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Balochistan Chief Minister Sarfaraz Bugti on Sunday announced that a a civil award would be conferred on a man who came to the assistance of a female doctor at Quetta’s Civil Hospital after an acid attack on her.
On Saturday, a female doctor, Mahnoor Nisar, was seriously injured at the Civil Hospital when an employee of the facility allegedly threw acid on her, police said. The doctor suffered severe burn injuries to her face, chest, legs and other parts of her body.
The CCTV footage of the incident shows that a man tried to help Dr Nisar as she came running out of a room after the attack by covering her up with what appears to be his jacket.
In a post on X, CM Bugti said Abdul Razzaq Tarakai, who is also an employee at the Civil Hospital, “displayed extraordinary courage, humanity, and dedication” by coming to Dr Mahnoor’s help and would be given a civil award.
