Two Mumbai Doctors Nominated for Nishan-e-Imtiaz
Why in the news
Pakistan has picked two doctors from Mumbai for its top civilian honour, linked to their reported role in treating Jinnah before Partition.
Key facts
- Award: Nishan-e-Imtiaz, Pakistan’s highest civilian award.
- Nominees: Dr Jal Ratanji Patel and Dr Jal Dhaybho-Koo, both Mumbai-based.
- Reason: reportedly treated Muhammad Ali Jinnah and kept his terminal illness secret before Partition.
- Diagnosis: advanced tuberculosis, identified in 1946 through an X-ray.
- Conferment: posthumously, scheduled for March 2027.
Significance
- Recognises a medical episode from the pre-Partition period.
- The award will be given after the doctors’ deaths.
Exam angle
- Award name: Nishan-e-Imtiaz (Pakistan’s highest civilian honour).
- Disease and year: advanced tuberculosis, 1946.
- Timing: posthumous conferment in March 2027.