The Punjab government issues orders removing the acting medical superintendent of Tehsil Headquarters (THQ) Hospital Kot Momin and the Chief Executive Officer (Health), Sargodha, from their posts over negligence of duty.
According to official orders issued by the Secretary, Health Punjab, CEO Health Sargodha Dr Sara and acting Medical Superintendent THQ Hospital Kot Momin Dr Fahad Shaheen are relieved of their responsibilities with immediate effect. Both officers are directed to report to the Health and Population Department. The action follows a late-night inspection of THQ Hospital Kot Momin by Special Assistant to the Chief Minister Shoaib Mirza, carried out on the directions of Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif. During the visit, only one doctor is found on duty while the remaining medical staff are absent.
Due to the absence of doctors, a maternity patient is forced to wait for more than half an hour despite being in pain. Taking serious notice of the situation, the provincial government orders disciplinary action on the basis of the inspection report submitted by special assistant to CM Shoaib Mirza.
Formal notifications in this regard have been issued by the Secretary Health and Population Department Punjab.