Tag: PIC

PIC fails to hire required staff for Cardiac MRI project

LAHORE: In yet another example of mismanagement, the Punjab Institute of Cardiology (PIC) has failed to hire the required staff for its Cardiac MRI...

Punjab govt constitutes special medical board to oversee Nawaz’s health

--Punjab info minister claims Sharif family 'lying' about Nawaz's health LAHORE: The Punjab government on Friday constituted a special medical board for the examination and...

Nawaz Sharif’s medical report declared ‘unsatisfactory’

-- Maryam expresses concerns over former premier's medical reports   LAHORE: The medical reports of former prime minister Nawaz Sharif were declared unsatisfactory after he underwent...

PIC fails to update list of govt depts’ information officers

--Punjab Information Commission chief commissioner says cannot keep list of PIOs updated amid massive shuffling, transfers in govt sector LAHORE: Punjab Information Commission (PIC) has failed...

Patients suffer as PIC’s angiography machine goes dysfunctional

LAHORE: Negligence of the Specialised Healthcare & Medical Education (SH&ME) department has put the lives of hundreds of cardiac patients at risk as the angiography...

Punjab govt urged to remove PIC chief commissioner

LAHORE: Punjab Governor Rafique Ahmed Rajwana has been urged to withdraw notification of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Lawyers Forum Pakistan President Naseer Ahmad Bhutta...

Justice Asif Khosa discharged from PIC

LAHORE: Senior judge of the Supreme Court Justice Asif Saeed Khosa on Wednesday was discharged from the Punjab Institute of Cardiology (PIC) after a successful...

PIC medicine scam: Court dismayed over non-completion of inquiry

  The Lahore High Court on Tuesday expressed dismay over non-completion of inquiry into alleged scam of medicine purchase at the Punjab Institute of Cardiology...

PIC operating theatres too dirty to operate

LAHORE Operating theatres (OTs) in the Punjab Institute of Cardiology (PIC) shut down on Friday because of hygiene concerns. PIC was inspected previously in March and...

Fire erupts at PIC

The fire which broke out at the Punjab Institute of Cardiology (PIC) early Thursday morning has been brought under control after hectic efforts. According to...

Efroz Phrama director to be released

The Lahore Registry of the Supreme Court (SC) on Friday ordered to release Efroz Pharma Director Nadir Feroz in Punjab Institute of Cardiology (PIC)...

Court sends Efroze Pharma director on two days remand, manager ...

A local court on Wednesday sent Efroze Pharma Director Nadir Feroz on two days’ physical remand while Manager Shakil Nagar was sent to jail. ...

Body parts of PIC fake medicine victims stolen from forensic lab,...

The Lahore High Court was informed on Friday that the body parts of the victims who were administered spurious drugs at the Punjab Institute...

AIG Punjab issued contempt notice in fake drugs case

The Supreme Court on Monday issued a contempt of court notice to the Additional Inspector General (AIG) Punjab Aslam Tareen in connection to the...

PIC chief executive takes charge

The newly appointed Punjab Institute of Cardiology Chief Executive Prof Dr Bilal Zakria took charge of his new responsibilities on Friday. Dr Zakria inspected...

Tribunal records statement in PIC deaths case

The defective drugs inquiry tribunal on Friday recorded the statement of Chairman Chief Minister’s Inspection Team Najeem Saeed in the PIC deaths case. He submitted...

13 arrested in PIC deaths case

Investigators probing the deaths of about 150 Punjab Institute of Cardiology (PIC) patients arrested 13 men on Friday. Sources in Investigation Wing of the...