Governor seeks effective steps to curb dog-bite incidents

By Muhammad YaseenPublished On 02 Jan 2023

KARACHI: Sindh Governor Imran Ismail has expressed his deep concern over the increasing number of dog-bite cases in the province and said that controlling dog breeding is the need of the hour. He called upon the Sindh government to take effective steps to check such incidents.

The governor, who was talking to the media after visiting dog-bite victim child Hasnain at the NICH hospital here on Monday, said anti-dog breeding measures not only had to be taken in the province but in the whole country.

He said in the past dog-killing campaigns were launched, but now killing dogs had become a sensitive issue. The governor said the prime minister was quite concerned about the people of Sindh and he had visited Hasnain on his directive. The prime minister had told MNA Aftab Siddiqui to provide all possible assistance in extending treatment to Hasnain, who is from Larkana. He also said that financial assistance would be provided to the affected family.

He said the doctors in the NICH were trying their level best for early recovery of Hasnain, but the face and head of the child had been very badly affected. He also said the federal government would extend full cooperation to the parents for the treatment of the child.

Gov Ismail said that at present to control the breeding of dogs was the need of the hour and the federal government was also prepared to extend full cooperation to the province.

Earlier, NICH director Dr. Jamal Raza, briefing the governor, said that the condition of Hasnain had comparatively improved and he was being provided best available treatment at the hospital and a panel of specialist doctors had also been constituted and necessary treatment was being provided to the patient as per the advice of the panel doctors.