KARACHI: Medico-Legal Department of Karachi has failed to establish four more Medico-Legal Examination Centres for females in Karachi hospitals to deal with gender-based violence (GBV) cases on urgent basis. The plan to establish female Medico-Legal Examination Centres at Dr Ruth Pfau Civil Hospital Karachi, Sindh Government Qatar Hospital Orangi Town, Sindh Government Hospital Saudabad and Sindh Government Hospital Korangi could not be materialized yet despite the lapse of several months. There is urgent need to set up more female Medico-Legal Examination Centres in Karachi to cater to increasing number of gender-based violence cases. In Karachi, only four Women Medico-Legal Officers (WMLOs) are working under department, out of total nine sanctioned posts. He informed that department had assured provision of lady doctors to activate medico-legal centres and also issued notification in this regard.

Source: Pakistan Today February 23, 2020 17:03 UTC