`Medical institutes short of 4,000 teachers´
(WorldNews Pakistan)

LAHORE: Health Minister Dr Yasmin Rashed told Punjab Assembly on Thursday that medical colleges and universities in Punjab were facing shortage of 4,000 teachers, adding that competent doctors were refraining from joining government services due to lesser salaries and opting for private hospitals for better salaries. Replying to members’ queries during Question Hour on Specialized Healthcare and Medical Education, and Primary and Secondary Education Departments, the minister lamented that not a single doctor applied for government jobs during the last two years despite running advertisements of vacancies through Public Service Commission. Responding to the question by PML-N’s...