As the strike by doctors in state-run hospitals across Khyber Pakhtunkhwa entered its fourth day on Saturday, the provincial government reached out to the aggrieved parties.
KP Doctors Council announced that they had been called by Chief Minister Mehmood Khan on May 21.
According to the Council, a complete strike was observed in hospitals apart from emergency services.
The council also rejected an inquiry committee formed to investigate the attack on Dr Ziauddin; demanding a judicial commission instead.
They also demanded a case to be lodged against KP Health Minister Dr Hisham Inamullah Khan, his adviser and Dr Nausherwan Burki.
Emergency services would also be closed if any baseless action was taken against doctors, the council warned.
Earlier in the day, the KP government had also announced to reopen outpatient departments (OPD) at all public hospitals across the province; warning strict disciplinary action against those who created hurdles in the dispensation of health services to masses.
In a press conference, KP Minister for Information Shaukat Yousafzai announced, “Government has decided to resume OPD service from Saturday and anyone who created hurdles would be dealt with an iron hand.”
He added the government was preparing a list of doctors creating hurdles in the provision of health services.
Yousafzai claimed, “A handful of doctors want to sabotage health reforms introduced in the province by the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf government.”
According to the information minister, the provincial government had brought reforms in the health sector to facilitate people in remote areas.
Yet, unfortunately, some doctors wanted to sabotage the sector due to their personal and political interests, he continued.
Doctors across KP had gone on strike calling for a first information report (FIR) against Dr Inamullah Khan and his security guards for allegedly thrashing an assistant professor, Dr Ziauddin at the surgical ward.
