File photo of young doctors protesting in Lahore. PHOTO: INP/FILE
The young doctors have been holding a week long hunger strike demanding the provincial government to fulfil their demands.
At the inaugural event, police launched a crackdown against the protest, arresting young doctors. The arrested doctors were dragged on the roads and thrown into police vans.
Leaders of young doctors Hamid Butt and Nasir Bukhari were, however, not arrested.
Security was beefed up at Jail Road and Nishtar colony after the incident.
Police also baton-charged parliamentarian Shaukat Basra who had arrived at the event to participate in the young doctors protest.
Basra told the media that he was severely beaten up by the police and was wounded.
He said that he was beaten up at the behest of Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif and an FIR will be lodged against him.
SP Model Town Awais Malik accused Basra of provoking the doctors after having a harsh exchange of words with him.
Basra also abused Punjab authorities and police force in public.
The YDA Punjab’s protests had begun on February 8 after seven doctors were arrested for roughing up the medical superintendent of Gujranwala District Headquarters Hospital.
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