A doctors strike Pakistan is set to begin in Balochistan on November 1, after the provincial wing of the Pakistan Medical Association (PMA) said it fully supports a province-wide walkout. The association is opposing taxes on doctors that it called unjust, levied by the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR)—the federal tax body—and the Balochistan Revenue Authority (BRA), the province’s own tax authority.
Why Balochistan doctors plan to walk out
PMA Balochistan framed the dispute as a tax burden on the medical profession. It announced backing for the strike after doctors’ groups argued that measures from both the FBR and the BRA are unfair. The association did not publish a detailed list of the tax rates or categories in the announcement summarised here, but it made clear that the walkout is aimed at those federal and provincial charges.
Quetta meeting and who is involved
The decision followed a joint meeting in Quetta of various doctors’ organisations. PMA General Secretary Dr Zarak Muhammad Shahi chaired the session. Alongside the planned doctors strike Pakistan action, participants also raised other concerns tied to the provincial health department, though the public readout focused mainly on the November 1 strike and the tax dispute.
What happens next
Unless the dispute is resolved beforehand, Balochistan doctors are due to begin the province-wide strike on November 1. Officials from the FBR, the BRA, and the provincial health department were not quoted with a response in the material available for this report. Patients and hospitals across the province should watch for further notices from doctors’ bodies and health authorities as the date approaches.
Aasan alfaaz mein
Balochistan ke doctors 1 November se hartal karne wale hain. Un ka kehna hai ke FBR aur BRA ke taxes un par zyada aur na-munasib hain. PMA Balochistan ne is hartal ka poora support diya hai. Agar yeh chalay to province ke hospitals mein routine check-up aur ilaj mein delay ho sakta hai.
