10-30-2009, 03:19 AM
<b>Money does wonders for terror suspects</b><!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->ISLAMABAD: An acute sense of insecurity prevails in the country amid reports of inept handling of terror suspects and inadequate medical facilities in hospitals.
<b>Reports are circulating that many terror suspects have managed to escape by bribing the police.</b> The News tried to approach Islamabad IGP Kaleem Imam for his comments, but he did not return the call despite several attempts by this scribe.
Reports of inadequate facilities in the government hospitals to treat those injured in terrorist attacks are frequent, especially in various parts of the NWFP where the <b>hospitals lack even basic facilities like drip-stands, blood bags and stitching materials</b>. Even major hospitals like the Lady Reading Hospital and the Hayat Shaheed Teaching Hospital seem ill-equipped to cope with the situation.<b> The patients are often asked to purchase medicines and even syringes, bandages and drips from the market, which are in short supply too</b>.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
<b>Reports are circulating that many terror suspects have managed to escape by bribing the police.</b> The News tried to approach Islamabad IGP Kaleem Imam for his comments, but he did not return the call despite several attempts by this scribe.
Reports of inadequate facilities in the government hospitals to treat those injured in terrorist attacks are frequent, especially in various parts of the NWFP where the <b>hospitals lack even basic facilities like drip-stands, blood bags and stitching materials</b>. Even major hospitals like the Lady Reading Hospital and the Hayat Shaheed Teaching Hospital seem ill-equipped to cope with the situation.<b> The patients are often asked to purchase medicines and even syringes, bandages and drips from the market, which are in short supply too</b>.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->