Nishwa case: Court extends bail of Darul Sehat hospital owners

KARACHI: A local court here on Saturday extended interim bail granted to Darul Sehat Hospital owners in a case pertaining to the death of a toddler from wrong medication.

The judge extended the bail of Amir Chishti and Farhan until May 7. Both the accused appeared before the court to have their bail extended as it was to expire today.

The court had granted them bail against a surety bonds of Rs300,000 each.

Nishwa, was paralysed due to a ‘wrong injection’ given to her by the ‘untrained nursing staff’ of Darul Sehat Hospital. After battling for her life for over a week, the nine-month-old breathed her last on April 22 at Liaquat National Hospital in Karachi.

The case of the minor girl came to light on April 14 when she was reportedly administered a wrong injection by the staff of Darul Sehat Hospital which paralysed Nishwa.

Father of the girl, Qaiser, alleged that her daughter, Nishwa, was paralysed due to a ‘wrong injection’ given to her by the ‘untrained nursing staff’ of the private hospital.