Hamid Mir conscious and stable: AKUH

 

KARACHI: Senior anchorperson of Geo Television Hamid Mir is now conscious and his condition is stable following a lengthy surgery at the Aga Khan University Hospital (AKUH), said a hospital spokesman on Monday.
Hamid Mir was critically injured in an armed attack in Karachi on Saturday evening when he was shot multiple times by an armed assailant on the Shahrah-e-Faisal when he was going to the offices of Geo TV after arriving in the city from Islamabad.

The spokesman for the AKUH said Hamid Mir was shifted to his room on Monday afternoon but few visitors were being allowed to see him to reduce the risk of infection and due to other health factors.

Doctors and surgeons at the AKUH will continue to monitor the health of Hamid Mir for the next few days, he said, adding that Hamid Mir continues to recover.He was able to talk on Sunday afternoon and exchanged a few words with his family.