Federal health ministry posts out ex-minister's 'key aides'

Federal health ministry posts out ex-minister's 'key aides'

ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of National Health Services on Monday repatriated two key aides of former health minister Abdul Qadir Patel to their parent departments.

Soon after the dissolution of National Assembly and completion of tenure of Abdul Qadir Patel as federal health minister on August 9, the Ministry of Health cancelled all the recruitment process in the PIMS, Federal Government Poly Clinic, NIH Islamabad and all the development projects of the ministry after questions were raised on recruitments from BPS-1 to BPS-16.

One of the key aides of former minister, Muhammad Imran Ali alias Imran Tipu, who was serving as director to health minister, was repatriated through a notification by the ministry, while Salahuddin Qureshi, another aide of the former minister, was also barred from entering the ministry.

"The services of Muhammad Imran Ali, presently working as director (BS-19/Non-Medical) are repatriated to his parent department as additional director (BS-19/Public Relations), Shaheed Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto Medical University (SZAMBU) Islamabad and is relieved from the ministry with immediate effect," a notification by the Federal Ministry of Health said.