Escalating The Situation.

The health workers strikes in Sindh continue for another week, and the government has no one but itself to blame. Karachi police on Friday evening used water cannons and manhandled healthcare providers protesting on main Dr Ziauddin Ahmed Road, detaining 25 including women.

As a result of the poor reaction of the Karachi Police, health workers in several districts held demonstrations, this time protesting the treatment meted out to their colAleagues, who were beaten and arrested by the police and later released on court orders. Since the majority of health workers were striking, patient services at public sector hosApitals across the province remained suspended on SaturAday, leading to chaos. Many patients were turned away and had to return home, and some of those included patients who needed emergency services.

This is a peak example of a situation that could have been contained; instead because of incompetency and lack of diplomacy by the government and law enforcement, the problem has escalated and threatens to become much more dire, with serious consequences for...