The authorities decided to look into the situation after numerous unidentified and decomposing remains were discovered on the roof of the mortuary at Nishtar Hospital in Multan on Friday.
Following the discovery of the remains and the sharing of images and videos online, the Punjab government established a six-person committee to look into the matter.
Additionally, a three-person committee has been constituted by the vice-chancellor of Nishtar Medical University to conduct an investigation into the occurrence.
Also on October 13, 2022, a letter was addressed to the hospital’s medical superintendent requesting a thorough investigation report within three days.
The abandoned bodies have been noted by Punjab Chief Minister Chaudhry Pervez Elahi, who has also requested a report from the secretary of Punjab’s department of specialized healthcare and medical education.
By placing these bodies on the roof, the Punjab chief minister claimed that an inhumane act had been perpetrated, and the accountable employees should face severe disciplinary measures.
An update on the incident was posted on Twitter by the former federal minister Moonis Elahi, who also included the first statement of the department director for the anatomy program at Nishtar Medical University.
The HOD explained that these are the unidentified bodies that the police had given them to conduct post-mortems on and, “if required,” to use as teaching aids for MBBS students.
The HOD made it quite apparent that there is “no question of disrespect” regarding the dead and that when the bones have been removed, the bodies are “always” buried correctly, indicating that it is standard procedure at the hospital.
Numerous corpses, according to accounts, are decomposing in the room constructed on the roof of Nishtar Hospital. Hundreds of human body parts, however, have reportedly been found from the roof, according to news reports making the rounds on social media.
However, as of this writing, no government representative has confirmed or denied the existence of the various bodies.
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