The Hindu : Pak. doctors unhappy with India's gesture

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Sunday, Oct 26, 2003

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Pak. doctors unhappy with India's gesture

By B. Muralidhar Reddy

ISLAMABAD Oct 25 . Doctors in Pakistan are clearly not happy with India's gesture of extending the scheme for free medical treatment of Pakistani children. "Reciprocating" the Indian gesture to provide free medical treatment to 20 Pakistani children, the National Institute of Cardio-Vascular Diseases (NICVD), Karachi, has offered to undertake coronary angiography and bypass surgery for 20 poor Indian patients without any charge.

The NICVD said the procedures would be performed within the next 12 months. "Pakistani cardiologists wish to share the benefits of their long experience in this field with deserving Indian heart patients who may not be able to afford such treatment in India." The publicity generated by the Noor case and the trigger reaction in the Pakistani society had caused a lot of heartburn, particularly among doctors. Several of them criticised the "mindless" publicity by the media and said that similar, if not better facilities, were available in Pakistan.

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Pak. doctors unhappy with India's gesture