QUETTA: Public sector hospitals across Quetta faced severe disruptions for a third consecutive day on Tuesday, as junior doctors extended their strike to protest a horrific hospital acid attack on a female colleague.

The Young Doctors Association (YDA) Balochistan has shut down all outpatient departments (OPDs) and elective services across government hospitals in Quetta, maintaining operations only in emergency wards.

The boycott has left thousands of patients, both indoor and those visiting for consultations, facing immense hardships.

The strike was triggered by an incident at Quetta’s Civil Hospital, where Dr Mahnoor Nasir, 29, was seriously injured after a hospital employee, identified as Humayun Shah, threw acid on her.