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Pak gets
its first Sikh practitioner
WSN Network
Lahore:
Mimpal Singh
(28) became the first Pakistani Sikh to have cleared the Diploma in
Child Health, besides topping the Services Institute of Medical
Sciences examination. This distinction has made Mimpal the first
Sikh paediatrician in Pakistan. Earlier, Harcharan Singh of Nankana
Sahib became the first Pakistani Sikh to be commissioned in the
Pakistan Army as an officer in 2005. Later, Gulab Singh (25), became
the firstever Pakistani Sikh traffic warden at Lahore but he soon
quit his job alleging discrimination.
A proud Mimpal
is reportd to have said he was thrilled to be the first qualified
Sikh paediatrician of
Pakistan.
“Sikhs in Pakistan are making it to the highest posts and there is
no dearth of opportunities for the right talent in the country,” he
said. Mimpal, a registrar with the prestigious Mayo Hospital,
claimed that neither were the minorities discriminated against nor
restricted from competing for the higher posts, adding that they
were free to join the country’s top institutes. “The government can
introduce such a system in medical colleges for the Sikh community,”
he said. Mimpal is also the president of Guru Nanak Jee Mission, an
NGO.
28
May,
2008
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