{"id":27284,"date":"2026-09-22T10:03:42","date_gmt":"2026-09-22T10:03:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=27284"},"modified":"2026-09-22T10:03:42","modified_gmt":"2026-09-22T10:03:42","slug":"mass-casualty-alert-pakistan-hospitals-clear-beds-ahead-of-pti-protest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=27284","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Mass casualty&#8217; alert? Pakistan hospitals clear beds ahead of PTI protest"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-134408627,imgsize-105956,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/pakistan-protest.jpg\" alt=\"'Mass casualty' alert? Pakistan hospitals clear beds ahead of PTI protest\" title=\"Protests in Pakistan (Representative image)\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Ta7d_ img_cptn\"><span title=\"Protests in Pakistan (Representative image)\">Protests in Pakistan (Representative image)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Hospitals in Islamabad have allegedly been ordered to prepare for a possible \u201chumanitarian crisis\u201d and \u201cmass casualty incident\u201d ahead of a planned September 27 protest by jailed former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan\u2019s party, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI).<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"2\"\/>The instructions to Islamabad hospitals called for all scheduled elective surgeries to be postponed indefinitely and surgical departments to be prepared for a possible surge in patients, according to documents reviewed by Drop Site.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"4\"\/>Medical and support staff were ordered to remain available, with all forms of leave suspended. Hospitals were also told to recall employees who were already on leave.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"6\"\/>The measures were issued ahead of PTI\u2019s planned September 27 march, which the party says is intended to demand Khan\u2019s release.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"10\"\/>The preparations have already affected patients. People familiar with the situation told Drop Site that patients scheduled for surgery on Monday were informed that their procedures would be postponed.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"12\"\/>The government has not publicly said that the hospital preparations are specifically linked to a crackdown on PTI protesters. The documents, however, explicitly refer to preparations for a potential \u201chumanitarian crisis\u201d and \u201cmass casualty incident\u201d.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"15\"\/><\/p>\n<p><h3>Imran Khan&#8217;s family detained<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"17\"\/>The hospital preparations also came as authorities detained Khan\u2019s three sisters \u2013 Aleema Khan, Noreen Niazi and Dr Uzma Khan \u2013 along with other members of his family, while several PTI leaders and workers were also arrested ahead of the planned march on Islamabad.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"19\"\/>Eight members of Khan\u2019s family were reportedly detained within 24 hours. The children were later released after several hours, according to Aleema Khan\u2019s son Shershah Khan, while Khan\u2019s sisters remained in custody.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"22\"\/>Aleema Khan was detained under Section 3 of Pakistan\u2019s Maintenance of Public Order law, with a formal order issued by Lahore\u2019s deputy commissioner authorising her detention for 30 days, according to documents obtained by Drop Site.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"24\"\/>Similar detention orders circulated for Noreen Niazi and Uzma Khan.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"27\"\/>The arrests came after authorities stepped up action against PTI members ahead of the September 27 mobilisation. <!-- -->PTI has alleged that party offices were raided and elected representatives and workers were detained across the country.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"31\"\/>The arrests have come amid continuing concerns from Khan\u2019s family and supporters over his health and prison conditions.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"33\"\/>Khan\u2019s primary healthcare provider, Dr Faisal Sultan, has reportedly not been allowed to visit him for several weeks. Khan has been imprisoned since August 2023 after his government was removed from office following a no-confidence vote. PTI has continued to demand his release.<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/world\/pakistan\/mass-casualty-alert-pakistan-hospitals-clear-beds-ahead-of-pti-protest\/articleshow\/134408596.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Protests in Pakistan (Representative image) Hospitals in Islamabad have allegedly been ordered to prepare for a possible \u201chumanitarian crisis\u201d and \u201cmass casualty incident\u201d ahead of a planned September 27 protest by jailed former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan\u2019s party, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI).The instructions to Islamabad hospitals called for all scheduled elective surgeries to be postponed 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