Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has said that Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan conspired against democracy by becoming an accomplice of military ruler Pervez Musharraf and will face similar fate as that of Asghar Khan.

Speaking at a Diwali ceremony in Tando Mohammad Khan, a district of southern Sindh, on Thursday, he said Imran’s dream of becoming prime minister would never come true as he is destined to become the next Asghar Khan in Pakistan’s history, Express News reported.

Bilawal said his party has ideological differences with the PTI chief, who, he said, never shies away from taking anti-democratic steps, citing the 2014 protest sit-in against the elected government – referring to the PML-N rule.

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He claimed the PTI had received foreign funding from India and Israel referring to confessional statements of Akbar S Babar, one of the founding members of PTI, who parted ways with it.

The PPP chairman also criticised Imran for being ‘anti-women’, saying Ayesha Gulalai’s statements have proved misogynistic behaviours within the party. The PTI lawmaker Gulalai had accused the cricket-star-turned-politician of sexual harassment.

‘Indictment won’t weaken democracy’

Commenting over today’s indictment of ousted prime minister Nawaz Sharif, his daughter Maryam and son-in-law Captain (retd) Mohammad Safdar by an accountability court, Bilawal said accountability process was necessary for durable democracy and the court’s decision will neither weaken democracy nor is a conspiracy against it.

The PPP leader advised Nawaz and his family to face the court cases and respond to allegations levelled against them. He added that there were no Constitutional amendments needed for him to become the prime minister of the country as anyone who can become an MNA can become the premier also.

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ISLAMABAD: A cardiac surgeon who was accused of molesting and sexually harassing a junior doctor has been fired from the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences.

The services of Dr Humayun Iqbal, an assistant professor at Pims Cardiac Centre, have been suspended after an anti-sexual harassment committee gave its decision against the surgeon.

Shaheed Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto Medical University Vice-Chancellor Professor Dr Javed Akram told The Express Tribune that the committee’s decision was implemented on a priority basis and the accused was removed from the hospital the same day.

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An anti-harassment committee at Pims had opened a probe into allegations of sexual harassment levelled against the surgeon by a female post-graduate trainee last month.

The committee started an inquiry after a written application was filed with the body alleging that the assistant professor, who was recently appointed at the Cardiac Centre, had molested her.

The female trainee had complained about inappropriate physical contact, lewd comments, and mental and psychological torture inflicted upon her after she rebuffed the surgeon’s sexual advances.

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A four-member committee consisting of senior professors had investigated the matter and found the surgeon guilty, recommending that he be suspended from service.

The committee also communicated its decision with hospitals in the UK, where the surgeon claimed to have worked for years.

An inquiry by the UK  General Medical Council had earlier found the same surgeon guilty of misconduct for molesting two junior colleagues.

The regulatory body in the UK had ruled that his fitness to practice was impaired in its report on 22 March 2013.

According to Pakistan Medical and Dental Council, any doctor whose registration has been cancelled by a foreign regulatory body cannot practice in Pakistan.

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Relief

The junior doctor thanked the investigation committee members for giving her justice.

She said she felt threatened and had been asked to make a compromise or reach some sort of settlement in calls the police had made to her, alleging the callers claimed to have strong political connections within the ruling party.

The junior doctor said she was determined to ensure that the surgeon was punished for his actions, not just for her own security, but for other female employees as well.

“Hardly any women opt for cardiac surgery. I’m one of a few in Pakistan to do so, and work environments such as this are so disheartening”, she said.

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