Over the weekend, Pakistan went through a massive social media brouhaha over Sharmeen Obaid Chinoy and theAKUH doctor controversy.
The revered documentarian has herself in the eye of a storm over a crucial matter that has Pakistan divided!
Sharmeen’s tweets about an AKU doctor harassing her sister created an explosion, stirring an aggressive debate on the patient-doctor relationship!
There are zero boundaries in #pakistan! Last night my sister went to AKU emergency & the doctor who tended to her tried 2 add her on FB 1/2
— Sharmeen Obaid (@sharmeenochinoy) October 23, 2017
I don't quite understand how doctor tending 2 emergency patients thinks it's ok to take a female patient info & add her on FB! 2/2 unethical
— Sharmeen Obaid (@sharmeenochinoy) October 23, 2017
I don't quite understand how doctor tending 2 emergency patients thinks it's ok to take a female patient info & add her on FB! 2/2 unethical
— Sharmeen Obaid (@sharmeenochinoy) October 23, 2017
However, it was not just Sharmeen who received backlash on the matter!
#BringTheDoctorBack and give the 1 star pic.twitter.com/hzZulq3IPc
— مہکان علی (@MehkanQasim) October 28, 2017
Apparently, AKU’s name was dragged through the mud and a movement called #bringthedoctorback started trending on the internet.
@sharmeenochinoy has gone mad after the stolen oscar and the fame came with it. Bitch! #BringTheDoctorBack
— Raheel Nawid (@RaheelNawid) October 28, 2017
To save the situation, the hospital rolled out a statement to clarify the matter but it really aggravated the whole situation even more.
One man’s loss is another man’s gain!
Now, other hospitals seized the chance to cash on this controversy! As many as two hospitals have already offered the job to the fired AKUH doctor & are willing to employ him on the same pay scale as he was being offered by his ex-employers.
Apparently, London Clinical Courses are starting operations in Pakistan and have declared a job opening for the practitioner
Following him was Hashmanis Hospital, who came forward with a similar proposal for the doctor.
Pakistani Celebrities Speak Up About Sharmeen-Obaid Controversy!
Meanwhile, some people have revealed on social media that the doctor was already under scrutiny for various other cases of harassment.
Also just so you know pic.twitter.com/9weWEUoC51
— Selina Rashid Khan (@selinarashid) October 28, 2017
Let’s see what Sharmeen will break the silence and will reply to all the backlash!
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