Nurses call off strike for one month after reaching deal with Punjab govt

The protesting nurses who came out on streets in the metropolis two days back have put on their protest on hold for at least one month after successful negotiations with Punjab Government here on Saturday.

Young Nurses Association warned to give strike call again if their demands were not met within a month.
After a meeting at the Punjab Chief Minister House, nurses postponed their protest for one month. 

The meeting was attended by the Punjab Law Minister Rana Sanaullah Kahn health secretary and chief minister’s advisor Zakiya Shahnawaz. 

The nurses were assured that their problems would be resolved soon and according to the Rana Sanaullah no legal action would be taken against them.

The nurses protested for increase in salaries for three days across Punjab and staged sit-ins on the roads.. It is decided that the committee will submit its report in 30 days.

After long negotiations, a sub-committee was formed on special pay package and promotion regularization. The sub-committee will submit its report within a week. The law minister also ordered to struck down cases against nurses and directed secretary health for not taking any action against nurses for staging protest.

However, a group of nurses refused to accept decision and vowed to continue protest till the issuance of notification in this connection. 

It should be mentioned here that indoor services and operation theaters had been closed in hospitals, posing serious troubles to the patients in the province. The offended nurses staged a demo in front of Lahore Press Club (LPC) for being under-paid. SANA