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Medicine and health:)

[Muniba Hasan @MunibaHasan7]

The hatred for doctors in this country was planned cunningly , and it was implemented successfully because our own seniors didn’t support young docs , I really hope our seniors pay a price for it as our health care system crumbles because of doctors being exploited

[Dr. Rafi @DrRafi_]

A young doctor requested just one thing.

“Sir, I got married recently. Can I spend my first Eid with my family?”

The answer was no.

While millions of people travel home for Eid, many doctors report for duty. They miss family gatherings, weddings, birthdays, funerals, and the moments they can never get back. Not because they want to, but because hospitals never close.

The irony is painful.

When a shop closes on a holiday, people understand.
When a plumber charges extra on a holiday, people understand.
When offices shut down for Eid, people understand.

But when doctors ask for fair pay, better working conditions, or even the chance to spend an Eid with their loved ones, many act as if doctors are not human.

A doctor in Pakistan may work 24-36 hour shifts, treat hundreds of patients, face violence from attendants, work in overcrowded wards, and sacrifice family time yet often receives no special allowance for public holidays and earns far less than many professionals carrying far less responsibility.

Every exhausted doctor standing in an emergency ward on Eid is missing a family waiting at home.

Every doctor treating your loved one on a holiday is someone else's loved one too.

If society wants safe hospitals and better patient care, it must also care about the people providing that care.

Respect for doctors is not a privilege.

It is an investment in healthcare itself.

#PayRaiseForDoctors

[Dr Ahmad Rehan Khan @AhmadRehanKhan]

It is a completely legitimate demand to raise doctors’ salaries in Pakistan. These young physicians are among the brightest minds in the country. They spend nearly a decade studying relentlessly, work exhausting 100+ hour weeks during house job and residency, and carry the responsibility of human lives every single day.

Yet many are paid less than drivers and security guards. This level of exploitation, especially by some private hospitals, is unacceptable. If meaningful reforms are not made urgently, the brain drain of talented doctors will reach catastrophic levels, ultimately hurting Pakistan’s entire healthcare system.

[Dr Ahmad Rehan Khan @AhmadRehanKhan]

In the United States, the average salary of a first year resident physician is around $66,000–70,000 per year, roughly $5,833 per month before taxes. After deductions, most residents take home about $3,400–4,000 monthly. Even at current exchange rates, that equals nearly 1 million PKR per month.

Meanwhile, many young doctors in Pakistan work exhausting hours, often over 100 hours per week during training, while earning barely a fraction of that amount. These are some of the brightest minds in the country, carrying the responsibility of human lives after nearly a decade of rigorous education and training.

Demanding better salaries and working conditions for doctors in Pakistan is not unreasonable, it is necessary. Continued exploitation of young physicians will only accelerate the brain drain and further weaken the healthcare system for the people who need it most.

[Dr Ahmad Rehan Khan @AhmadRehanKhan]

𝗜𝗡𝗖𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗦𝗘 𝗦𝗮𝗹𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗗𝗼𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗣𝗮𝗸𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻:

I fully endorse the demand to increase doctors’ salaries in Pakistan. This is not an unreasonable ask, it is a matter of dignity, fairness, and survival of the healthcare system.

Young doctors in Pakistan are among the brightest minds of the nation. They spend nearly a decade studying relentlessly, sacrifice their youth in training, work brutal 100+ hour weeks during house jobs and residency, and carry the responsibility of human lives every single day.

Yet many are paid less than drivers and security guards. This level of exploitation, especially in some private hospitals, is shameful and unacceptable.

If urgent reforms are not made, Pakistan will continue losing its best doctors to other countries at an alarming rate. This brain drain will not only devastate the medical profession, it will ultimately harm millions of patients and weaken the entire healthcare system of the country.

[Dr. Qazi @DrQaziYousafza1]

#PayRaiseForDoctors
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[Dr Asfand Yar @asfandyarbitani]

ہمارا مطالبہ صرف تنخواہوں میں اضافہ نہیں بلکہ ہیلتھ سسٹم کو بچانے کی کوشش ہے۔

جب ایک ڈاکٹر 5 سے 7 سال تعلیم، ٹریننگ اور مسلسل 24-36 گھنٹے ڈیوٹیاں دے کر بھی بنیادی مالی تحفظ حاصل نہ کر سکے، تو یہ صرف ڈاکٹرز کا نہیں بلکہ پورے نظام کا مسئلہ بن جاتا ہے۔

#PayRaiseForDoctors

[Dr Rizwan kundi @YDAKPK1]

Pakistani doctors, especially young doctors who are performing tough duties with honesty and dedication, are receiving very low salaries in return. In this era of inflation, it is almost impossible to survive on such low pay.”

#PayRaiseForDoctors

[Dr Danish Malik @doc_danish_]

Dollar increased from Rs150 to Rs280+ and petrol from Rs110 to Rs400+, but House Officers are still stuck at Rs67k/month like 2021.

House Officers are among the most overworked people in hospitals managing hectic ward duties, emergencies, and duties alongside PGRs.

Govt should revise their stipend according to inflation and workload.

@MaryamNSharif
@Kh_ImranNazir

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[Dr Faisal Barakzai @DrFaisalBarakza]

ینگ ڈاکٹرز میڈیکل سٹوڈنٹس سے لیکر ہاوس آفیسرز تک ،اور ٹرینی میڈیکل آفیسرز سے پروفیسرز تک تمام لوگوں کو درخواست کرتی ہے ،کہ اس جدوجہد میں ینگ ڈاکٹرز کا ساتھ دو ۔
کیوں کہ اس ملک میں مزاحمت کے بغیر کوئی کام نہیں ہوتا ۔
عید کے بعد ہیلتھ ڈیپارٹمنٹ کا گھیراو

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[Dr. Rafi @DrRafi_]

If inflation justifies relief for others, WHY NOT for DOCTORS?

SC judges’ house rent reportedly jumped from Rs68,000 to Rs350,000, a 415% increase.
Their superior judicial allowance rose from Rs428,040 to Rs1,061,163, a 148% increase.

Federal employees also continued getting official pay relief: Adhoc Relief Allowance 15% in 2022, then 25% for BPS 1–16 and 20% for BPS 17–22 in 2024.

Meanwhile, inflation touched 38%, petrol rose from about Rs116.60/litre to Rs252.66/litre, and the rupee weakened from Rs157/$ to around Rs280/$.

Doctors keep ERs, wards, ICUs and labour rooms running 24/7, yet doctors’ pay has not kept pace with inflation, fuel, rent and the falling rupee.

This is not reform. This is exploitation.

#PayRaiseForDoctors

[Farah Khan Meo @Farahkhanmeo]

اللہ تعالیٰ ہر حاجی کا حج قبول فرمائے اور ہمیں بھی اپنے گھر کی حاضری نصیب فرمائے۔ 🥰😍

[Dr. Rafi @DrRafi_]

Real salary comparison explains why Pakistani doctors leave.

Pakistan minimum wage:
Rs40,000/month

Young doctor in Pakistan:
around Rs65,000–70,000/month
With 80–100 hours/week, effective pay can fall near minimum wage.

Now compare abroad:

UK FY1 doctor:
£38,831/year
≈ Rs12.1 lakh/month

UK FY1 proposed pay:
£41,226/year
≈ Rs12.8 lakh/month

Saudi resident doctor:
SAR 8,000–15,000/month
≈ Rs5.9–11.1 lakh/month

UAE resident/medical officer:
AED 6,524/month average
≈ Rs4.9 lakh/month

UAE GP:
AED 18,000–30,000/month
≈ Rs13.6–22.7 lakh/month

Pakistan spends years training doctors.

Then pays many of them close to basic-wage logic.

Other countries offer 7x, 10x, even 20x more.

So when doctors leave, don’t call it disloyalty.

Call it economics.

Doctors compare pay, workload, safety, dignity and future.

If Pakistan wants doctors to stay, Pakistan must make staying rational.

#PayRaiseForDoctors

@PakPMO @CMShehbaz @GovtofPakistan @nhsrcofficial @Financegovpk @pmdcofficial @KPChiefMinister @MaryamNSharif @BBhuttoZardari @GovernmentKP @cmopunjabpk @GovtofPunjabPK @SindhCMHouse @SindhGovtPk @PakSarfrazbugti @KamalMQM @SdqJaan

[Dr Faisal Barakzai @DrFaisalBarakza]

یہ وہ لوگ جب دنیا سورہی ہوتی ہے ،اور یہ ہسپتالوں میں مریضوں کے لئے دن رات ایک کرکے خدمت کررہے ہوتے ہیں، لیکن انکو جو مزدوروں ملتی ہے ،وہ انتہائی کم ہے ۔
حکومت وقت کو ان لوگوں پہ رحم کرنا چاہیئے ۔۔۔

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[Silent Bloom @chashmish1234]

A healthcare system cannot function while its doctors are exhausted, underpaid, and undervalued. Support the people who dedicate their lives to saving others.
#PayraiseForDoctors

[Young Doctors Association Pakistan Official @OfficialYDAPak]

A young doctor in Pakistan earns ~Rs 65–70k/month while working 80–100 hours/week.

Same role abroad pays 7x–20x more with better conditions and growth.

This is not disloyalty it’s a rational decision.

If retention matters, pay must reflect reality.

#PayRaiseForDoctors

[Bahar Shah @drbaharshah]

5 years MBBS + house job + residency = enough salary for one family pizza night.
Pakistani doctors working 30-hour shifts for the financial reward of a mid-range smartphone EMI.
The only thing growing faster than a Pakistani doctor’s experience is inflation.
#PayRaiseForDoctors

[Dr. Rafi @DrRafi_]

A tired doctor is not just a tired employee.

A tired doctor is a risk signal for the whole health system.

When doctors are underpaid, overworked and mentally exhausted:

• decision-making suffers
• mistakes become more likely
• patients wait longer
• families lose trust

So #PayRaiseForDoctors is not only about doctors.

It is about patient safety, public trust and saving Pakistan’s health system.

@KamalMQM @SdqJaan @nhsrcofficial @pmdcofficial @PakPMO @GovtofPakistan @CMShehbaz @Financegovpk @KPChiefMinister @GovernmentKP @cmopunjabpk @GovtofPunjabPK @SindhCMHouse @SindhGovtPk @PakSarfrazbugti

[Dr Adnan Khan @DrAdnankhanYDA]

Years of study.
Years of training.
Lives saved every day.

Doctors deserve dignified salaries across all cadres in Pakistan.

#PayRaiseForDoctors