The Young Doctor’s Association (YDA) at the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS) on Tuesday locked down the administration offices and forced the executive director and two joint executive directors to leave their offices. They gave a written deadline of two days for the issuance of a notification for raise in their salaries, warning they would close down the emergency services of the hospital if their demand was not accepted.
Hundreds of patients continued to suffer in Islamabad’s major hospital, PIMS, when doctors locked down almost the entire hospital in protest against the government’s failure to raise their salaries.
The doctors have been protesting since July 19 for a revision of the basic pay scale (BPS) and improved service structure. Now they warned the hospital administration of closing down the emergency ward if their notices were not issued in the next two days.
Dr Taqqi Anwar, a representative of YDA said, “Today we have warned Executive Director Mehmood Jamal that emergency services would be closed down in the next two days if our demands are not fulfilled.”
He said they had evacuated and locked down the offices of the ED and JEDs on Tuesday and given a written warning to the Capital Administration and Development Division (CADD).
He said, “In case of any causality or emergency situation during the closure of emergency services, the ED would be responsible, as he is not paying due attention to the issue.”
The YDA has also closed down Children’s Hospital and the gynaecology department since last week and claimed that the current situation had been created by the PIMS executive director. The doctors performed duties only in the emergency ward of the hospital on Tuesday, while other services remained closed for the past 28 days, including the OPDs, operation theaters and other departments. Sumera Malik, a 25-year-old patient, was disappointed and frustrated after finding the gynaecology ward of PIMS closed. “I was here for a routine check up as my delivery is near, but I could not find the relevant doctor. Now I am worried, for if the strike does not end in the near future, where would I go for the delivery. I cannot afford a private treatment,” she told Pakistan Today.
I would like to add that same is the case here in Fgpc sone people for their vested interests are pushing doctors and other staff to accept the hps. We have refused three times every day ed gives a notice that today who will not again refuse will be considered yes for hps what is this non sense once if one has rejected why are they asking again and again. Adminstration is sitting till 9:30 pm divising strategy to attract doctors. Where as all most all the admin. Is frustrated them selves and not happy or convinced in doing so but they r pressurized by NARGIS SETTI. ALL THE ADMIN THEM SELVES HAVE NOT OPTED HPS. ED IS GOING to retire next month and he is just doing it all to get extension. Ajmal is not even a federal govt. Employe who is giving statements and misguiding others. All are doing this crap to have their selfish intrests fulfilled what is this. Is their no one to listen why this all thing is politicized. Why not just simply
RAISE THE PAY OIN EXISTING BPS GIVE THE SAME ALLOWANCES IN BPS THAT’S IT
APPLY THE SAME SERVICE STRUCTURE IN BPS SO SIMPLE
NO HASSLE OF OPTING NO CONFUSION NO PATIENTS SUFFERING
ITS ALL JUST EGO PROBLEM OF ONE OR TWO BUREAUCRATES
AS THEY CLAIMED TO THE PM AND PRESIDENT THAT IT WILL BE WINDOW BRAKING FULL HOUSE SUCCESS ORDINANCE AD THEY FAILED NOW THEY R JUST MENUPLATING THIS CRAP CANT ANY ONE TELL THE PRESIDENT
THAT HE HAS BEEN KEPT IN DARK
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Salman qureshi says:
October 12, 2011 at 2:09 AM
I seriously pray to Allah that help PAKISTAN GETTING OUT OF HANDS THESE CRIMINAL MINDED POLITITIONS AnD BUREAUCRATES. WHO ARE DOING NOTHING BUT SPOILING THE ORGANZATIONS AND INSTITUTIONS FOR THEIR DIRTY EGO SATISFACTION. GOD BLESS PAKISTAN.
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Is this news that old ? Oct 12, 2011? Why it is on the internet?
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