Captain (retd) Muhammad Mahmood, a BS-21 officer of the Pakistan Administrative Service, has been assigned the additional charge of Secretary, National Health Services, Regulations and Coordination Division.
According to details, Muhammad Mahmood is currently serving as Secretary, Housing and Works Division. He has been given the additional charge for a period of three months or until he is posted to a regular position under Section 10 of the Civil Servants Act, 1973, whichever comes first.
The Establishment Division issued the notification regarding his additional charge. It also issued a separate notification suspending Muhammad Aslam Ghauri, a BS-22 officer of the Secretariat Group, who was serving as Secretary, National Health Services, Regulations and Coordination Division. According to the notification, Aslam Ghauri has been suspended initially for 120 days under Rule 5 of the Civil Servants (Performance and Discipline) Rules, 2020.
Health Secretary Aslam Ghauri has been suspended and removed from office by the Prime Minister, according to an official notification. The notification states that Housing Secretary Captain (Retd.) Muhammad Mahmood has been given the additional charge of Health Secretary.
Earlier, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif removed Federal Health Secretary Aslam Ghauri from his post following the tragic deaths of 14 newborns in a fire at the PIMS Hospital nursery. A high-level meeting was held under the Prime Minister’s chairmanship to review the PIMS Hospital fire incident, during which strong displeasure was expressed over the performance of the relevant officials. The Prime Minister ordered the immediate suspension and removal of Federal Health Secretary Aslam Ghauri and directed Federal Health Minister Mustafa Kamal to reach Islamabad immediately.