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title: "IHC questions 102-hour work week for doctors"
description: "Most outlets led with the Islamabad High Court's description of the 102-hour work week for doctors as \"inhuman.\" One outlet also noted the Council of PMDC (CPSP) citing international working hour limits, including 48 hours per week in Europe and 80 in the US. The framing generally focused on the court's concern for doctors' working conditions, with one excerpt providing additional context on international standards."
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# IHC questions 102-hour work week for doctors

pakistan · updated 23 Sep 2026, 5:13 PM PKT · 23 Sep 2026 · 3 articles from 3 outlets

**HarZaviya summary** — how 3 outlets covered this, generated automatically from their headlines and excerpts:

> Most outlets led with the Islamabad High Court's description of the 102-hour work week for doctors as "inhuman." One outlet also noted the Council of PMDC (CPSP) citing international working hour limits, including 48 hours per week in Europe and 80 in the US. The framing generally focused on the court's concern for doctors' working conditions, with one excerpt providing additional context on international standards.

## Same story from 3 outlets

Each outlet's own headline, most recent first — read any at its source.

- **ProPakistani** — [Islamabad High Court Calls 102-Hour Weekly Doctor Shifts Inhumane](https://propakistani.pk/2026/09/23/islamabad-high-court-calls-102-hour-weekly-doctor-shifts-inhumane/) · 23 Sep 2026, 5:13 PM PKT
  > The Islamabad High Court (IHC) has termed requiring doctors to work up to 102 hours a week as inhumane and… Read More
- **Daily Times** — [IHC calls 102-hour doctor work week inhumane](https://dailytimes.com.pk/1557160/ihc-calls-102-hour-doctor-work-week-inhumane/) · 23 Sep 2026, 1:30 PM PKT · 92% identical wording to the newest filing
  > The Islamabad High Court (IHC) has described requiring doctors to work up to 102 hours a week as inhumane. Justice Raja Inaam Amin Minhas made the observation during a hearing concerning doctors’ working hours. The court noted concerns about the impact of extended duty periods on medical professionals. The issue was raised during proceedings involving […]
- **Dawn** — [IHC seeks PMDC view on doctors’ working hours](https://www.dawn.com/news/2031977/ihc-seeks-pmdc-view-on-doctors-working-hours) · 23 Sep 2026, 7:52 AM PKT · 81% identical wording to the newest filing
  > • Terms 102-hour work week for medics ‘inhuman’• CPSP cites international limits, including 48 hours per week in Europe, 80 hours in US ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Tuesday direc­ted the Pakistan Medical and Dental Council (PMDC) to examine the issue of excessive working hours for doctors and place its recommendations before the government, observing that requiring doctors to wo...

3 articles from 3 outlets, 23 Sep 2026. Headlines and links belong to their outlets — HarZaviya links out and never copies article text.

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