Lady health workers (LHW) staged protest demonstration against the privatization of the public hospitals in Narowal outside the residence of Federal Minister Ahsan Iqbal, reported 24NewsHDTV channel.
The protestors were of the view that Punjab government's privatization decision was tantamount to the economic murder of the employees.
Lady health workers opined that they dedicated their youth and all energies to serving the ailing people and strengthening the health system but now in their old age, they are being left in lurch.
Lady health workers further claimed that making them unemployed and taking away their rights in the name of privatization was unjust. Protesters demanded of the government that the privatization decision be immediately withdrawn.
Reporter Yasir Arafat