Rescue workers peek through the window of the car in which Javed Iqbal Kazi was killed. PHOTO: MOHAMMAD NOMAN/EXPRESS
Head of pathology department of Karachi Medical and Dental College (KMDC), Dr Kazi was shot dead on February 17 in broad daylight, while his driver suffered injuries in a targeted attack in North Nazimabad.
Demanding immediate arrest of Dr Kazi's murderers, the doctors refused to carry out their duties in various hospitals including Abbasi Shaheed Hospital, Rafeeqi hospital, Leprosy hospital and The Karachi Institute of Heart Disease.
The outdoor patient departments were also closed at the hospitals as part of the strike.
Tall and soft-spoken, Dr Kazi was a staunch academician in technique and manner and he had recently been appointed by the University of Karachi as the dean of medicine for its eight affiliated medical colleges.
At least three doctors have been killed so far in Karachi since January 2014, while many of the doctors are receiving life threats from extortionists.
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