SWABI: The management of Bacha Khan Medical College has sought explanation from 11 doctors and nine paramedical staffers for halting healthcare services and closure of outdoor patients (OPD).

The doctors and staffers had staged a protest recently over delay of their monthly salaries.

According to an explanation letter issued to the medics, the management has taken serious cognizance of the suspension of OPD services and running a campaign against the management of Medical Teaching Institution-Gajju Khan Medical College/BachaKhan Medical College and allied hospitals on social media platforms.

The letter stated that their matter was taken to the authorities concerned, yet they were hampering the routine function of the hospital. They were directed to explain their position within three days.

The doctors who are issued notices include project management officer Dr Zafar Ali, medical officers Dr Mohsin Ihsan, Dr Ubaidullah Asad, Dr Syed Mohammad Idrees, Dr Adnan, Dr Mohammad Humayun, Dr Zubair Ahmad, Dr Mohammad Ghufran, dental surgeon Dr Atif Zaman and medical officers Dr Seema Saeed and Dr Saba Gul.

When contacted, the office-bearers of paramedical staff association said that staging protest was their constitutional right and they could not be browbeaten with such tactics.

FOUR INJURED: Four people were injured as a result of a collision between two motorcycles on Swabi-Mardan road at Gohati bus stop, said rescue 1122 officials. On receiving the information from the rescue control room, the emergency medical team along with the ambulance rushed to the accident site.

The injured were identified as Junaid Khan,32, Shaukat Khan, 38, Babar Khan, 19, and Ayaz Khan, 18. After providing them fisrt aid, the injured were shifted to district headquarters hospital Swabi.

Published in Dawn, December 8th, 2023

Opinion

Editorial

Economic plan
Updated 02 Jan, 2025

Economic plan

Absence of policy reforms allows the bureaucracy a lot of space to wriggle out of responsibility.
On life support
02 Jan, 2025

On life support

PAKISTAN stands at a precarious crossroads as we embark on a new year. Pildat’s Quality of Democracy report has...
Harsh sentence
02 Jan, 2025

Harsh sentence

USING lawfare to swiftly get rid of political opponents makes a mockery of the legal system, especially when ...
Looking ahead
Updated 01 Jan, 2025

Looking ahead

The dawn of 2025 brings with it hope of a more constructive path to much-needed stability.
On the front lines
Updated 01 Jan, 2025

On the front lines

THE human cost of terrorism in 2024 was staggering. The ISPR reports 383 officers and soldiers embraced martyrdom...
Avoiding reform
01 Jan, 2025

Avoiding reform

PAKISTAN’S economic growth significantly slowed down to a modest 0.92pc during the first quarter of the present...