KARACHI:Young Doctors of Abbasi Shaheed Hospital (ASH) on Wednesday staged a protest demonstration and sit-in outside Karachi Metropolitan Corporation (KMC) Office for payment of salaries and allowances.
The protesters were carrying placards and banners inscribed with different slogans like justice for young doctors, release eight months salaries of young doctors, give COVID-19 allowance and announce increment.
The protesters were led by President YDA, ASH, Dr Faisal Javed, Senior Vice-President Dr Farjad, Dr Yumna, Dr Osman, Dr Rida and others. The protesting doctors staged protest at KMC administration Office from 10:00 am and to 12:00pm.
The young doctors blocked the MA Jinnah Road for a while to press KMC administration.
As a result, Senior Director Health KMC, Financial Advisor KMC Afaq Ahmed and Senior Director Finance KMC Riaz Khatri met with protesting doctors and requested them to end the protest.
Later, YDA ended its protest demonstration after assurance from senior officials of KMC for ten days to resolve the issues.
The Emergency Department, OPDs and OT remained operational during the protest at Abbasi Shaheed Hospital as per schedule.