States and Afghanistan were getting on the right track and the day was not far when Pakistan will not be worrying about internal and external security threats.
Meanwhile, other speakers at the three plenary and six technical sessions of the convention were held where senior faculty members of medical universities and consultants spoke about the causes, treatments and prevention of diseases.
Renowned economist Dr Shahid Hassan Siddiqui claimed that despite having the trust of people, government’s economic team was not making any effort for providing any financial relief to the people. He said instead of broadening the tax base, indirect taxes were being imposed.
“Pakistan is a country which does not need foreign funding and loans if our economic leaders decide to broaden the tax net, eliminate corruption and prepare pro-people policies,” he claimed.
In his opinion, it was the right time for the present government to prepare economic policies in the interest of common people, expand the tax net and restore the confidence of masses for putting the country on the right track.
Earlier, talking about the problems of doctors, secretary-general of the Pakistan Medical Association (PMA) Dr Mirza Ali Azhar said doctors too were worried like every other Pakistani because the entire nation suffered from the worsening law and order and economic conditions.
He said during the past couple of years, hundreds of doctors had left the country, gone into hiding or had limited their activities due to killings, threats, extortion and kidnappings for ransom.
“It is the responsibility of the state to create a sense of security among citizens,” he said.
Renowned physician Dr Farrukh Abdali rejected the idea of providing arms licenses to doctors for their own protection, saying it was the states responsibility to protect them.
He said the health community should strive for bringing peace to the country and appealed to the law-enforcement agencies and rulers to fulfil their responsibilities instead of taking the matters into their own hands.