Balochistan CM announces civil award to be conferred on man who helped famale doctor after acid attack

Balochistan Chief Minister Sarfaraz Bugti on Sunday announced that a a civil award would be conferred on a man who came to the assistance of a female doctor at Quetta’s Civil Hospital after an acid attack on her.

On Saturday, a female doctor, Mahnoor Nisar, was seriously injured at the Civil Hospital when an employee of the facility allegedly threw acid on her, police said. The doctor suffered severe burn injuries to her face, chest, legs and other parts of her body.

The CCTV footage of the incident shows that a man tried to help Dr Nisar as she came running out of a room after the attack by covering her up with what appears to be his jacket.

In a post on X, CM Bugti said Abdul Razzaq Tarakai, who is also an employee at the Civil Hospital, “displayed extraordinary courage, humanity, and dedication” by coming to Dr Mahnoor’s help and would be given a civil award.

Commending his efforts, the chief minister said, “Such brave and valiant individuals are the assets of our society and set an example of serving humanity even in the most difficult circumstances”.

Separately, MNA Aseefa Bhutto-Zardari also condemned the attack and shared that she has requested President Asif Ali Zardari to confer the highest civilian award on Tarakai for his “selfless gallantry”, as per a statement by the President’s Secretariat.

“His timely and courageous intervention not only saved a precious life but also stands as an inspiring example of humanity for the entire nation,” she was quoted as saying.

According to the statement, Aseefa said that violence against women had no place in society, calling for it to be dealt with “full force of law“.

“The relevant authorities must ensure that such incidents are curbed in the future,” she said.