Protest threatened over vacancies in Oghi BHU.

MANSEHRA -- The residents of Khubal area in Oghi tehsil have warned that they will take to the streets if the posts of male and female doctors and midwives lying vacant at a local basic health unit for two years are not filled within a week.

Mohammad Umar told reporters on Saturday that the works and communication department had handed over the building of Khubal basic health unit to the health department two years ago but the latter had failed to post key staff members to the misery of the residents.

'Pregnant women are worst hit by vacancies as the basic health unit doesn't offer obstetric services,' he said.

Another resident, Mohammad Riaz, said currently, the basic health unit had only one medical technician and a low-grade staff member.

'If the health department doesn't fill the posts of both male and female doctors, female medical technician and midwives, we, the residents, will block the Oghi-Mansehra Road until appointments are made,' he warned.

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Police investigation officer Mohammad Naeem told reporters on Saturday that the suspected killer, Mohammad Latif, would be held soon.

He said search for the suspect had been launched after the...