Stray dogs attacked and injured around 15 people at Shalimar, Baghbanpura, Mughalpura and Daroghawala Area on Thursday. According to details, 15 men and women, including Yasmeen, Parveen, Salman, Babar, Tauseef, Junaid, Kashmir, Mushtaq, Shafiq, Shahbaz and Nasir, residents of Shalimar, Baghbanpura, Mughalpura and Daroghwala Area became victims of stray dogs while they were going somewhere. All victims who were attacked and injured by stray dogs were brought to Services Hospital by their relatives where doctors gave them antibiotic medicines in order to save them. Junaid, a victim, told Pakistan Today that he was heading back to his office located near Shalimar Gardens on a public van along with his friend. As the van stopped at Shalimar Gardens stop, he came out of the van and saw a group of dogs standing a few yards away.
“I thought that these stray dogs will not harm me but a stray dog attacked me and bit my leg”, Junaid said. He said that some local residents helped him in getting rid of the dog after which his friend hired a rickshaw and rushed him to Services Hospital in order to get first aid for rabies. Junaid said that after getting medication, he came to know that around 14 people had already been given treatment after stray dogs had attacked them. He said that according to hospital officials, all victims visited Services Hospital between 6pm and 9 pm on Thursday and belonged to Shalimar, Baghbanpura, Mughalpura and Daroghawala Area. An on-duty senior doctor at Services Hospital, seeking anonymity, said that they provided medical aid to more than one dozen men and women after they were attacked by stray dogs. He said that according to statements of patients, they all were attacked by one dog. The doctor said that a few patients were treated by the hospital staff until late night on Thursday.
