Young doctors call off strike: Sanaullah

LAHORE: The Young Doctors Association (YDA) has ended the strike after successful talks with senior doctors, said Punjab Law Minister Rana Sanaullah.

The provincial law minister spoke to the media on Wednesday and said the detention orders of YDA doctors were being withdrawn and arrested doctors released.

The YDA ended their strike after they held negotiations at a meeting with senior doctors and they will be resuming their duties from Thursday.

However, the YDA spokesman Dr Zulqarnain said the doctors would only return to the emergency wards and linked the end of strike in OPDs and indoor wards with the approval of service structure.

As many as fifteen patients died allegedly as a result of young doctors strike which continued for several days.

The strike drew mixed reactions of the people from across the country. A large section of the society described the doctors' demands as justifiable but disapproved of the modus operandi of the strike. Others saw it as a well-justified move, saying the young doctors were left with no other option to press the government.