Pakistan Medical Association (PMA) has expressed it concerned about the present situation of chaos and confusion in PMDC that has badly affected the working of PMDC. According to a press release issued here on Friday, a presidential ordinance was promulgated by the President of Pakistan on 5th January, 2019. According to which a 17 member handpicked council will be nominated and will run the affairs of PMDC with ultimate power. PMA has already rejected this ordinance.
"After promulgation of this ordinance the previous adhoc committee headed by Justice Shakirullah Jan has ceased to exist", PMA said. Since there is no new council at place after the ordinance, the PMDC seems to be in limbo. This situation is absolutely not acceptable to PMA and doctors fraternity, it added.
PMA has already written letters to the President and Prime Minister of Pakistan to withdraw this ordinance. We have also written letters to all the heads of political parties to support PMA in this regard. PMA as a stakeholder again demands that this present ordinance should immediately be abolished, as this will not be passed by both houses of parliament, thus there will be a new adhoc committee and musical chair game will go on.
PMA demanded that this irrelevant ordinance should be taken aback and a new ordinance be promulgated. It also demanded a new adhoc body of 3 to 4 person of integrity and be given a time frame of not more than 60 days to hold elections and manage day to day affairs only. PMA said the total strength of the council should be 35 members, majority of them (24) be elected by doctors representing Public and Private Medical faculty, Dental faculty, Family Physicians from all provinces of the country. The tenure of the new council should be 4 years, it said.
"We want an autonomous, independent, honest, ethical and democratic PMDC", PMA said adding that before promulgation of the new ordinance, all stakeholders including all political parties should be taken in confidence. So, that the new ordinance is passed by the both houses of parliament without any hiccup.-PR
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