LHC stops YDA from holding strike

LAHORE

THE Lahore High Court on Wednesday once again directed the young doctors not to hold strike and sit-in and approach the government committee formed to address their demands on service structure.

As Justice Ijazul Ahsan started hearing on petitions regarding Young Doctors Association’s (YDA’s) issue, he was informed that no office-bearer of the YDA had appeared before the court despite order.

The court expressed displeasure over the attitude of YDA’s leadership. The YDA’s counsel Raja Zulqurnain informed the court that they had not received court notices about the appearance.

The judge, however, again asked the counsel to ensure presence of YDA’s office-bearers at 11am.

As court resumed hearing, Dr Amir Badaisha appeared before it and said the doctors had not received any judicial order regarding appearance.

He said the doctors had given sit-in call as they were forced to do so by the Punjab government.

He said the government was delaying the matter of service structure whereas Gawalmindi police had also not submitted investigation report (challan) in the courts against doctors in Fahad murder case.

The judge directed the police to produce the complete record of the murder case before the court on Thursday (today).

The court directed the YDA not to go on strike or stage sit-in as their matter was pending before the court. The court asked Dr Bandaisha to give names of three YDA representatives and go for meeting with the government committee.

Justice Ahsan also asked Ashtar Ali Ausaf, advocate general Punjab, to arrange the meeting of YDA delegation with the committee. The advocate general was also directed to arrange a meeting of the YDA delegation with the Punjab chief minister if the doctors’ issue was not settled during the meeting with the committee.

Parties summoned: Additional District and Sessions Judge Javed Iqbal Sheikh on Wednesday summoned parties for arguments by November 12 on pre-arrest bails of four accused brothers allegedly involved in injuring a minor pedestrian girl.

Four brothers Muhammad Tariq, Ashiq, Rafaqat Ali and Sharafat Ali, alleged gamblers, armed with weapons opened fire on one Sabir Hussain on July 2. A minor passerby girl, Maira Khlaid, also suffered a bullet due to indiscriminate firing by the said accused.

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