Lahore doctors ordered to call off strike against privatization.

LAHORE -- The Lahore High Court has ordered doctors in Lahore to call off their strike against what they call the 'privatisation' of Punjab hospitals. Doctors across the province have been staging a protest for a month now against the Medical Teaching Institution Reforms Ordinance introduced by the PTI government. The law says that a board of governors will be formed for each hospital and will include industry professionals, philanthropists, and academics.

They will decide how many doctors will be hired. Challenging the new law, many doctors have said it will make it very hard for poor patients to get treated. They...