Bilawal Bhutto holds meeting with doctors from every part of the country

Lahore: Chairman Pakistan Peoples Party, Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has said that the people of Pakistan cannot pardon Imran Khan for negligence during a pandemic. What kind of ruler is Imran Khan who is not asking the doctors how to deal with this Covid-19? Imran Khan should be ashamed he did not hold a meeting with the doctors and ask for their recommendations even once.

Chairman PPP Bilawal Bhutto Zardari held a meeting with the members of “Young Doctors’ Association” from all over the country who briefed him about the situation of Covid-19 pandemic in the country. This meeting was attended by doctors from Punjab, Sindh, KP, Balochistan, Azad Jammu and Kashmir and Gilgit Baltistan. Doctors from Larkana attended the meeting on special invitation.

The doctors who attended the meeting included President Peoples Doctors Forum Pakistan Dr. Karim Khawaja, Dr. Khizar and Dr. Mazhar from Punjab, Dr. Umar Sultan, Mehboob Imrani and Dr. Arsalan Mehmood from Sindh, Dr. Rizwan Kundi, Dr. Asfandyar Bhutani, Dr. Aftab Marwat from KP, Dr. Yasir Achakzai, Dr. Hanif Looni, Dr. Rahim from Balochistan, Dr. Aijaz Ayub, Dr. Bahadur Shah, Dr. Mehboob ul Haq from Gilgit Baltistan, Dr. Waqar Ashraf Butt from AJK and Dr. Irshad Abro from Larkana.

The Chief Minister Sindh Syed Murad Ali Shah, President PPP Punjab Qamar Zaman Kaira, General Secretary PPP Punjab Chaudhry Manzoor Ahmed, Syed Hasan Murtaza, Sohail Anwar Sial, Chaudhry Latif Akbar and Jamil Soomro were also present on the occasion.

These doctors from all over the country briefed Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari about health sector in their respective provinces and areas. Chairman Bilawal condemned the arrest of doctors demanding safety kits. He said that arresting doctors is a shameful act. Chairman PPP instructed Chaudhary Latif Akbar to morally and legally help the arrested doctors and not to go home till they are released. He said our doctors save lives of the people and assure health of the people by putting their own health and lives in danger. The Young Doctors thanked Sindh government for providing risk allowance to the doctors and demanded risk allowance for doctors all over the country. Chairman Bilawal said that soon, the Sindh government will legislate for the security of doctors. He also demanded to restore Shaheed Zulfikar Ali Bhutto Medical University so that research can be started there.

Bilawal Bhutto Zardari said that during normal situation as well as during pandemic, doctors are our first line soldiers. He assured doctors his support for their demands and said that he will continue to raise his voice for their demands.