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Senators demand for addressing young doctors' issues
ISLAMABAD: Senators from both sides of aisle on Saturday expressed concern over the strike of young doctors resulting in problems for the people, demanding of the government to address the issue by accepting their genuine demands.They said that around dozen patients have lost their lives during the strike and the issue is being aggravated day by day.
However, Leader of the House Nayyar Hussain Bukhari said that health is a provincial subject after 18th amendment and the provincial governments should examine the issue.
As far as the federation is concerned, secretary health is negotiating with the protesting doctors adding that the issue would be resolved soon.
He said that the Implementation Commission on 18th amendment has created a separate division for Islamabad capital territory to look after the affairs of various departments.
Nayyar Bukhari said that the government would welcome the suggestions of Senate body on Health and other members to resolve the issue.
Earlier, speaking on a point of order, Senator Prof. Khurshid Ahmad said that young doctors' strike has become a complicated issue and the patients are losing their lives due to non-availability of doctors in the hospitals.
Prof. Khurshid said that the government has imposed 15 per cent surcharge on different commodities through an ordinance, adding that it would further make the life of the poor people miserable.
He said corporate sectors including insurance and oil companies and banks were exempted from this surcharge that is unjust with common and poor people.
Senator Kalsoon Parveen said administration is creating hurdles in settlement of the Doctors' issue and at least 14 people had passed away due the strike.
She said that around 70 per cent demands of young doctors were genuine and the government should accept those.
She also demanded of the government to provide necessary equipments to Shaikh Zayyad Hospital Quetta as it caters demand of eight districts of Balochistan.
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