Pakistan to honour two Mumbai doctors who concealed Jinnah's TB diagnosis in 1946

Pakistan is set to award its highest civilian honour to two Mumbai-based doctors who kept Muhammad Ali Jinnah's terminal illness a secret. Dr Patel and Dr Dhaybho-Koo examined Jinnah's X-rays in 1946 and determined he had advanced tuberculosis with only one to two years left to live. Despite this prognosis, the doctors chose not to disclose his condition publicly. Pakistani minister Ahsan Iqbal announced the recognition, highlighting the doctors' role in preserving Jinnah's ability to lead the Pakistan independence movement without the distraction of public knowledge of his illness.
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