ISLAMABAD- Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK) government has filed reply in Supreme Court (SC) in Lady Health Worker’s (LHWs) regularization of service case stating that service structure and other rules and regulations in respect of LHWs had been evolved and notified.
Justice Jawwad S Khawaja remarked “we are pinning too much expectations on KPK government . But why it has gone so apathetic that LHW’s are being prevented from performing their professional duties and they are being targeted. Only our external enemies can do this thing in Pakistan.”
He gave these remarks while presiding over a 3-member bench of SC during the course of hearing of Bushra Araen case today. Advocate General (AG) KPK and chief secretary KPK appeared in the court and told that service structure and rules and regulations in respect of LHW’s have been worked out and notification in this respect has been issued. The court directed KPK government to finalize these matters soon and present report thereof before it.
The court expressed its reservations about attacks on LHWs and other related matters in KPK. It may be mentioned that government of Sindh and Punjab have not only regularized LHWs already but also have implemented court’s other orders.
The hearing of the case was adjourned for one month.