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Posts published in “Day: May 12, 2014

Absence of cardiac facilities in Gilgit-Baltistan a ‘violation of human rights’

By Shabbir Mir in The Express Tribune, May 12, 2014 GILGIT:  A human rights watchdog has drawn Chief Minister (CM) Mehdi Shah’s attention towards the scarce cardiac care facilities in Gilgit-Baltistan (G-B), saying the death rate among cardiac patients has reached a dangerous level in recent years. “Of every five people aged 50 or above in G-B, at least one is a heart patient, which is highly alarming,” chief coordinator of the International Human Rights…