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Doctors announce complete strike in OPDs of Public Hospitals
linkSunday 16: Lahore—Doctors will observer complete strike on Monday (tomorrow) in public hospitals over the appeal of Young Doctors Association (YDA). Dr Nasir Abbas, General Secretary YDA Punjab said that Out-Patients Departments in all teaching, DHQs, THQs hospitals would close and doctors would not attend the patients. However emergency departments would function as usual. -
YDA strike gains traction
DAWN YDA activists took frequent rounds of OPDs at their respective health facilities throughout the day to ensure suspension of health care to the patients. Representatives of the Young Doctors Association vowed to continue strike till the acceptance of their demands -Dawn DAWN -
Health Department meets YDA delegates -told funds are lacking
DAWNPunjab government held negotiations with the representatives of three organisations representing medical professionals and formed a three-member sub-committee to finalise the estimated financial impact of the proposed service structure for all cadres of doctors -Dawn Detente fails to resolve as HD is put off by the high financial costs of proposed changes -an estimated 25 billion PKR -
Doctors withdraw from Emergencies -violating YDA stance
DAWNThere were also complaints that a majority of young doctors had withdrawn their services from indoor departments of some hospitals in clear violation of their own agenda. DAWN -
Doctors water down their original demands
DAWNthe YDA and the PMA representatives dropped from the list of their demands an incentive of Rs6 billion under the head of “official cars for senior doctors” besides some other allowances. “We have also agreed to get the reset of the proposed financial incentives in phases in the next five years to facilitate the government owing to financial crisis,” -
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Courts moved against strikers
THE NEWSA CIVIL miscellaneous application has been moved in the Lahore High Court against the ongoing strike of Young Doctors Association (YDA) in public hospitals, causing immense problems to the patients.
Muhammad Azhar Siddique has filed the application into his already pending petition against young doctors’ pervious strikes. THE NEWS -
MTA dissociates itself from YDA despite earlier support
DAWNYoung doctors shouldn’t pursue their demands at the cost of patients who are suffering because of the Young Doctors’ Association (YDA) strike,” Medical Teachers Association (MTA) President Prof Javed Akram said on Friday. DAWN -
YDA steps up protest as government remains unmoved
YDA steps up protestYDA spokesman Dr Nasir Bokhari said that the association had called a general council meeting for Thursday in Rawalpindi to intensify their campaign,
YDA Punjab President Dr Hamid Butt sent a text message to YDA members on Thursday stating that the options to be considered for intensifying the campaign would include shutting down emergency wards and indoor dep ET -
PMA pats YDA's back while remaining neutral
[ET](ttp://tribune.com.pk/story/398672/doctors-protests-pma-threatens-agitation-unless-demands-accepted/)“The current strike is on the call of the YDA Punjab and we will not comment on it,”
He gave the government a deadline of Thursday. “If the demands are not accepted, we will be left with no choice but to call a province-wide agitation on this issue,” he said. The PMA formed a committee headed by Dr Mehr Muhammad Iqbal to plan the agitation. -Tribune ET -
Protests intensifies -sit ins
Geo News Young Doctors Association (YDA) Tuesday staged protest demonstration in front of Sir Ganga Ram Hospital to press the government for their service structure.
Dozens of doctors carrying banners chanted slogans in support of their demand of service structure and other allowances
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Doctors dig deeper -setup free emergency camps in Pindi district
THE NEWSThe rural wing of Young Doctors Association (YDA) has started arranging free medical camps to accommodate poor patients at tehsil headquarter hospitals in the Rawalpindi district, as outpatient departments in all healthcare facilities have not been functioning since June 18. -The News THE NEWS -
PMA turns cold shoulder to defiant YDA as situation worsens
EThe Pakistan Medical Association (PMA) has indicated that it does not support the strike called by the Young Doctors Association (YDA) Punjab, The PMA had called a meeting of all doctors associations yesterday where it sought to formulate a joint strategy to press the demands for changes to their service structure. YDA was not invited
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Government prepares for crackdown
THE NEWSThe Punjab government has decided to enforce the Pakistan Essential Services (Maintenance) Act, 1952 under the Act, the Punjab government, through the supervising officer, the secretary Health Punjab in this case, would be able to take action against such doctors as failed to perform their duties. To a question, he said the maximum punishment under the Act was one year imprisonment THE NEWS -
Doctors try to keep patients off by any means
ETMembers of Young Doctors Association (YDA) on Thursday, it was learnt, stopped patients from visiting the Out Patient Department (OPD) at District Headquarters Hospital (DHQ). Some patients visiting the DHQ complained of hindrances created by young doctors as they tried to collect paid slips to get examined at the OPD. ET -
High Court moved once again against YDA
TNTLahore: The ongoing strike of Young Doctors’ Association (YADA) has been challenged in Lahore High Court (LHC).
Azhar Siddique Advocate, the petitioner, on Frdiay pleaded the court to take strict notice of the strike as it was against the constitution and the basic rights. -News Tribe TNT -
PML-N refuses to bend
NATIONPunjab Law Minister Rana Sanaullah termed the Young Doctors Association’s (YDA) demands as ‘invalid and uncalled for’. NATION -
Doctors beat up media crew -YDA 'ready to apologize'
DAWNDoctors allegedly beat up reporters and cameramen of different news channels in emergency ward of Sheikh Zayed Medical College Hospital (SZMCH) who were covering the helpless patients here on Saturday.
An FIR was registered. YDA Rahimyar Khan President Dr Warraich said: “I am ready to apologise to journalists for this incident because we have always respected the media.” DAWN -
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Shehbaz signals Go ahead to 'Final Move'
THE NEWSLAHORE: The Punjab government has decided in principle not to negotiate further with protesting young doctors unless they end the ongoing strike.
It is learnt that an important meeting is scheduled to be held Saturday (today) in which Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif will meet medical superintendents and teaching faculty of public hospitals across the province to chalk out a unanimous plan THE NEWS -
YDA calls to siege Shehbaz's office
DAWNShowing no sign of retreat, the young doctors on Saturday threatened to march on Lahore and lay siege to Chief Minister Secretariat on July 5 to force the Punjab government to announce proper service structure for them.
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POLICE RAIDS YDA MEET; ARRESTS DOCTORS
TNTLahore: The Punjab Police on Sunday raided at the hostel of Sevices hospital Lahore to arrest the members of Young Doctors Association, busy in an ongoing meeting to finalize a tactic against the Punjab government.
Several doctors were arrested by the police while many of them succeed in running away from the scene.
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Doctors from Army Called in
PTArmy doctors along with other senior doctors have started treating the patients at Mayo and Services Hospital in Lahore, however, the arrangements appear insufficient as compared to the serious situation emerged due to young doctors' strike that has entered its fourteenth day PT -
PMA reiterates support for YDA following police arrests
BR"We demand that army doctors should be sent back to their original duties and Punjab government should tender an unconditional apology for their brutal attack on doctors. After this cruel action another wave of immigration is imminent," said Secretary General Pakistan Medical Association Dr Mirza Ali Azhar. BR -
4 YDA doctors accused of second degree murder
NATIONJudicial Magistrate Naqeeb Shahzad on Monday granted four-day physical remand of four young doctors – including Dr Matloob, Dr Usman ul Haq, Dr Tajamul Butt and Dr Adil – to Gawalmandi Police for being allegedly involved in the murder of a child by showing criminal negligence in his treatment. NATION -
YDA attracts sympathies from colleagues nationwide
DAWNDifferent Professional Bodies of Doctors start showing renewed solidatiry to YDA's cause in the wake of police crackdown starting Sunday, including Sind Chapter of YDA, PIMA and PMA, SUDF, DAWN -
Lahore Court snubs protesting doctors
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Lahore: The Lahore High Court judge Justice Ahjazul Hassan on Tuesday issued notices to Secretary Health, Pakistan Medical and Dental Council (PMDC), and Young Doctors Association (YDA) for July 6 and remarked that young doctors’ strike in Punjab province was against their oath. TNT -
Doctors reluctantly resume work as strike slowly breaks
DTLAHORE: Patients in almost all public hospitals continued to suffer on Thursday, as members of the Young Doctors’ Association (YDA) refused to resume their duties until the release of doctors involved in a murder case. The doctors are now protesting against the arrest of their four fellows in the case of a child’s murder. DT -
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Court finally orders doctors to 'Go Back to Work'
DAWNThe Lahore High Court (LHC) on Friday directed doctors associated with the Young Doctors Association (YDA) to immediately resume work in emergency wards in hospitals, DawnNews reported.
Earlier today, the court expressed displeasure over the strike being held by the YDA and issued summons for its leadership. DAWN -
Bails approved for doctors accused of child murder
ETThe Lahore High Court on Monday granted interim bail for five days to four doctors who are accused of murder in connection with the death of a child at Mayo Hospita ET -
YDA gives up on strike with demands unmet
NPThe Young Doctors Association (YDA), Punjab, has called off its strike and resumed treatment of patients in all departments of public sector hospitals in the province in compliance with orders of the Lahore High Court. News Pakistan -
PMDC holds both Government and Doctors guilty
ETThe Pakistan Medical and Dental Council (PMDC) in a statement submitted to the Lahore High Court on Friday blamed both the government and the young doctors for the 21-day strike ET