DHQ Hospital shut in Landikotal over loadshedding

Doctors and other staff at the Khyber Landikotal District Headquarters Hospital have shut down the hospital in protest of the persistent power outages, reported 24NewsHD TV channel on Wednesday.

Doctors and paramedics boycotted the examination of patients at the OPD. The TV channel reported that patients who came for treatment faced severe difficulties. 

According to the hospital staff, the protest will continue till the end of unannounced power loadshedding and the OPD will remain closed. 

The TV channel reported that the emergency unit and labour room in the hospital will remain open for the patients but the rest of the hospital will remain shut.