Sindh govt airlifts injured journalist Nasurllah Gadani to Karachi for better treatment

Nasurllah Gadani, a journalist of a Sindhi newspaper, who got serious gunshot wounds, was airlifted to Karachi's Aga Khan Hospital from Rahim Yar Khan.

The journalist was shifted to Karachi as the Sindh government announced to bear the expenses of the air ambulance and his treatment.

Gadani was sprayed with bullets near Kori Goth, 12 kilometres from Mirpur Mathelo,  by armed men, when he was on way to the town on his motorcycle at around 11:00 am, according to local journalists.

They said that Gadani, who worked for the daily Awami Awaz and also disseminated his news reports through social media, was known for being a bold journalist for his reports against local feudal lords and political personalities, waderas and government officers, which were not only published in his newspaper but were also uploaded on his social media accounts. No one had personal enmity with him but many were annoyed at his journalistic style, they said.

Police brought Gadani, who had suffered critical gunshot wounds to his abdomen and lungs, to Mirpur Mathelo hospital where doctors provided him emergency medical aid and immediately sent him to Sheikh Zayed Medical College Hospital, Rahim Yar Khan, for surgery. Gadani’s condition was not out of danger yet as both of his lungs were constantly bleeding after being badly punctured and he was being resuscitated artificially, said sources at the hospital.

A doctor had advised shifting the patient via air ambulance to a large healthcare facility in Lahore or Karachi for better treatment.