Judicial Magistrate in the city here granted bail to the 77 doctors including the 12 arrested and 67 who offered arrest after a clash of their protest rally with the police, while the personal securities are being submitted for their release.
According to Media Reports, two days ago, twelve doctors were arrested from their rally taken out in protest against the government failing to recover the abducted eye specialist, Dr. Saeed Khan and over some other demands, while the other 67 doctors had voluntarily offered arrest agitating over the police highhandedness.
Later, bail petitions were filed in the court of Judicial Magistrate on behalf of all the arrested doctors. Yesterday, the court had ordered release of two doctors on parole, while the court today accepted the bail petitions of all the 77 held doctors on the security of Rs1,00,00 each.
The doctors have gone on strike that has shut down the OPDs, operation theaters and emergency services in all private and government hospitals in the province of Balochistan causing immense problems to the thousands of patients who call almost everyday call on the hospitals and return without any medical help.
The patients have demanded that if the government cannot recover the abducted Dr. Saeed Khan and get the strike ended, then some alternative arrangements be immediately made for providing medical assistance to them.
The provincial government though belatedly has made some arrangements for the treatment of patients at CMH Cantt besides making more proactive Lady Dufferin and Mission hospitals working under the auspicious of private and welfare NGOs.
CMH sources said that all resources are being employed for providing medical aid to the patients.
Balochistan: 77 doctors granted bail, strike continues
