The statement of the family doctor has started a new debate regarding the age of Dua Zehra, a Karachi girl who got married in Punjab.
Mehdi Ali Kazmi’s family doctor Dr Jameel Akhtar Khan said that it was a matter of concern for him that she (Dua Zehra) has been abducted. He said that I had tried to contact him (Mehdi Kazmi) and ask what happened. She is a little girl. I have been watching her since she was born.
“The whole family comes to me for medical treatment. I have been practising here for 35 years now and I am a retired government employee.”
Dr Khan said, “I was amazed at the kind of talk that is going on. It is impossible that Zehra went out of her home with consent.”
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He said, “I remember very well that once Mehdi Kazmi was going out to get medicine, then the girl said that I am afraid I will not sit here alone. I tried to convince her you are coming here since your childhood, but she did not agree to stay alone.”
Dr Jameel Khan said that the confusion being spread regarding Dua Zahra’s age is very worrying. “I still remember that I received an invitation card from Mehdi Ali Kazmi of his wedding in 2005.”
He claimed that the girl could not be 17 or 18 years old. A regular medical board is formed to determine the age, there are many things that I cannot define here, so the team of doctors finalizes after looking at all the things that the child or how old is the girl, this medical report is signed by all the doctors and signed by the head of the team.
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Dr Jamil Akhtar Khan said, “I remember when Mehdi Ali Kazmi brought her to me for vaccination and I saw “Form B”. [After knowing about Zehra] I feel so sorry just as my own baby is lost.”
He said that Dua Zahra was giving statements on media that she left home herself. “I am surprised and it seems that she is under pressure from someone.”
“I think they (the parents) have all the documents to prove that they are young, I believe truth will be victorious,” he said.