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Summary LHC ordered young doctors to immediately resume duty in hospital emergencies.
Lahore High Court while hearing a petition against the ongoing strike of Young Doctors Association (YDA) in Punjabs public hospitals, ordered the protesting doctors to resume their services in the emergency wards immediately. The order was issued to YDArepresentatives on Friday.Lawyer Azhar Siddique had submitted an application in Lahore High Court subjecting to the young doctors strike and requested the court to order protesting doctors to resume their duties.During the hearing, Justice Aijazul Hassan said complete inquiry will be held in the matter of young doctors and people who were involved in the chaos will be brought to book.The young doctors stated that strike could not be called off in the present circumstances as police were illegally harassing them.The judge ordered that leaders of Young Doctors Association should not be tortured by police.Justice Aijazul Hassan said doctors have violated the orders of Supreme Court by staging protest, adding thatpatients should not suffer in any case.
