BY: F T Correspondent:
ISLAMABAD –The All Pakistan Association of Health and Medical Organizations has expressed deep grief and sorrow over the deaths of innocent children in the tragic incident at PIMS Hospital, calling for concrete and strict measures instead of allowing the tragedy to become a subject of political debate.
In a joint statement, Chairman Saeedullah Jan Marwat, President Malik Sajjad, Senior Vice President Tahir Nawaz, Vice President Zahid Ahmed, General Secretary Abdul Waheed Babi, Women Wing President Nabila Iftikhar, Senior Executive Members Qaiser Shah and Dr. Nauman Khattak, Executive Member Qamar Razaq, paramedics’ representatives Arshad Khan, Masood Qureshi, Aamir Raza and others expressed profound grief over the tragic incident.
They demanded that, instead of merely forming inquiry committees and taking routine measures, effective, positive and immediate action should be taken to prevent such tragedies from occurring in the future.
The association also welcomed the government’s announcement of financial assistance for the parents of the innocent children who lost their lives in the tragedy and urged immediate implementation of the announced relief package.
The representatives further stressed the need for a complete and impartial investigation into the PIMS tragedy, determination of those responsible and strict action against anyone found guilty of negligence in accordance with the law.
