PPP demands health minister Mustafa Kamal's resignation over PIMS tragedy
“The Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) has demanded the resignation of Federal Health Minister Mustafa Kamal over the PIMS tragedy that resulted in the deaths of 15 children. Speaking to the media at PIMS, P…”
Speaking to the media at PIMS, PPP Senator Sherry Rehman said there was no water in the fire tanks, doctors were unavailable and gates were closed at the hospital when the incident occurred.
“We have not come here to do politics, but it is our responsibility to ask questions about the incident,” she said, adding that the minister responsible should resign voluntarily. PPP leader Nayyar Bukhari said removing a single secretary from office was not enough, arguing that the federal health ministry had failed to properly manage even two hospitals.
He questioned how the ministry could manage hospitals across the country if it could not manage two hospitals, and demanded that the Ministry of Health be held accountable for the incident. Bukhari said the ministry should have monitored the performance and administrative arrangements of the PIMS management.
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Sindh government spokesperson Saadia Javed said the deaths of 15 innocent children at PIMS could not be described as merely an accident, calling it a serious failure of the federal healthcare system and a case of administrative negligence. She said the federal health minister should accept responsibility for the failure.
Written by Sajal Ali
Aman-e-Pakistan Senior Journalist & Bureau Reporter
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