The Young Doctors Association (YDA) Punjab has decided to move its protest camp from Charing Cross to the Chief Minister’s Secretariat. This change aims to strengthen their agitation against the outsourcing of public hospitals. The announcement came on the 11th day of the Grand Health Alliance (GHA) protest. Dr. Shoaib Niazi, president of YDA Punjab, […]
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YDA Bhakkar demands ICU on emergency basis
BHAKKAR: A young man died due to the lack of ICU in the District Headquarters Hospital Bhakkar. According to the sources, Tanveer Qamar was rushed to the DHQ Bhakkar after a traffic accident. He was referred to Faisalabad due to the unavailability of the Intensive care unit (ICU) in DHQ Hospital, where he died because […]
YDA closes OPDs amid protest across Punjab
The outpatient departments (OPD) across Punjab including Lahore remained closed as The Young Doctors Association (YDA) entered its sixth day of protest against the Medical Teaching Institutions (MTI) Reform Act on May 7. The protest of doctors, nurses and paramedical staff struck a lot of problems for the patients. Patients suffered a great deal as […]
MCR becomes political boardgame with alternating influence of PTI, PML-N
Uncertainty reigns in Rawalpindi Municipal Corporation (MCR) as it becomes a battlefield for Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI). The officials of the public body express worries due to political influence in the administrative decisions. Rawalpindi Mayor, Sardar Naseem Khan, is from PML-N while the 2018 general elections saw PTI taking lead on […]