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Dr Buddhika Bandara, a Sri Lankan wildlife health specialist, returned home on Friday after joining efforts to help Madhubala, an ailing elephant at Karachi Safari Park. The departure was sudden and amid concerns about the elephant's deteriorating condition; local authorities had not informed him that he would work with Dr Amir Khalil of Four Paws. KMC spokesperson Daniyal Siyal stated that Bandara left due to a family emergency in Colombo, but sources questioned why he hesitated to speak at a press conference and expressed concern about the park's delayed involvement of international experts after a year of TB treatment for Madhubala.
Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-10-11,
using this article's own text rather than the other coverage of the
same event (that is the story summary below).
Story summary
Dr Buddhika Bandara, a Sri Lankan wildlife health specialist, left Karachi on Friday after joining efforts to save Madhubala, an ailing elephant at the Safari Park. Sources reported that local authorities did not inform Dr Bandara of his collaboration with Dr Amir Khalil from the global animal welfare organization Four Paws until he arrived. This lack of transparency damaged trust between the parties, leading Dr Bandara to leave quietly without addressing journalists’ questions.
The sources also expressed concern over Safari Park’s delay in involving Four Paws, which was excluded for over a year during critical times when Madhubala underwent TB treatment and later developed infections and weakness. They noted that Four Paws was only brought in three weeks ago as the elephant's condition worsened significantly.
Written for “Sri Lankan Vet Returns Home” on 2026-10-11,
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Sri Lankan wildlife health specialist Dr Buddhika Bandara, who had joined efforts to save Madhubala on Friday, left for home the same day under unclear circumstances, raising concern over Safari Park’s administrative affairs as well as the ongoing health crisis confronting the ailing elephant, it emerged on Saturday.
uncertain
it → join → Saturday
Sources told Dawn that local authorities had not informed the visiting Sri Lankan expert that he would be working with Dr Amir Khalil of the global animal welfare organisation Four Paws at Safari Park.
asserted
he → tell → Park
“It seems this situation damaged the trust between the two parties, forcing him to leave quietly.
asserted
situation → seem → him
Madhubala’s deteriorating condition must have shocked him, too,” shared an official, adding that Dr Bandara’s hesitation to speak at Friday’s presser surprised many journalists who had requested him several times to share his clinical observations of Madhubala.
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who → deteriorate → Madhubala
The sources also expressed concern over the fact that the Safari Park authorities kept Four Paws out for over a year — a critical time during which Madhubala received TB treatment and later developed multiple infections and acute weakness —and then sought its help just three weeks ago when Madhubala’s condition worsened.
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condition → express → help
KMC spokesperson says Dr Bandara left due to death of a family member in Colombo
Responding to these concerns, Karachi Metropolitan Corporation’s spokesperson Daniyal Siyal said that Dr Bandara had been monitoring Madhubala’s TB treatment online since his first visit over a year ago.
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Bandara → say → visit
“He had to leave due to the sudden death of his family member in Colombo.
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He → have → Colombo
Last year, he stayed with us for 17 days [for Madhubala’s treatment] and this time, his stay was planned for at least a week,” he explained.
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he → stay → week
All support was being extended to Dr Khalil, he added.
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he → extend → Khalil
The foreign experts were invited by local authorities after Safari Park vets had failed to diagnose the factors behind Madhubala’s ongoing health crisis.
asserted
vets → invite → crisis
The female African elephant has experienced drastic weight loss in recent months and collapsed twice in her enclosure.
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elephant → experience → enclosure
According to Dr Khalil, multiple bacterial and parasitic infections and the weakness that followed treatment for tuberculosis have caused Madhubala to lose significant weight.
uncertain
Madhubala → accord → weight
Additionally, she seems to suffer from a linear fracture in the carpal joint.
asserted
she → seem → joint
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