Dua Zehra undergoes medical tests to determine her age

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02nd Jul, 2022. 02:38 pm
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Dua Zehra underwent medical tests at Sindh Services Hospital
Sindh Police brought the teenage girl from Lahore
The report will be presented within four days

KARACHI: Teenage girl Dua Zehra appeared before the medical board and underwent various tests on Saturday to determine her real age.

The Anti-Violent Crime Cell (AVCC) had taken Dua Zehra into custody from Lahore and brought her to Karachi for an ossification test.

Sindh Police later presented her at Sindh Services Hospital where a ten-member medical board held their meeting.

#DuaZahra has been produced before the Medical Board today for proper medical age assessment. Previously the medical report was prepared by one medical doctor which was in violation of standard practices and procedure. Please note all offences in this case are age specific.
— M. Jibran Nasir 🇵🇸 (@MJibranNasir) July 2, 2022

Lawyer Jibran Nasir confirmed that Dua Zehra was produced before the medical board for proper medical age assessment.

He said the previous medical report was prepared by one medical doctor was in violation of standard practices and procedure. He said the medical report cannot override documentary proof such as NADRA certificates and therefore, the flawed medical report was challenged.

The test to determine her age is being conducted once again after her father challenged an earlier test that revealed that the girl’s age was between 16 and 17.

Dua Zehra underwent X-ray and some other tests at the Services Hospital. She was shifted to the Dental Hospital for a dental check-up. The final reports of her tests will be available within four days.

The medical board summoned Dua Zehra’s parents and their lawyer. The medical board asked questions relating from Dua Zahra’s mother about her daughter.

The Sindh Health Department had formed a 10-member medical board headed by Dow Medical College Principal Professor Saba Sohail and including experts in radiology, gynaecology, dentistry, and forensics.

On June 8, the Sindh High Court (SHC) allowed the teenage girl to choose her own fate after which Dua Zehra chose to go with her husband Zaheer whom she claimed to have married on her freewill.

Her father Mehdi Ali Kazmi challenged the order in the Supreme Court but it was disposed of as it did not fall under the jurisdiction of the top court.

During the SC hearing, a three-member bench had asked the father to approach relevant forums for the formation of a medical board to ascertain Zehra’s age.

Judicial Magistrate-East Karachi ordered further investigation and directed the Sindh health secretary to form a medical board to determine her age.

Dua Zehra undergoes medical tests to determine her age

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