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By Mukhtar Alam (Pakistan News & Features Services) The Pakistan Islamic Medical Association (PIMA), Karachi chapter has expressed concerns over the 10% deduction from salaries of healthcare providers by the Sindh government.  In a statement issued by the PIMA Karachi President, Prof Muhammad Azeemuddin, it was observed that doctors were fighting as front liners against the coronavirus and decision to exercise a cut on their salaries was unjust.  It was further noted that unlike the Sindh government, the Punjab government has announced an additional one month salary for doctors.  The PIMA demanded an immediate release of salaries and stipends of house officers and postgraduate students and also warned that if the proper and standard protection is not provided to the courageous soldiers (doctors and other health staff), the health system would totally collapse.  The PIMA also condemned the private hospitals and medical centres, which were reportedly deducting sala...

By Abdul Qadir Qureshi (Pakistan News & Features Services) At the emergency meeting, heath professionals belonging to National Alliance for Tobacco Control (NATC) Pakistan Chest Society (PCS), Pakistan Islamic Medical Association (PIMA) and Pakistan Medical Association (PMA) raised serious concern on the recent news that Federal government is considering decrease in the taxation on cigarettes in the upcoming budget. The health experts pressed the government to increase taxation on cigarettes in order to curb the growing tobacco epidemic in the country. It was also demanded that the ‘Prohibition of Smoking and Protection of non-smoker’s Health Ordinance of 2002’ be strictly enforced in order to protect the public health from tobacco which happens to be the single largest preventable cause of death in Pakistan.  Pakistan is one of the countries where cigarette consumption is increasing with the passage of every year as according to a WHO report, every adult cons...