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Biased Reporting
Mr. Ansar Abbasi while reporting about the tax evasion of General
Pervaiz Mudharraf says,” ----- and is presently enjoying
free treatment at the cost of taxpayers’ money” (The NEWS January 4th,
2014)
The very tone and texture of above news piece by Mr. Ansar Abbasi not only
smacks of his bitter bias against Musharraf but also
betrays his ignorance and little knowledge that Musharraf being an ex-army
is entitled to free medical treatment in the military hospitals like any other
ordinary soldier. For his information even a Sepoy of the army, an Airman
of the PAF and a Sailor of the PN will get the same best of the treatment at
the AFIC should they be admitted there for any heart ailment.
So my dear Ansar Abbasi Sahib Musharraf is not enjoying ANY free treatment
at the cost of taxpayers' money but is very much entitled to it. You and your
dependents (wife, unmarried children and old dependent parents) too would have
'enjoyed' the same medical treatment had you been in the army or even retired
from it.
Col. Riaz Jafri (Retd)
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