SC orders Sindh govt to implement 'Amal Umer Act' , launch inquiry against NMC.

KARACHI/ISLAMABAD -- The Supreme Court (SC) has directed the Sindh government to commence implementation of Amal Umer Act besides ordering an inquiry against the National Medical Centre (NMC) over rejecting to provide medical treatment facilities to the unlucky girl fell victim of gunshots from police officials. The top court's two-member bench headed by Justice Gulzar Ahmed resumed the hearing of its suo motu notice taken over the death of a 10-year-old girl Amal Umer, who lost her life in an exchange of fire between police personnel and robbers in Karachi on August 13 last year. Justice Gulzar Ahmed expressed severe outrage over the provincial government and Karachi police department over showing negligence in taking appropriate steps to void such incidents.

Justice Ahmed questioned the Sindh's Healthcare Commission's (SHCC) chairman for briefing the progress of betterment in Karachi hospitals. He remarked that the...