{
  "id": 10853940,
  "title": "Paramedics boycott OPDs after colleague’s murder in Larkana",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/30/paramedics-boycott-opds-after-colleagues-murder-in-larkana",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-30T04:22:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Dawn - Pakistan",
    "slug": "dawn-pakistan",
    "url": "https://www.dawn.com/news/2033620/paramedics-boycott-opds-after-colleagues-murder-in-larkana"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "In Larkana, the Pakistan Paramedical Staff Association, representing the Chandka Medical College Hospital Unit, called a boycott of OPDs at all four government hospitals on Tuesday. This was in response to the murder of a senior operating theatre technician, Fida Hussain, 30. Hussain, a resident of the Nishtar Road area, was shot dead by two assailants while on his way to the hospital on his motorbike. The attack occurred along Raza Shah Kabir Road within the Civil Line police station limits. Hussain had recently returned to work after a week-long leave. Larkana SSP Azhar Khan announced that the postmortem examination, analysis of CCTV footage, and collection of witness statements were in progress. However, no official case had been registered or anyone arrested by late evening. The association staged a sit-in at the City OPD, raised slogans against lawlessness and rising crime in the district, and held a demonstration and sit-in at the main gate of Jinnah Bagh.",
  "summary": "LARKANA: Leaders and members of the Pakistan Paramedical Staff Association, Chandka Medical College Hospital Unit , boycotted the OPDs of all four government hospitals on Tuesday in protest against the murder of a senior operating theatre technician. They staged a sit-in outside the City OPD, where they raised slogans against lawlessness and a surge in crime in the district. They also held a…",
  "key_points": [
    "Pakistan Paramedical Staff Association calls OPD boycott in Larkana.",
    "Fida Hussain, 30, murdered while commuting to Chandka Medical College Hospital.",
    "Investigation underway, no arrests made as of report."
  ],
  "editors_take": "The boycott by paramedics reflects growing concern among healthcare workers about their safety and the lack of effective law enforcement in Larkana, potentially impacting medical services in the area.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}