Health ministry forms 3-member committee to probe nurses' stipend matter.

ISLAMABAD -- Ministry of National Health Services (NHS) on Monday formed a three-member committee to probe the matter of student nurses within 14 days.

The office order issued said that in the context of ongoing strike by student nurses, a fact finding committee comprising the following is constituted to probe the matter indicated in para-2.

The committee is composed of Deputy Secretary Health, Saeed Ahmed, Section Officer Rashed Munir Shehzad aand Mahreen Baloch, Assistant Commissioner, Industrial area.

It said that the committee shall probe into the following matters of Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS), Islamabad within the timelines as stipulated.

The committee will probe the possibility of payment of stipend to student nurses of PIMS through bank account in three days and verification of disbursement of stipend to student nurses during last three months by the DDO/cashier of PIMS in three days.

It further said that the verification of expenditure on account of stipend being paid to student nurses was provided for 274 student nurses while actual disbursement is being made to 150 student nurses to be probed in six days.

A statement released said...