NAWABSHAH, Jan 20: Adviser to Sindh Chief Minister on Health Noman Saigal has directed the superintendent of the Peoples' Medical College (PMC) hospital to stop all medico-legal work as Nawabshah police has failed to cooperate and provide justice to Dr Sadiq Siyal.

Mr Saigal, who was on a visit to the PMC hospital on Monday, met the Doctors' Action Committee, which informed him that police had not reinvestigated the case of Dr Siyal despite the directives from Senior Minister Sardar Ahmed and Chief Minister's Adviser on Home Affairs Aftab Shaikh.

Mr Saigal also visited the A-section police station and asked about the progress in the case. He expressed dissatisfaction over the police performance and warned that he would take up the issue at the next cabinet meeting.

The adviser directed Medical Superintendent Dr Nisar Shaikh and Police Surgeon Dr Mehfooz Shaikh to stop all the medico-legal work as the police was not cooperating with doctors in Dr Siyal's case.

When contacted, the medical superintendent said that they had stopped all medico-legal work. The PMC hospital doctors continued their token strike against Nawabshah police for not arresting the attackers.

District Police Officer Dr Sarwar Jamali said that the case had been sent to the Sukkur regional police officer and if he ordered, the case would be reinvestigated.

District Nazim Faryal Talpur said that she had contacted Dr Siyal and the other party and had also requested the doctors to find an amicable solution, but they declined to agree.

CHARAS SEIZED: Police seized 100kg charas and arrested one person during a routine checking on the National Highway near Sakrand on Tuesday. A police party stopped a truck (KM-0272) going to Karachi and upon a through search found 100kg charas hidden in secret cavities of the vehicle. Driver Abdul Qadir Achakzai was arrested and the vehicle impounded.

PROTEST: Students of the BCS programme of the Quaid-i-Awam University of Engineering, Science and Technology, Nawabshah, observed a token hunger strike on Tuesday against the varsity administration here in front of the press club for not declaring their course equivalent to 4+1.

The students said that they were being given (3+1) programme and which was not up to the international standards. Prof A. B. Soomro said that the students had a confusion as (3+1) programme was equivalent to the masters' degree and was approved by the University Grants Commission.