students were not taken out of the classes for drills or sports. The condition of the teachers was very poor, and all the chairs were broken there.
The headmaster could not respond to the questions of the chief minister; therefore, the chief minister ordered the suspension of the services of headmaster Shaukat Umrani. He also directed the school education department to issue an explanation to the directors of schools for his failure to inspect the schools in his area.
Veterinary Hospital Bhains Colony: The Chief Minister, on his last leg of a surprise visit, went to the Veterinary Hospital, Landhi, Cattle Colony. The condition of the hospital and its Lab was so miserable that the CM ordered an inquiry. There were no medicines in the store of the hospital and the shades established for ailing cattle/patients were dirty, broken, and unmaintained. The CM directed the secretary to conduct a thorough inquiry and report.
