Srinagar: Jammuand Kashmir Government Wednesday terminated nine doctors for remaining unauthorisedlyabsent from duties. An order issued by the government today said that thedoctors had been sent notices for remaining absent from their duties and theywere provided an opportunity to report back.The order stated that the doctorswere given a chance to report back to their duties.

However, thedoctors did not report back to duties and as such their employment has beenterminated from their services.

The doctorsinclude Dr Shabeer Ahmad Mir, Consultant Surgery; Dr Mir Basharat Ahmad Kanth,Consultant Surgery; Dr Shahnawaz Bashir, Medical Officer; Dr ZZebah Altaf,Medical Officer; Dr Suhail Maqbool Vakil, Medical Officer; Dr Hamid Ali Dar,Dental Surgeon; Dr Sheikh Muhammad Tahir, Medical Officer; Dr Burhan Wani,Medical Officer; Dr Hakim Irfan Showkat, Medical Officer.