Nishan-e-Imtiaz for Two Mumbai Doctors
- On 20th August 2026, Pakistan proposed two Mumbai-based Parsi doctors for its highest civilian honour, Nishan-e-Imtiaz.
- The proposed honourees are Dr. Jal Ratanji Patel and Dr. Jal Dhaybho-Koo.
- Dr. Patel was a physician, while Dr. Dhaybho-Koo was a radiologist.
- Both doctors were associated with Muhammad Ali Jinnah’s medical examination in Bombay in 1946.
- They examined Jinnah’s X-rays and reportedly diagnosed him with terminal tuberculosis.
- Historical accounts suggest they estimated Jinnah’s life expectancy at one to two ....

