Dr Furqan episode (2).

Byline: M. Shafique Ahmed - Karachi

THE circumstances under which the late Dr Furqanul Haq, a former physician at the Karachi Institute of Heart Diseases, died are pathetic and inhuman.

A doctor is considered a messiah and is always at the bedside of even a dying patient. Doctors take the Hippocratic oath. If firefighters are afraid of the sparks, then who will fight fire? Therefore training is important for safety first.

As a matter of fact, people who are working in hazardous jobs, like doctors, firefighters, police, and skilled people working in...