A spokesperson for Lady Reading Hospital has issued a clarification regarding the reported firing incident at the hospital.

According to spokesperson Mohammad Asim, certain reports circulating on social media are contrary to the facts.

He said that, based on initial information, a Class-IV employee deployed in the emergency department was changing his uniform in a restroom when a pistol accidentally went off.

The bullet struck a computer inside the ultrasound room; however, no casualties or injuries were reported in the incident.

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The spokesperson added that social media posts are falsely portraying the incident as an attack on a doctor, whereas preliminary evidence suggests that no such incident took place.

Hospital Director Mohammad Tariq Burki has ordered an immediate inquiry into the matter, and the investigation report is expected to be submitted by tomorrow.