Sheikhupura: 38 senior doctors, consultants served notices for being absent

After a surprise visit to the District Headquarters Hospital in Sheikhupura, the Punjab health director-general has served show-cause notices to 38 senior doctors and consultants.

All these doctors were not at the hospital despite being scheduled to be on duty.

The doctors and consultants have three days to submit explanations to the health department for their absences.

The doctors who have been served notices are:

• Dr Abdul Bari
• Dr Muhammad Umer
• Dr Muhammad Adil Chatha
• Dr Rabia Parvez
• Dr Abdul Qayyum
• Dr Rashid Ali
• Dr Muhammad Hussain
• Dr Robina Ali
• Dr Faryal Siddique
• Dr Farooq Ahmad
• Dr M Naeem Qureshi
• Dr Khawar Rafique
• Dr M Shafique
• Dr M Arif
• Dr Nabeela Kosar
• Dr Anwar Zaib
• Dr Adnan Qaiser Malik
• Dr Naimat Ullah
• Dr Fariha Khan
• Dr Saniha Javed
• Dr Muhammad Ahmed Asghar
• Dr Maheen Irfan
• Dr Shahzad Umer Farooq
• Dr Faiza Afzaal
• Dr Ambreen Aslam
• Dr Sagheer Hussain
• Dr Sumera
• Dr Arif Bilal Buzdar
• Dr Hafiz M Tanveer Aslam
• Dr Sajid Mumtaz Sial
• Dr Muhammad Rizwan Ali
• Dr Muhammad Fareed
• Dr Muhammad Younis
• Dr Nauman Shahbaz Siddique
• Dr Muhammad Asif
• Dr Humair Latif
• Dr Roomesa Amanat

Teams have been formed at the health department to pay surprise visits to public hospitals across Punjab and ensure doctors are on duty.