Peculiar ailment: The 'solar kids' of Mian Ghundi
Children seem to be well in morning but as soon as the sun sets, their bodies become dysfunctional
QUETTA (Dunya News) – Three children living in the Mian Ghundi region close to Quetta suffer from an utmost suspicious ailment. The children seem to be active, full of life and normal during day time however, as soon as the sun sets their bodies start becoming dysfunctional and they seem to be half dead, reported Dunya News.
Hashim, who is the father of the three children, has spent many years of his life rejoicing upon the sight of dawn but every sunset leaves him gloomy. Rasheed and Shoaib, his two sons, seem to be perfectly fine every morning whenever the sun appears on the horizon. The children feed the cattle and play cricket on the rocky fields of Mian Ghundi. From the looks, the children seem to be living their lives normally however they are suffering from such an ailment whose symptoms are there to observe but the disease as such has not been diagnosed as of now.
Shoaib and Rasheed go to the Madrassa just like other normal children where they recite the Holy Quran, both of them have learnt various chapters of the Quran by heart as well. As the sun goes down, goosebumps begin to appear on their skins and their bodies become dysfunctional. They find it difficult to sit on their own weight therefore they have to be given some sort of support to sit.
Ilyas, who is the younger brother of the two, also suffers from the same condition. Their father tries to provide them with the best treatment possible keeping in view his financial conditions but the doctors have yet been unable to diagnose the disease. Hashim looks towards the government to support him in this hour of need.
Dunya News’ team took the children to some of Quetta’s most famous hospitals but to no avail as the doctors were baffled after getting to know about the children’s odd condition.
The team then took Rasheed and Ilyas to Children Hospital Quetta, where Dr Dilshad Qureshi was puzzled after coming across the peculiar case. She suggested a number of tests for the ‘solar children’ but was unable to explain the disease the kids were having which resulted in furthering Hashim’s worries regarding his children’s condition.
Hashim has paid visit to numerous hospitals to get his children treated but every time, he has been disappointed. His financial conditions do not allow him to arrange more treatments for his children for a long time.
State Minister for Health Saira Afzal Tarar took notice of this news and decided to establish contact with the parents of the children on urgent basis and announced that the children will be treated at Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS) Hospital.
