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In Punjab, he said the PTI government seeks to privatise healthcare

In Punjab, he said the PTI government seeks to privatise healthcare, which will put medical treatment beyond the reach of an average Pakistani. He said the reservations shared by the Young Doctors Association with the PML-N were valid and the party had pledged to resist and raise its voice against the government's attempt to bring in a controversial legislation. The party would also oppose the Pakistan Medical Commission Ordinance 2019 legislation in the National Assembly, he said. Iqbal said the PTI had disowned the PML-N established post-graduation degree for doctors, MDMS, which had jeopardised four years of hard-work invested by 6,000 young doctors. Similarly he said 10,000 foreign qualified young doctors were being made to run from pillar to post and were not awarded licences for over 10 months now which is not only jeopardising their careers but are preventing them from serving the ailing humanity amid a global pandemic. The former minister promised the PML-N would use its st

Ms Rehman asked the government to share details of the entire episode

Ms Rehman asked the government to share details of the entire episode, and asked as to who had set Ehsan free. “He was the one who accepted responsibility (on behalf of the TTP) of Army Public School massacre in Peshawar,” she pointed out. Referring to a tweet by Ehsan, in which he had said that PPP chairman would meet the fate of his mother, the senator said Prime Minister Imran Khan would be responsible if any harm came to Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari. She also criticised the prime minister for terming “a terrorist like Osama bin Laden a martyr”. A minister, meanwhile, informed the house that the government had taken no decision yet about reducing the retirement age of government employees from 60 to 55 years and abolishing their pension benefits. Responding to a call-attention notice, Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs Ali Mohammad Khan termed the reports about changes in the retirement age “misleading and unfounded”. “As of today, the government has taken no decision regarding r