KARACHI: The Pakistan Medical Association (PMA) has categorically rejected the Pakistan Medical and Dental Council (PMDC) ordinance 2019 and said that the ordinance will further prove destructive for medical professions and health care system in Pakistan if not withdrawn.
“The PMA Centre and its branches have categorically rejected the PMDC ordinance 2019 and demanded concerned authorities of the federal government to withdraw the ordinance on an immediate basis,” read a statement issued by the PMA on Wednesday.
The reservations were expressed by PMA Centre President Dr Irkam Ahmed Tunio, PMA Centre Sectary General Dr SM Qaisar Sajjad and others, in a joint press conference held on Wednesday at the PMA House, Karachi.
PMA Centre Treasurer Dr Qazi Wasiq, PMA Sindh General Secretary Dr Pir Manzoor Ali, PMA Karachi President Dr Khalil Mukaddam, Journal of Pakistan Medical Association (JPMA) Editorial Board Chairman Dr Jamil Siddiqui and PMA Karachi General Secretary Dr Abdul Ghafoor Shoro were also present on the occasion.
They said that PMA feels perplexed and disappointed to learn about the promulgation of the Presidential Ordinance regarding the PMDC by a person who himself belongs to the medical profession.
According to this ordinance, there will be a 17-member council nominated either by the prime minister of Pakistan or provincial governments, CPSP and armed forces.
PMA Centre General Secretary Dr SM Qaisar Sajjad said that PMA, being the largest stakeholder and only representative organisation of the doctors, outrightly rejects this ordinance.
