Summary Earlier on Friday, doctors had called to observe a 'black day'
PESHAWAR (Dunya News) – Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan on Saturday has said that the provincial government does not want a tiff with doctors.
Khan gave a statement about recent tensions with Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) doctors while addressing a fund-raising gathering for Shaukat Khanum Hospital in Peshawar.
He said that the KP government would take any step necessary for betterment of health facilities in the province. He said that the hospital would be inaugurated on December 29. The hospital would make treatment available for commoners, he added.
Khan said that majority of doctors are genuinely willing to better hospitals’ administrations. However, he said that few medics have approached the court and the party would follow.
While addressing the gathering, Khan also announced a Shaukat Khanum Hospital in Karachi.
Earlier on Friday, doctors had called to observe a ‘black day’ after they took offense of Khan’s statement that held them responsible for failure of reform-attempt in hospitals. Lady Reading Hospital continued its activities and treatments despite the call. Doctors were not seen with black armbands which the associations had called them to wear.
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Interestingly, Khan had to wait for media to cover his press conference as he was early at the venue today. Dunya News team was there and the members told Khan that rest of the outlets’ representatives would be here soon.
