ISLAMABAD, October 18, 2026: The PIMS Oversight Committee, constituted in line with the directives of the Prime Minister of Pakistan for the revival of the hospital and improvement of medical services, met under the chairmanship of General Dr Azhar Kiani on Saturday.
The meeting was attended by PIMS Executive Director Professor Dr Tanvir Khaliq, Professor Dr Brigadier Azmat Hayat, Dr Iram Naveed, Professor Dr Nuzhat Yasmeen and Dr Shumaila Naeem.
The committee reviewed in detail all actionable points prepared after the meeting held on October 15. It stressed that ongoing rehabilitation, construction and administrative work at PIMS should be completed on an emergency basis to ensure better and timely healthcare facilities for patients.
The meeting placed special emphasis on expediting the steps required for completion and operationalisation of the new emergency block so that it could be opened for patients at the earliest. In this regard, the participants discussed the shifting of medical equipment from the former filter emergency and the main emergency, preparation of staff and completion of other essential arrangements on a priority basis.
The committee also underlined the need for daily drill activities for doctors, nurses and paramedical staff, along with a weekly review of progress.
The meeting considered coordination with the PIDL team for review of construction work in all relevant departments of PIMS and obtaining review reports by October 21, 2026. Progress on heating, ventilation and air-conditioning (HVAC) work and the December 1, 2026 deadline also came under discussion.
The committee reviewed the functionality of ventilators across all departments and discussed measures for their repair, maintenance or replacement on a priority basis where required.
To improve staff identification and administrative discipline, the meeting stressed immediate and mandatory display of official identity cards during duty hours. It also discussed preparation and implementation of a colour-based uniform identification scheme for scrubs for assistant professors, senior registrars, medical officers, nursing and paramedical staff, and interns.
Under the PIMS restructuring and rehabilitation plan, the committee also took up the matter of priority submission of requirements by all departments regarding medical equipment and construction work.
The meeting discussed the pilot project of “one patient, one identification number” at the PIMS Cardiac Centre through the National Information Technology Board (NITB), with implementation targeted for November 1, 2026.
The committee stressed effective coordination among relevant departments, timely discharge of responsibilities and progress in accordance with set targets so that the benefits of rehabilitation measures could reach patients as soon as possible.
The press briefing was issued by Professor Dr Sajid Abbasi, spokesperson for PIMS.
