Poor patients denied free CT scan facility at PIMS on December 21, 2016ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s health policy has miserably failed to overcome the health woes of the common man and he has now been left at the mercy of the corrupt mafia at the public sector hospitals. PM Nawaz Sharif vowed to provide hassle free medical facilities to the poor at their door steps but […]
Pakistan to get $12.5bn more foreign loans until June 2018 on December 18, 2016ISLAMABAD: The PML-N-led government has devised a plan to take foreign debts of $12.53 billion until June 30, 2018. Under the plan the foreign debt of $6.63 billion would be taken during current financial year while a loan of $5.89 billion would be obtained during next fiscal year. Due to the constant fall in the […]
MRI machine at PIMS declared dysfunctional to favour private labs on December 18, 2016ISLAMABAD: The report of making MRI machine faulty deliberately in Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS) has surfaced while Talib, technician is stated to be behind this act who has connection with the private laboratories in return for the payment of commission by these laboratories. He declared the MRI machine defective whenever patients come there […]
Bodies of 20 Havelian plane crash victims still at PIMS on December 16, 2016ISLAMABAD: Some 20 dead bodies of the Havelian air crash belonging to Chitral have been left at the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS) because of the close down of the Lowari Top Tunnel following a heavy snowfall, the PIA had also suspended flights after the incident. The DNA test was not carried out so […]
Registrar takes charge of housing society on December 15, 2016ISLAMABAD: The Registrar Cooperatives Islamabad, Muhammad Ali, has taken the charge of the Civilian Employees Cooperative Housing Society after the revelation of a large scale corruption scam. The President, Ansar Gondal and General Secretary Yasir Mehndi of the Civilian Employees Cooperative Housing Society Islamabad, had levelled serious charges against each other about financial irregularities and […]
Ventilator shortage takes patients life at capitals hospital on December 5, 2016ISLAMABAD: A young man suffering from epilepsy died at the PIMS Hospital in the presence of many doctors and nurses due to the shortage of ventilators in the emergency section of the hospital. This was stated to Daily Times by the relative of the deceased on Monday. A young man, Muhammad Wazir, belonging to Mianwali […]
Waste management committee of PIMS suspended on December 3, 2016 ISLAMABAD: The administration of Pakistan Institute of Medical Science (PIMS) has suspended its Waste Management Committee over corruption charges and failure to burn the waste content of hospital into insulators. It further revealed that hospital administration has formed a new investigation committee in order to inquire the entire fiasco. According to information available with […]
Registration of bogus nursing schools revealed on November 29, 2016ISLAMABAD: The changing in the record of the Pakistan Nursing Council has revealed the registration of several bogus nursing schools. When a Junior Clerk gave an application to the Registrar of the Council regarding the alteration of official record, no action was taken against it from the relevant quarter. He also affixed some evidences of […]
Accused male nurse reappointed at PIMS on November 28, 2016ISLAMABAD: The head male nurse Azmat Hussain of the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS) who was involved in the sexual harassment to female nurses has been reappointed in the hospital on the recommendations of the Chief Nurse. The charge against Azmat was proved on December 5 2015 for sexually harassing the third year student […]
Mafia fleecing students in the name of admission at CMT on November 24, 2016ISLAMABAD: The corrupt mafia has started plundering the poor students in the name of admission into the College of Medical Technology (CMT) in Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS). The corrupt mafia is reported to have committed robbery on the pockets of students from poor families on the false assurance that they would help them […]