Uproar over FB friend request from doctor


In the news: Chinoy, who won an Academy Award last year, tweeted about a doctor who tried to add her sister on Facebook. — AFP

A debate has brewed in Pakistan after a doctor sent a Facebook friend request to a former patient, prompting questions about sexual harassment. 

THE case of the Karachi-based doctor who was reportedly fired/suspended after sending filmmaker Sharmeen Obaid Chinoy’s sister a Facebook friend request has ignited our very own mini Harvey Weinstein scandal.

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