Bizenjo approves recruitment of 897 doctors

Balochistan CM  approves recruitment of 897 doctors to facilitate remote area people

Felicitates Hindu community on Holi

Staff Report

QUETTA: Balochistan Chief Minister Mir Abdul Quddus Bizenjo has taken an important initiative to recruit 897 doctors on ad-hoc, contract basis for provision of health facilities to people in remote areas of province.

The Chief Minister in this regard approved the recruitment of doctors on ad-hoc/contract basis for the vacant posts in various categories. He gave this approval on the summary sent by the Health Department. After the approval of the Chief Minister, 897 doctors will be recruited on ad-hoc/contract basis.

These posts include Medical Officer, Lady Medical Officer, Dental Surgeon, Specialist, Assistant Professor and Senior Registrar. Doctors recruited on ad hoc and contract basis will be posted in remote and backward areas. The aim of this initiative is to immediately meet the shortage of doctors and provide treatment facilities to the people at their doorsteps.

There is a clear instruction of the Chief Minister that the recruited doctors will not be appointed in any big hospital including Quetta. Information Technology (IT) Department will set up monitoring mechanism to ensure attendance and service delivery of recruited doctors.

Chief Minister Balochistan Mir Abdul Quddus Bizenjo has reached Gwadar on a three-day official visit on Wednesday, where he would inaugurate and inspect various development projects during his visit.

The Chief Minister would also hold meetings with local fishermen and other various delegations. Besides, he would also preside over a high-level meeting related to law and order and development issues.   Provincial Ministers Mir Ziaullah Langu, Abdul Rasheed Baloch and Member Provincial Assembly (MPA) Mir Hamal Kalmati are also accompanying the chief minister.

Chief Secretary Balochistan Abdul Aziz Uqaili and secretaries of various provincial departments are also present in Gwadar.

Chief Minister Balochistan Mir Abdul Quddus Bizenjo on Wednesday congratulated the Hindu community on the occasion of Holi festival.

In a message on the occasion, the chief minister said that the festival of Holi was the day of victory of truth and truth for Hindus and the use of colors in it was a symbol of the arrival of spring saying that the Hindu community settled in Balochistan for centuries has become a part of our traditions and culture.

The minorities in Balochistan have full religious freedom and full and equal rights, he said adding, the Hindu community has always played an important role in the development of Pakistan and Balochistan.  He said that the religion of Islam guaranteed the protection of the rights of people belonging to all religions and their religious freedom. Bizenjo said that the provincial government has also ensured the protection of temples and gurdwaras across the province by taking special measures for the protection of minorities.

Minorities are being given all the rights with full religious freedom and protection is being provided to the ancient religious places belonging to the Hindu religion settled in Balochistan, he said.  He said that there was an ancient Hindu place of worship like Hinglaj Mata Mandir in Balochistan until today, the Hindu community was performing all its religious rituals with complete freedom.

People from all over the country and abroad come to Hanglaj Mata Mandir, all the people of Balochistan, regardless of color, race and religion, respect all their ancient traditions, he noted. Agencies