Dr. Shah Murder: Hospitals Remain Closed Across Balochistan

The Baloch Hal News

QUETTA: Government hospitals throughout Balochistan remained closed on second consecutive day Saturday to protest the murder of Dr Syed Baqar Shah, the police surgeon who contradicted the security forces account of the killing of five Russian and Tajik nationals in Kharotabad in May this year.

Dr Syed Baqar Shah was shot dead by unidentified men in Sabzal Road when he was on his way to home from Bolan Medical College Hospital (BMC) on Thursday. The Pakistan Medical Association Balochistan and the Baloch Doctors Forum announced three days of mourning during which state-run hospitals across the province would remain closed. Doctors attended the patients at emergency and operation theaters.

The three major hospitals of Quetta, Bolan Medical College Complex (BMC), Provincial Sandeman Hospital, and Helper’s Eye Hospital remained closed on Saturday. Strike was also observed in Khuzdar, Kalat, Nasirabad, Jaffarabad and all other district headquarter hospitals in Balochistan to condemn the killing of Dr Shah.