The Lahore High Court (LHC) has dismissed the plea against young doctor’s strike across government hospitals, declaring it inadmissible. LHC’s Justice Shahid Karim heard the miscellaneous petition filed by citizen Mazhar Abbas. The petitioner said the Young Doctors Association (YDA) has been on strike across government hospitals since June 15 after some doctors were detained on the pretext of fire incident in a teaching hospital of Sahiwal. The petitioner contended that patients were suffering due to doctors’ strike. It said the doctors were paid from government kitty but they were creating problems for patients instead of providing them timely treatment and cure. The petitioner pleaded court to direct the YDA to call off the strike immediately. Justice Shahid Karim remarked that "its government matter of concern, not ours (judiciary)". Consequently, court dismissed the plea challenging ongoing young doctos’ strike across government hospitals of Punjab and declared it inadmissible.

Credit: Independent News Pakistan