KARACHI: Aman Foundation, a charitable organisation, has expressed satisfaction with the investigation process and the resulting report produced by a committee constituted by the Supreme Court which has concluded that Aman Ambulance was not responsible for Amal Umer’s death.
On August 13, 2018, Amal was reportedly killed when a policeman fired a bullet attempting to kill a robber, who had looted her family a few minutes earlier in Karachi’s Akhtar Colony area as they waited at a traffic light to attend a concert on the eve of the Independence Day.
The committee set up to investigate the death of Amal Umar submitted its report in the Supreme Court a few days ago.
The report was submitted by a six-member committee, which includes AD Khawaja, the former inspector-general of Sindh Police, and is headed by Justice (r) Khilji Arif Hussain. According to the report, the National Medical Centre (NMC) where Amal was taken, refused to take responsibility for the death of the 10-year-old.
The hospital also changed the date and time of Amal’s death. “The hospital did not give the proper medical equipment to transfer the wounded child and even lied to the committee,” the report said. “NMC also changed the date and time of her death so that it could be proved that the child was dead on arrival at the hospital.
Reacting to the report, Aman Foundation’s General Manager and spokesperson Khaqan Sikander regretted that a lot of fake news was spread around the events of the tragic death of Amal.
He said: “There are a few facts which we at Aman Foundation would like to clarify as we feel it is important for the correct information and an accurate reporting of such information to be made public, considering the nature and sensitivity of the case.
