Abbottabad doctors’ strike enters third day
Medical practitioners demand withdrawal of professional tax
File photo of young doctors protesting.. PHOTO: INP/FILE
ABBOTABAD:
The doctors of the Benazir Bhutto Shaheed Hospital Abbottabad continued with their strike on Tuesday for the third consecutive day, protesting against the levy of professional tax.
No allied health services except for emergency was provided at the hospital. The protesting doctors also staged a rally and threatened the government to expand their strike and block the main Karakoram Highway (KKH) if the health department did not take steps to meet their demands.
Addressing the protesters, PDA President Dr Moazzam Khan and others criticised the imposition of professional tax on doctors and said that the deduction has been made in contempt of court as the Peshawar High Court had issued a stay order.
Doctors at Benazir Bhutto Shaheed Hospital continue protest for third day
National
May 5, 2021
ABBOTTABAD: Doctors at the Benazir Bhutto Shaheed Hospital observed strike on the 3rd consecutive day on Tuesday against professional tax as no allied health services except emergency was provided at the health facility.
The angry doctors also staged a protest and threatened to expand their strike and block the main Karakoram Highway (KKH) if the provincial Health Department did not take steps to meet their demands.
Addressing the protesters, PDA President Dr Moazzam Khan, Dr Haroon-ur-Rashid and others criticised the imposition of unjustified professional tax on doctors and said that deduction has been made despite the fact that Peshawar High Court has already issued a stay order on the writ petition. It was nothing but the contempt of court, they added.