Inquiry initiated in ‘500 dead bodies on Multan hospital rooftop’ case

A six-person team has been assembled by the South Punjab Health Department on Thursday to look into the matter of hundreds of remains that were found on the roof of Multan’s Nishtar Hospital.

According to reports on social media, up to 500 bodies were allegedly found on the rooftop of the hospital, however, the exact number remains unknown.

Earlier, Punjab Chief Minister’s Advisor, Chaudhry Zaman Gujjar, visited the hospital and discovered numerous putrid bodies on the hospital roof. He ordered health authorities to take action against the concerned staff and instructed that the abandoned bodies be cremated.
Dawn was informed by a student at Nishtar Medical University that the students were using the bodies for medical research. He claimed that the victims had already been put to use in these experiment and had been left on the roof so that bones and skulls could be removed for future medical study.

Moonis Elahi shared a message from the Head of Department (HOD) of Anatomy at Nishtar Medical University Multan.

An official inquiry has been launched. Pls read initial reply:
Respected Sir,
These are the unknown dead bodies handed over by the police to Nishtar Medical university Multan for post mortem and if required to be used for teaching purpose for MBBS students. https://t.co/NhGFYWsGYj

— Moonis Elahi (@MoonisElahi6) October 14, 2022