‘Punjab govt destroying medical education’

In its message on World Teachers’ Day on Friday, Young Doctors’ Association (YDA) accused the Punjab government of destroying medical education in the province. YDA’s Dr Talha Sherwani said, “Wrong policies, abuse of power and appointments against merit are rampant at medical universities of Punjab.” He alleged that a relative of PML-N’s MNA has been heading King Edward Medical University (KEMU) for the last two years, adding that there is no regular vice chancellor at the university. “There are also no regular principal, controller and registrar at KEMU while junior most professors are running affairs of the institution. Most of the professors are least concerned about the affairs of KEMU,” Dr Sherwani said. The YDA also appealed to the Supreme Court to take action against those who are responsible for “destroying the most prestigious institution of the province”.