Young Doctor's of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa demanded of the government to provide them a comprehensive service structure for better health service delivery in the province, called for repealing rules barring from specialisation and obstacles on way of their promotion.
Addressing at a press conference at Peshawar Press Club, Young Doctors' Association Chairman Dr Faisal Iftikhar said the government had least bothered to pay attention towards their issues despite raising with it time and again. "We don't want any lucrative salary package and other incentive but mere demand to provide us a comprehensive service similar to other provinces," Dr Iftikhar said.
He further added that a doctor appointed in BPS-17 had been retired in same position after completing services. Accompanied by Dr Gulab and Dr Haider and other young doctors, he said the young doctors were deprived of their rights due to existing rules. Criticising the dean of Post-Graduate Medical Institute (PGMI), he said the young doctor's had been barred from specialisation under new rules introduced by management of PGMI. Once a doctor qualified the examination of FCPS examination, he said they should opt for any field for specialisation, but ban had been imposed under the new rules. He said they had raised issues with government and other relevant authority, but failed to take any proactive steps yet to resolve their problems.
Expressing solidarity with Young Doctor's Association in Punjab, he announced that a delegation of 50 doctors led by senior would leave for Punjab to participate in Young Doctor's long march scheduled on November 7 (Wednesday). Condemning the increasing kidnapping cases of doctors for ransom in KP, he demanded of the government for provision of security at the major teaching hospital, asked for practical steps to immediate safe and early recovery of Dr Aziz. He asked the government to announce a comprehensive service for young doctors and take active steps for resolution their problems; otherwise, they would compel to start a protest campaign in the province.