PM Shehbaz Removes Health Secretary After PIMS Fire

PM Shehbaz removes health secretary after PIMS fire

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has removed Federal Secretary for Health Aslam Ghori following the tragic fire at the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS) in Islamabad that claimed the lives of 15 infants.

Capt (Retd) Mahmood Assigned Additional Charge of Health Ministry Following PIMS Tr@gedy

Capt. (Retd.) Muhammad Mahmood has been assigned additional charge as Federal Health Secretary for three months or until a permanent appointment is made. The BS-21 officer, who currently serves as Secretary Housing and Works, will oversee the National Health Services Division following the 120-day suspension of Health Secretary Muhammad Aslam Ghauri. Ghauri was suspended after 14 newborns reportedly died in a fire at the PIMS nursery in Islamaba…

PM orders comprehensive investigation into PIMS nursery fire, removes health secretary

ISLAMABAD: In response to the tragic fire at the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS) that resulted in the loss of 15 young lives, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has dismissed Federal Secretary for Health, Aslam Ghori.  The Prime Minister also announced the formation of a high-level inquiry committee to thoroughly investigate the circumstances surrounding the incident.  These decisions were made during an emergency meeting convened by th…

Capt (Retd) Mahmood Gets Additional Charge of Health Secretary

The federal government has given Capt. (Retd) Muhammad Mahmood additional charge of the post of Secretary, National Health Services, Regulations and Coordination Division after the incumbent, Muhammad Aslam Ghauri, was suspended. The Establishment Division issued a notification on Wednesday appointing Mahmood, a BS-21 officer of the Pakistan Administrative Service, to hold the additional charge. Mahmood is currently serving as Secretary, Housing…