PIMS protesters to march towards Parliament today
Islamabad
December 31, 2020
Islamabad : The ongoing protest of the Federal Grand Health Alliance (FGHA) turned dramatic on Wednesday when an employee of the Accounts Department of the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS) incised his wrist veins to protest against the Medical Teaching Institutions (MTI) Ordinance. Meanwhile, the PIMS protesters, who are on a strike for over a month now, will march up to the Parliament House today (Thursday) to pressurize the government to withdraw or revisit the said legislation.
The Chairman of FGHA. Dr. Asfandyar Khan announced intensification of the protest in view of the government’s “insensitivity” to their demand. “We will not surrender; the strike will continue till our demands are met. For now, we are utterly disappointed by the government’s lukewarm response,” he said.
‘Law Department to be consulted for revision of MTI Ordinance’
Islamabad
December 29, 2020
Islamabad:The government has principally agreed to the demands of the Federal Grand Health Alliance (FGHA) and has assured that the Law Department would soon be consulted for necessary amendments to the Medical Teaching Institutions (MTI) Ordinance so that their reservations are duly addressed.
The PM’s Special Assistant on National Health Services Dr. Faisal Sultan extended the assurance during an interaction with the FGHA leadership at his office here on Monday.
“Dr. Faisal conceded that our demands are 100 percent genuine. He said, the government has given a serious thought to all issues raised by the protesting employees of the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS), and it will consult the Law Department to determine how our demands can be incorporated into the Ordinance to our satisfaction,” the Chairman of FGHA Dr. Asfandyar shared after the meeting. Dr. Asfandyar
JI joins PIMS protesters
December 24, 2020
Islamabad: Jamaat-e- Islami (JI) central naib ameer, Liaquat Baloch joined the protest of the employees of the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS) to express solidarity with them.
The JI leader demanded of the federal government to accept the demands of the PIMS employees protesting under the umbrella of the Federal Grand Health Alliance (FGHA) against the Medical Teaching Institutions (MTI) Ordinance.
Liaquat Baloch said the government should destabilise an institution like PIMS and health professionals who were the backbone of the health delivery system.
JI Islamabad ameer, Nasraullah Randhawa was also present on the occasion. Another senior leader Mian Muhammad Aslam also addressed the protesters, a few days back.
National
December 23, 2020
Islamabad: The Federal Grand Health Alliance (FGHA) will hold a sit-in outside the Parliament House on December 31 to win the support of parliamentarians for withdrawal of the Medical Teaching Institutions (MTI) Ordinance.
The sit-in will be preceded today (Wednesday) by formation of a human chain by protesting employees of the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS), who will encircle the hospital premises to express their resolve to protect the pre-MTI status of PIMS.
A day later on Thursday, demonstrations will be held in Islamabad’s various sectors to take the city’s residents into confidence regarding the reality of the “flawed and obnoxious legislation.”
Islamabad
December 23, 2020
Islamabad : The Federal Grand Health Alliance (FGHA) will hold a sit-in outside the Parliament House on December 31 to win the support of parliamentarians for withdrawal of the Medical Teaching Institutions (MTI) Ordinance.
The sit-in will be preceded today (Wednesday) by formation of a human chain by protesting employees of the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS), who will encircle the hospital premises to express their resolve to protect the pre-MTI status of PIMS. A day later on Thursday, demonstrations will be held in Islamabad’s various sectors to take the city’s residents into confidence regarding the reality of the “flawed and obnoxious legislation.”