Punjab Health Department withdraws all the show cause notices

Lahore:Punjab Health Department has withdrawn all the show cause notices issued to Drs for creating unrest in the public hospitals as per the orders of the Lahore High Court.
Hundreds of show-cause notices were served to Drs under PEEDA Act .Eleven Drs were declared the most unlike and responsible for illegal strike causing dozens of patients in the Province, including the YDA Punjab President Dr Hamid Butt of Services Hospital, Dr Ajmal of Lahore General Hospital, Dr M. Arshad of Children’s Hospital, Dr Rashid Ali, Dr Shabbir Warraich of Shaikh Zayed Hospital, Rahim Yar Khan, Dr Ali Waqas of Nishtar Hospital, Multan, Dr Maroof of Allied Hospital, Faisalabad, Dr Nasir of Benazir Bhutto Hospital, Rawalpindi, Dr Salman Shakeel of LGH, Dr Usman Zafar Dar of Mayo Hospital and Dr Zulqernain Dar of Services Hospital.
Though Special Assistant to Chief Minister on Health Khawaja Salman Rafique confirmed action against the doctors and said proceedings would continue even if all these 11 young doctors resumed duties. Now saying we will implement the court orders with its letter and spirit.
The 11 YDA leaders had led the strike at their respective institutions and most of them were members of the general council of the association which was fully empowered to take final decisions on issues like strike, service structure and dialogue with the authorities concerned.