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Malik takes notice of PIMS’ privatisation
National
December 11, 2020
ISLAMABAD: Senate Standing Committee on Interior Chairman Senator Abdul Rehman Malik has taken notice of the privatisation of Pakistan Medical Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS) and has sought a detailed report from secretary Ministry of Interior with comments from secretary Health and secretary Privatisation Commission.
He took the notice on the demand of protesting employees of PIMS, who claimed that they were not taken into confidence on the decision. In the notice, he has directed the secretary Interior and chief commissioner Islamabad to examine the circumstances and background for privatising a national health institution. In the notice it is stated that initially two hospitals the Polyclinic and PIMS were established to take care of the health of residents of Islamabad and government’s employees. The notice stated that the low paid government and non-governmental employees, including residents of