LAHORE: The Lahore High Court on Tuesday issued notices for May 31 to the Punjab government, the Young Doctors Association and others on a petition, seeking directions for action against the doctors who had announced a fresh strike from May 12 in the hospitals after earlier strike of 37 days that caused deaths of several patients.
Chief Justice Ijaz Ahmad Chaudhry also issued notices to the respondents on an application for restraining the possible strike by doctors on May 12. The CJ observed that the Punjab government had announced a package for doctors and there was no reason to observe the strike now. If any doctor observes strike then action will be considered against him as per law, he added.
The petition was filed by Muhammad & Ahmad, a public interest litigation firm, through Muhammad Azhar Siddique wherein 25 respondents were impleaded, including the Punjab government, the Pakistan Medical and Dental Association, the Pakistan Medical Association, the Young Doctors Association, the Inspector General of Police Punjab and different doctor representative organisations. Counsel submitted before the court that doctors had violated the PMDC rules and code of ethics by observing a 37-day strike.The news
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