Peshawar Deaths, Faisalabad Minor Cases: Govt Conundrums

Two incidents involving torture and deaths brought forth mishandling of issues by the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government as six coronavirus patients died in the Khyber Teaching Hospital (KTH) in Peshawar when oxygen supply tanks went empty while a minor maid was assaulted by employers in Faisalabad.

Both incidents including a minor maid’s beating in Faisalabad and six deaths in KTH, Peshawar took place in Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) respectively where PTI is in power. They are a testament to the mishandling of issues by PTI governments in both provinces.

The hospital management could not ensure timely transport of oxygen which is supplied to it from Rawalpindi. Owing to this, six coronavirus patients in Khyber Teaching Hospital died as oxygen tubes dried due to shortage.

The healthcare facility did not have a backup under current crunch circumstances when the second wave of the pandemic virus is on the peak.

Similarly, the video of a minor maid being tortured by her employers in Faisalabad went viral on the internet.

Following this, the police came into action but only the male suspect seen in the footage was arrested. He too was later released on bail bonds worth Rs 100,000.

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The woman who brutally tortured the minor went into hiding and could not be held despite her face was clearly visible in the video.

The government has failed to ensure child protection laws in the provinces too as minor workers are still hired in many households.

As per the latest details, the police have claimed to arrest the female employer, Sadaf.

The minor assault case in Faisalabad and deaths in Peshawar’s hospital have put the incumbent PTI governments in KP and Punjab in a trial again and how they conclude these mishaps would determine the ruling party’s resolve to the dispensation of justice to the people.