What is happening in Sindh | a factual background

In response to a targeted campaign on print & social media against Director Nursing Sindh, Shabir Jhatial & Controller SNEB, Ms Khairunnisa, the factual background is given below:

1. The Controller Nursing Board Ms Khairunnisa was appointed in 2017 following dysfunctional Board for almost six months.

2. Rampant Corruption in the Board mainly through ghost private institutes (almost 20+ in number) was not hidden secret with millions of rupees dirty business in each.

3. The health department decided to take on against the deep-rooted corrupt mafia spread in the province and rooted at the Nursing Council Islamabad.

4. The corrupt network of the private institute's owners utilized association leaders to target the controller through sit-ins and character assassination campaign on print, electronic, and social media.

5. The department consistently stood by and the reforms in the system brought the Board on track again in a year.

6. After the retirement of the Ex-Director, Mr Shabir Jathial was given look after charge after thorough interviewing amongst the senior most lot on the seniority-cum-fitness basis.

7. Being Ex-Officio member of Nursing Council, he took on the network rooted at Nursing Council Islamabad. The same network started a media campaign, court cases, and sit-ins against him. The Health Department stood by again and reforms began at Council level. The mushroom ghost institutes business got suspended.

8. Visits of ghost institutes began as per orders of the department and PNC. The mushrooming of 27 new institutes came under suspension. The writ of the government was reinforced. The uncontrollable ghost institutes were asked to produce NOC from the Health Department. The Council office Islamabad also came under scrutiny.

9. After the suspension of 18/19 public sector schools due to fake admissions, the admissions of 900+ nursing students were carried out in a transparent manner. The broker network became ineffective and non-existent in the Sindh province.

10. Council's crucial session is impending, the fate of ghost suspended schools is will be decided. Perhaps they will get final no in the session to be called in a couple of days.

11. Meanwhile, the same mafia has started the baseless and misleading campaign again. Whereas, the allegations against Director/Controller Nursing do not have single evidence. Any kind of inquiry against these competent and honest officers would prove them innocent.

Consistent support is still needed to root out the remnants of mafia type networking. The nursing profession would improve as per the state policy to make it compete in the international market.