‘Anguished’ Bilawal to personally probe toddler’s death in Karachi

KARACHI: Hours after the death of a 10-month-old baby girl due to VVIP security protocol, Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari on Wednesday said he is anguished over Bisma's death and is personally inquiring into this ‘heart breaking incident to ascertain what went wrong’.

Taking strong notice of the reports, he ordered the Sindh government for an impartial inquiry into the incident.

Anguished over Bisma's death. Am personally inquiring into this heart breaking incident to ascertain what went wrong.

— BilawalBhuttoZardari (@BBhuttoZardari) December 23, 2015

The toddler died because of not getting prompt medical attention after her parents were stopped from entering Karachi’s Civil Hospital due to security restrictions set up for the PPP chairman, who was present there to inaugurate “Shaheed Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto Trauma Centre”.

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The father, Faisal, said Bisma died after Bilawal’s security guards refused them entry to the hospital’s emergency ward for over an hour.

In a statement issued today, the PPP chairman said that a transparent inquiry should be conducted into the reported death and complete findings should be made public. He said anyone found responsible must be taken to task.

Earlier, senior PPP leader Nisar Khuhro said: “The most-dear to us is Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, as there have been several security concerns over his own and his family’s life”.

Khuhro said he was unaware of the incident.

“If there was security here, we put it in place keeping in mind Pakistan’s security, because Pakistan’s security lies in the security of (these leaders). I apologise if such an incident has occurred,” he said.