In what appeared to be a sigh of relief for the masses, the Lahore High Court (LHC) has directed medics affiliated with the Young Doctors Association (YDA) to end their strike and resume duties in all sections of the hospitals across the province. It ruled out that while hearing the case involving petitions for cancellation […]
In compliance with directives of the Lahore High Court (LHC), the Young Doctors Association (YDA) partially called off their strike, announcing resumption of duties in Emergency Wards across the province. The LHC on Friday gave a deadline to end their strike and resume duties in the Emergency Wards of all the state-run hospitals of Punjab. […]
After successful negotiations with the Punjab government, the Young Doctor Association (YDA) has called off its strike, claimed Provincial Law Minister Rana Sanaullah. Speaking to the media, the provincial minister informed that the cases against doctors have been withdrawn and all those arrested will be freed. However, the office-bearers of the YDA contradicted the information, […]
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In a bid to show solidarity with Young Doctor Association (YDA), senior doctors at the Punjab Institute of Cardiology (PIC) shut all departments at the hospital excluding Emergency Ward. While addressing a news conference, they have demanded that apprehended and house-arrest young doctors be freed at the earliest. Dr Ijaz Ahsan, the president of Medical […]
Announcing the dismissal of all doctors who have been on strike since the last 13 days, the Punjab government called in Army Medical Corps (AMC) to handle to tackle the situation. A press note issued by the Inter-Service Public Relations (ISPR) said that around 180 doctors will serve duties in their uniforms to cover up […]
Young Doctor Association (YDA)’s strike is continued in its eighth day by the time these words are written. The fresh lot of docs refused to attend over 35, 000 patients in the Outpatient Departments (OPDs) in different Punjab government hospitals against non-acceptance of their demands. The ongoing negotiations between representatives of YDA and the provincial […]
Sufferings of the patients have been increased, as the young doctors across Punjab continued to protest against transfer orders of a number of their colleagues, withdrawing their services from outpatient departments and demanding cancellation of transfer orders on the sixth day. Doctors according to the media reports are considering suspending work in the indoor departments […]
The Young Doctors Association (YDA) over the invention of the Supreme Court has withdrawn the five-day old strike. However, the closure of the OPDs on the second day running in all teaching hospitals of Lahore, the provincial metropolis, has left bitter memories and raised vital queries. Without any doubt, the doctors who forcefully closed the […]