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cyborg909 · #1 (**permalink**) 06-30-2012, 02:45 AM

Army doctors called in to help as strike continues in Punjab – The Express Tribune

LAHORE: The Pakistan Army has accepted the Punjab government’s request of sending in 150 doctors to cover for those who have been on strike in the province since the last few weeks.

Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Regional Public Relation Officer in Lahore Lt Colonel Shahid Abbas Kirmani confirmed the development to The Express Tribune. According to ISPR statement, the doctors would provide services on the request of the Punjab government in public hospitals due to the ongoing strike of Young Doctors Association (YDA) Punjab.

“These doctors will perform their duties in uniform. Army doctors will only provide medical consultancy while administration of hospitals will continue to remain the responsibility of the provincial government,” it added.

Earlier, Express News had reported that the Punjab government had dismissed the doctors who were on strike, which are around 6,000 in number among a total of more than 15,000 in the province. However, reports emerged later clarifying that the Punjab government, in a meeting with senior doctors, has stressed on an end to the strike and that no doctors were dismissed.

The senior doctors also urged Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif to give them 24-hours time to end the strike.

Meanwhile, the YDA Punjab threatened to withdraw it services at indoors if the government decided to open outpatient departments (OPDs) by any means.

This was decided after YDA Punjab held a seminar and a meeting of its General Council to discuss its future strategy.

“YDA condemns Punjab government’s maligning and coward tactics to deprive doctors of their rights through force and decides unanimously to confront any kind of evil move to oppress any doctor in the province. If government tried to open the OPDs by any means, we shall withdraw services from indoors straightaway and go further,” said YDA General Council member Dr Mudassir Razaq Khan.

The YDA Punjab held a protest at the Mayo Hospital on Friday, shouting slogans against the government and vowing to continue their “struggle” until their demand for a service structure was met. The Punjab Medical Association (PMA) has also been holding protests in the province.

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cyborg909 · #2 (**permalink**) 06-30-2012, 02:45 AM

YDA docs should be kicked out of govt jobs.

AHMAD\ · #3 (**permalink**) 06-30-2012, 02:57 AM

yeh sab kuch US main bhi hoga jald under Affordable Care Act of OBAMA.

adil_909 · #4 (**permalink**) 06-30-2012, 02:58 AM

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Originally Posted by AHMAD\

yeh sab kuch US main bhi hoga jald under Affordable Care Act of OBAMA.

very myopic thinking and typical fear tactics used by republicans time and again (death panels blah blah blah).

adil_909 · #5 (**permalink**) 06-30-2012, 02:59 AM

pakistani doctors should remember the oaths they have taken to their patients!

cyborg909 · #6 (**permalink**) 06-30-2012, 03:13 AM

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Originally Posted by adil_909

pakistani doctors should remember the oaths they have taken to their patients!

In principle i agree they should be paid more i have issue with the way they have gone about it, most of them get paid salaries by govt hospital where they are usually no show as they built thier private practices and steer patients to their own practices, correcting that require overhaul of health system so even then i would say fine sab karte hain, this utter crap of striking almost every yr and PPP and PML - Q involvement is total nonsense and hence I have no sympathy for these docs.

AHMAD\ · #7 (**permalink**) 06-30-2012, 03:16 AM

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Originally Posted by adil_909

very myopic thinking and typical fear tactics used by republicans time and again (death panels blah blah blah).

hahahahahaha

cyborg909 · #8 (**permalink**) 06-30-2012, 08:36 AM

This striking doctors need thier licence revoked

Army comes to the rescue as Punjab sacks protesting doctors | DAWN.COM

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Government hospitals in Punjab, the country’s most densely populated province, have been facing a critical shortage of medical workers since the YDA started its protest. As a result, poor patients, who were left unattended, have had to bear the brunt of the strike at public hospitals across the province for the last 13 days.

The Punjab government had increased the salaries of the doctors last year but they also demanded improvement in service structure too. The doctors demanded their recruitment directly into Basic Pay Scale (BPS-18) besides facilities including house, telephone, five advance increments, two special allowances for professors – teaching allowance and health professional allowance – both equal to their running basic salary.
They also demanded soft loans for cars for BPS-18 doctors, 1,000cc cars with petrol and driver for BPS-20 and 1,300cc vehicles for all doctors in BPS-21 with driver and petrol.

“The financial position of the provincial government does not allow us to increase the salaries and fringe benefits of doctors especially seniors who were already earning more from their private clinics and hospitals,” Special Assistant to the Punjab Chief Minister for Health, Khawaja Salman Rafique had told Dawn earlier this week. “If accepted, the demands will cost the government an additional Rs17 billion in non-development expenditure.”

Earlier on Thursday, the Punjab government had also invoked the Essential Services Act of 1958 for Health Department employees. Under the act, the doctors are bound to be present at the place of duty and any violation is considered a crime, he said.

AHMAD\ · #9 (**permalink**) 07-01-2012, 07:12 AM

seeing one of the worst actions by State Police at the moment try to raid on Hostels and capture Young Doctors. Biggest over reach and abuse of power by Government and law enforcement agencies on a valid issue by Young Doctors. This is the message Government is sending to the World. Shameful act of Punjab Government and Police.

An issue worthy of Supreme Court attention, but oh well the so called "Azad Adliya"....

shawn52 · #10 (**permalink**) 07-03-2012, 06:31 PM

a very nice decision made by Punjab Government....