LAHORE, May 12: Punjab chief minister’s adviser on education Mowahid Husain Shah said on Monday all orders, including the president’s executive order about compulsory affiliation of public and private sector medical colleges with the University of Health Sciences, were subject to review.

“If mistakes are committed, we should have the capacity to rectify these,” he said while talking to reporters after the International Nursing Day function at Fatima Memorial Hospital and College of Nursing. He added: “Unilateralism should be avoided at all costs.”

Answering a question about the concern of public and private sector medical colleges’ faculty and students, he said the government must give a fair chance to the affected parties to express their concern. “All points of view must be represented and decision should be taken on credible evidence to ensure the interest of the teachers, doctors, students and patients,” he said. “The idea of affiliation must be discussed at length,” he added.

Answering another question about the implementation of the Justice Ijaz Nisar Commission report, Mr Shah said he would go through the report, which the government would implement in a manner favourable to the community.

Earlier, the chief minister’s adviser said at the function that there would be a just solution to all the problems. He lauded the hospital’s efforts towards offering the best available treatment to the patients.

Punjab Education Minister Mian Imran Masood told reporters that the debate on the UHS ordinance and affiliation was in progress. He added that any policy to be made by the government would ensure satisfaction of the public and private sector medical colleges’ faculty and students.

Answering a question, the minister said he had yet to see Justice Ijaz Nisar Commission report.

While taking up the microphone at the function, he said there was a great demand of trained nurses, technicians and paramedical staff at home and abroad. He stressed that the government should enhance the skills and status of the nurses.

The minister said the Punjab education and health foundations were offering interest-free loans to help people set up institutes.

FMH chairperson Shahima Rehman said the 410-bed multidisciplinary tertiary care teaching hospital was being run on non-profit basis.