Employees of the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (Pims) have warned of resistance against a proposal to make the hospital’s cardiac centre an autonomous body. They fear the move could pave the way for privatisation and affect free treatment for patients. According to officials, a meeting of the committee formed to examine the establishment of […]
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Pims controversies draw attention of PM Office and parliament
ISLAMABAD: A series of administrative and governance-related controversies at the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (Pims) have escalated to the Prime Minister (PM) Office and the Parliamentary Committee on Health, raising serious concerns about management and appointments at the country’s largest federal hospital. Read More: Supreme Court freezes all inductions at NIRM, PIMS The issues came […]
Pakistan’s first robotic surgery performed at PIMS
Medical experts at Islamabad’s Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (Pims) successfully performed the hospital’s first-ever robotic surgery on Thursday using the Chinese-made Toumai surgical robot. The milestone marks a significant leap in Pakistan’s adoption of advanced medical technology. The procedure was conducted collaboratively by local and UK-based specialists, showcasing growing international cooperation in healthcare innovation. […]
Islamabad judicial complex reopens under tight security after blast
ISLAMABAD: The Federal Judicial Complex reopened on Wednesday under heightened security following a deadly suicide blast outside the Islamabad district courts earlier this week. The attack claimed at least 12 lives and left over 20 people injured. Authorities have implemented strict entry measures, allowing lawyers’ clerks only after presenting official identification and permitting litigants inside […]
SP Adeel Akbar takes his own life in Islamabad
Superintendent of Police (SP) Adeel Akbar tragically took his own life in Islamabad by shooting himself early Thursday morning. According to sources, he had been under psychiatric treatment and consulted a specialist about ten days prior to the incident. The psychiatrist had advised him to avoid keeping a firearm and to continue his medication regularly. […]
Shahbaz Gill shifted to cardiac centre of PIMS: sources
ISLAMABAD: Shahbaz Gill has been shifted to cardiac centre of PIMS. Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) representative Shahbaz Gill has been transferred to PIMS hospital after his two-day physical remand will end today according to the reports of a private TV channel. According to sources, Shahbaz Gill was brought to the cardiac centre of PIMS where a […]
12 charred as van catches fire after hitting toll plaza wall
At least 12 people, including women and children, died while five others received burn wounds when a passenger van caught fire after hitting the wall of a toll plaza in the federal capital on Monday. According to details, a Rawalpindi-bound passenger van coming from Sargodha with 17 people on board got out of control due […]
IHC forms commission to probe ‘forced’ conversion of Hindu girls
The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Tuesday, while hearing a petition filed by two Ghotki sisters who were allegedly forcibly converted from Hinduism and married to Muslim men, constituted a five-member commission to probe whether the girls’ conversion was actually forced and to determine whether or not they were underage at the time of their […]
PIMS staff protests against armed attack on female doctor
ISLAMABAD: Medical and paramedical staff of Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS) on Wednesday staged protest over a female doctor being physically assaulted and robbed by an unknown individual in hospital premises on Tuesday. A large number of the hospital staff including representatives of Young Doctors Association (YDA) gathered outside administration office and chanted slogans […]