{
  "id": 12300766,
  "title": "Pims gets new executive director and joint executive director, notifications raise eyebrows",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/pims-gets-new-executive-director-and-joint-executive-director-12300766",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-10-06T04:15:14.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Dawn",
    "slug": "dawn",
    "url": "https://www.dawn.com/news/2035001/pims-gets-new-executive-director-and-joint-executive-director-notifications-raise-eyebrows"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Islamabad - In the aftermath of the fire incident at the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (Pims) that resulted in the death of 15 newborn babies, the hospital has appointed a new executive director (ED) and joint executive director (JED). These decisions have raised eyebrows due to the appointments being made to an officer nearing superannuation and a contractual employee. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif had suspended eight officers following the incident, with the ED position going to Dr Mohammad Salman, the head of the National Institute of Health (NIH). Prof Dr Tanwir Khaliq, who is currently the vice chancellor of Shaheed Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto Medical University (SZABMU), has been assigned the additional charge of ED for three months or until a regular incumbent can be found. Similarly, Brigadier (Retd.) Azmat Hayat, a former employee of Pims, has been assigned the additional charge of JED for the same period. Doctors at the hospital are perplexed by these appointments, questioning how Dr Tanwir Khaliq, who retired six years ago, and a contractual employee can handle such high-level responsibilities.",
  "summary": "ISLAMABAD: After almost six weeks having passed since the fire incident , the capital’s largest hospital Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (Pims) got a new executive director (ED) and joint executive director (JED). However, the notifications raised eye brows as the charge of ED has been given to an officer who has passed his age of superannuation while the JED’s charge has been given to a…",
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        "outlet": "Dawn - Pakistan",
        "title": "Pims gets new executive director and joint executive director, notifications raise eyebrows",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/pims-gets-new-executive-director-and-joint-executive-director",
        "published": "2026-10-06T04:15:14.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}