KP doctors end strike after negotiations with govt

PESHAWAR – Hospitals across Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) will reopen from today as doctors have ended their strike after successful talks with the provincial government in Peshawar, the Radio Pakistan reports on Wednesday.

According to details, two committees will be constituted to look into the grievances of doctors.

The first committee will review the proposed reforms in the health department.

The other committee will conduct an inquiry into the alleged manhandling of a doctor by provincial health minister and his security guards.

Doctors restored to protest in government hospitals across KP for about a week after associate professor Dr Ziauddin blamed provincial health minister Hisham Inamullah Khan was attacked.

The protesting doctors met with KP Chief Minister Mahmood Khan and after successful talks decided to end their strike.

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