LAHORE: Patients protest against doctors, Punjab Govt

pakistan observer

Patients and their relatives in the provincial capital hospitals on Saturday protested against the striking doctors and the Punjab government.

The patients continued to suffer due to the ongoing strike at outpatient departments (OPDs) of government hospitals by the Young Doctors Association (YDA). The patients said that the government had failed to tackle the issue as the doctors were still on strike. The patients and their relatives were perturbed as operations and indoor and outdoor services remained suspended for the fifth day across Punjab, with the government taking no alternate steps. Protests were held in front of medical superintendent offices in several public hospitals. The protestors raised slogans against the doctors. They said that the doctors, who are considered ‘Massiah’ for the poor people, had left the patients untreated for their personal interests.