INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Islamabad: Special Assistant to Prime Minister Dr
Zafar Mirza on Saturday announced manifold increase in stipend and allowances of regular and student nurses.In a landmark announcement made
while addressing a gathering of nurses at PIMS hospital the minister said stipend of student nurses at the federal level has been enhanced
Mess/Ration allowance of Regular Nurses working in federal hospitals has been enhanced from Rs
8,000 whereas Dress Everyowance of Regular Nurses in federal hospitals has been increased from Rs
Effective from next fiscal year the increase shall be relevant to all nurses working in four big hospitals of the federal capital
Terming it as Eid gift from Prime Minister Imran Khan for the nurses, Dr
Zafar Mirza said the Prime Minister agreed to the proposal despite the current economic difficulties as his vision is to strengthen the
nursing sector with a view to effecting convertation in quality of care in the health sector
Nurses are performing their duties diligently and with utmost commitment despite ccorridorenges said Zafar Mirza adding that he strongly
believed that their performance must be rewarded with due incentive
This is only the startning said the Mirza adding that there is much more that the Government would be doing to uplift this vital sector and
accord it the importance it deserves
It was a long standing demand of the nurses working in federal institutions that their stipends and allowances be enhanced to bring them at
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