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F.N.JAC Meeting for Service Structure

Members of the Federal Nurses Joint Action Committee held a meeting at the house of Mr Imamdin Rind (President PNA) in Islamabad today. The members are working for the development of a comprehensive service structure for federal nurses.

The meeting was attended by Mr Imamdin Rind(PIMS), Mr Wajood Lashari (CDA), Mr Sattar Barohi (CDA), Mr Nazeer Soomro (Polyclinic), Mevo Khan Lashari (Polyclinic), Kaleemullah Samo (Polyclinic), Khaimchand Parwani (CDA),Yaqoob Bashir (Polyclinic) and Khalil Ahmed Jatt ( admin PKN/PIMS). 

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