Four doctors suspended in Dadu

Published January 14, 2003

DADU, Jan 13: The EDO, Health, has suspended four senior medical officers on the charges of negligence in duty on Monday.

On the directives of the provincial secretary, Health, and the district Nazim, a special team of the health department, led by the EDO, Health, Dr Khadim Hussain Lakhair, paid a surprise visit to the Civil Hospital Dadu on Monday.

The team visited different wards of the hospital, checked the attendance register and found four senior medical officers — Mehrunnisa, Zarina, Rozina, and Dr Insaf Ahmed Magsi — absent from their duties.

The EDO suspended them and sent a report to the district Nazim and the provincial secretary, Health.

On being contacted, the EDO, Health, Dr Khadim Hussain Lakhair, said that he had conducted the raid over public complaints at the Civil Hospital where he found four doctors absent from duty.

He said that he would pay surprise visits at other hospitals also to monitor the punctuality of the doctors.

DEMO: A large number of primary teachers of Dadu Taluka held a demonstration outside the press club on Monday to protest against the officials of the district accounts office for not paying them their salaries, TA/DA and other bills for the last two months.

The teachers were led by Abdul Rehman Panhwar and Shabbir Ahmed Magsi.

Talking to newsmen they alleged that the officials of the district accounts office, Dadu, were demanding 10 per cent of their pay to pass their bills.

TEACHERS SUSPENDED: Five primary school teachers were suspended by the EDO, Education, Dadu, Qamaruddin Farooqui, on Monday for negligence in their duties.

Mr Qamaruddin paid surprise visits at the Johi Primary School, Qasbo Primary School, and Wahi Pandhi Primary School in Sehwan Taluka and found a total of five teachers absent from duty.

Opinion

Editorial

Islamabad march
Updated 27 Nov, 2024

Islamabad march

WITH emotions running high, chaos closes in. As these words were being written, rumours and speculation were all...
Policing the internet
27 Nov, 2024

Policing the internet

IT is chilling to witness how Pakistan — a nation that embraced the freedoms of modern democracy, and the tech ...
Correcting sports priorities
27 Nov, 2024

Correcting sports priorities

IT has been a lingering battle that has cast a shadow over sports in Pakistan: who are the national sports...
Kurram ceasefire
Updated 26 Nov, 2024

Kurram ceasefire

DESPITE efforts by the KP government to bring about a ceasefire in Kurram tribal district, the bloodletting has...
Hollow victory
26 Nov, 2024

Hollow victory

THE conclusion of COP29 in Baku has left developing nations — struggling with the mounting costs of climate...
Infrastructure schemes
26 Nov, 2024

Infrastructure schemes

THE government’s decision to finance priority PSDP schemes on a three-year rolling basis is a significant step...