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AI-based attendance system leads to dismissal of 72 doctors in Balochistan

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SignalsMonitor is following this as a politics story. Dawn is the outlet attached so far. The first report grouped here was at 31 Oct 2026, 11:58 UTC. The headline in use is “AI-based attendance system leads to dismissal of 72 doctors in Balochistan”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
What we know
QUETTA: The Balochistan Health Department on Saturday dismissed 72 doctors from government service for prolonged absence from duty. The doctors were dismissed under an artificial intelligence (AI)-based attendance system introduced by the provincial government to ensure that medical staff reported for duty regularly.
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- First reported by Dawn
AI-based attendance system leads to dismissal of 72 doctors in Balochistan
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