KHAIRPUR: Doctors protest

Published August 12, 2007

KHAIRPUR, Aug 11: The doctors and paramedical staff of Faiz Ganj taluka hospital and all the basic health units of the taluka brought out a procession on Saturday after boycotting work in protest against police failure to arrest attackers of a doctor.

The protesters demanded arrest of the accused involved in attack on the in-charge of Bhango Behan Basic Health Unit, Dr Basheer Ahmed Sehto.

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