PMA condemns colleague’s murder | Dr Baqir Shah

The Pakistan Medical Association, Karachi has strongly condemned the brutal murder of Dr. Baqir Shah, Police Surgeon, Quetta… The reason for his killing is obvious: that he was the key witness of the Kharotabad incident. He had conducted the post-mortem examination of the victims and had given the factual version that the victims had died [...]

Floods in Sindh: Please help PMA to help the affected

Urgent appeal from the Pakistan Medical Association: The recent and continuing rain crisis has caused extensive disruption in upper and Lower Sindh lashing through Sukkur, Rohri, Pannu Aqil, Gotki, Mirpur Mathelo, Daharki, Khairpur, Thul, Jacobabad, Kashmore, Kandhkot, Shikarpur, Khanpur, Garhi Yasin, and Naushero feroz. The ongoing torrential rains have affected 27 tehsils, more than 9,000 [...]

Stand with PMA at doctors’ protest: Jan 31, 11.30 am, Karachi

PMA protest walk (update: postponed pending negotiations with government) From Pakistan Medical Association: Dear CIVIL SOCIETY Friends, Walk with Joint Action Committee of Doctors Monday, 31st January, 11.30am From PMA House to Karachi Press Club Wear Black For press release and details see Dr Sarwar blog

PMA briefing re floods: medical, social, health issues

ALL ARE INVITED Pakistan Medical Association (PMA) information session: Ø Installation of 21 water purification plants for internally displaced persons (IDPs): Experience; Hurdles;  Successes – Dr. Waqar Qurieshy, UK ØLife in IDP Camps, Rehabilitation and Future – Dr. Shershah Syed/ Dr. Kiran Ejaz Ø Plans for Rehabilitation & SOG – Dr Nighat Shah Ø PMA Flood [...]

Flood appeal update from Pakistan Medical Association

APPEAL recevied from Pakistan Medical Association, Karachi, very credible organisation run by dedicated, committed doctors many of whom I know personally: Please Help Urgently

‘Students who set the tone’

Thanks to Zubeida Mustafa for her well-researched and timely article in Dawn today about the 1950′s student movement. Details of the Jan 9, 2010 event mentioned in Zubeida Mustafa’s article are available the Dr Sarwar blog as well as at the Facebook Event. We particularly invite young people and students to attend the event in order learn about this little-known part of our history, at a time when student unions have been restored in principle.

Target killing of doctors; my article of 2002; Dr Sarwar on censoring Jinnah, 1991

It is significant that while the doctors’ killings are labeled as sectarian because those targeted mostly belong to a particular sect, there is no sectarianism or religious intolerance at the grassroots level. ‘‘The incidents of apparently religiously-motivated violence, like the attack on the Islamabad church or the murder of Daniel Pearl, are planned and executed by individual miscreants with no popular support or public sanction,’’ says The News editorial. (excerpt from article of 2002)

Dr Sarwar Reference, Aug 8, HRCP, Lahore

Press release: A Reference for the pioneering student leader Dr. Muhammad Sarwar will be held here at HRCP’s Dorab Patel Auditorium on Saturday August 8 at 5 p.m

Dr Sarwar Reference, Aug 8, Lahore

Your presence is cordially requested at a REFERENCE IN BELOVED MEMORY OF DR. M. SARWAR (1930-2009) Founding member, former President Democratic Students Federation (DSF); Former Secretary General (Central) Pakistan Medical Association (PMA) Related articles and photos at: www.drsarwar.wordpress.com Saturday, August 8, 2009 5:00-8:00 PM Programme: 5.00-6.00 pm: Formal Reference moderated by Hussain Naqi, former General [...]

Celebrating Dr Sarwar

Pakistan Medical Association held a reference at PMA House Karachi on May 31 for Dr Sarwar titled ‘Celebrating Dr Sarwar’. Doc would have enjoyed the gathering, and the music (his favourite jugalbandi by Ustad Bismillah Khan and Ustab Vilayat Khan), the photos (we put together a slide show), the videos (including a clip from the last interview he did, the week before being admitted to hospital), the tributes and the resolve to move ahead and continue the struggle