PIMS protesters plan intense measures
Islamabad
January 23, 2021
Islamabad:Intense measures will have to be adopted as the government’s inability to appease the demands of employees seeking withdrawal of the MTI Ordinance is leaving the Federal Grand Health Alliance (FGHA) will no option but to adopt a path that could spell disaster.
The Chairman of FGHA Dr. Asfandyar expressed these views while addressing protesters at Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS) here on the 54th day of their continuing strike.
“The MTI Ordinance has been included in the list to be tabled in the National Assembly. We will finalise our future strategy, depending on what happens in the National Assembly; this may include intense measures as we find ourselves left with no option,” Dr. Asfandyar said. Gathered in large numbers in the protest ground, the PIMS employees claimed having been cheated by the government.
PIMS protesters demand Dr Faisal’s resignation
Islamabad
January 22, 2021
Islamabad:The executive committee of the Grand Health Alliance (GHA) unanimously passed a resolution Thursday, demanding the resignation of the PM’s Special Assistant on Health Dr. Faisal Sultan, calling upon Prime Minister Imran Khan to halt the ‘undue interference’ of Dr. Nausherwan Burki in matters related to withdrawal of the Medical Teaching Institutes (MTI) Ordinance.
The employees of Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS) continued their protest on the 53rd day, with a resolve to continue the struggle till the lapse of the MTI legislation. The charged protesters pledged not to negotiate with the government any longer, to have the Ordinance reverted, and to protect the MD, MS, and MDS programme of Shaheed Zulfikar Ali Bhutto Medical University (SZABMU).
Sh Rashid promises solution by Wednesday
Islamabad
January 19, 2021
Islamabad: Minister for Interior Sheikh Rashid assured employees of the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS) on Monday that a definitive solution will have been found to their demand for withdrawal of the Medical Teaching Institutions (MTI) Ordinance by Wednesday.
A delegation of the Federal Grand Health Alliance (FGHA), led by its Chairman Dr. Asfandyar Khan, called on Sheikh Rashid in his office to discuss the government’s lackadaisical response to the seemingly endless crisis that has gripped PIMS, much to the consternation of hapless patients. The Minister assured FGHA that he would speak to both the Prime Minister and his Health Advisor Dr. Faisal Sultan, and later in the day, communicated Dr. Faisal’s message saying that the matter would be resolved by Wednesday.
GHA to hold peaceful protest outside Parliament todayBy Shahina MaqboolIslamabad: The teaching faculty of the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences has verbally communicated a set of proposed.