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Summary Punjab Law Minister Rana Sanaullah claimed the young doctors have called off strike.
A group of senior doctors held a meeting with Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif for two hours on Wednesday and appealed to him to release the detained doctors while they will try to convince the young doctors to end their strike but the CM flatly refused until the young doctors return to their duties.The chief minister formed a 10-member committee to review the matter while the senior doctors guaranteed to convince young doctors to call off strike.Punjab Law Minster Rana Sanullah said that the government has directed to release all protesting doctors but those doctors will not be freed against whom the cases were registered.On the other hand, YDA spokesperson Dr Aftab Ashraf said that the YDA has not called off strike.He said YDA will resume work in emergency wards after the release of the young doctors and withdrawal of cases against them, however, they will continue their strike at OPDs and indoor departments till the implementation of the service structure.
