President appoints new managing body of PRCS

Islamabad : President Arif Alvi has appointed new Managing Body of Pakistan Red Crescent Society (PRCS) and a notification in this regard has been issued by the Ministry of National Health Services.

Asif Bajwa, Dr. Irshad Muhammad, Syed Hashim A Hassan, Dr. Parvez Ghaffar Rajwani, Abdul Hadi and Dr. Mowadat Hussain Rana are among the new members of PRCS Managing Body. Other members include Chairmen/Chairpersons of PRCS Branch Committees of Punjab, Sindh, Khyber-Pakhtun­khwa, Merged Areas, Baloch­sitan and Azad Jammu and Kashmir.

Secretary Finance Division, Secretary National Health Services and Chief Commissioner Islamabad Capital Territory have been approved as member of PRCS managing body and the appointments of all members are made as per the PRCS rules, according to the notification.

The newly appointed members have vast experience in management, health and some among them have even served at key positions in government bureaucracy.

It is pertinent to mention here that the new Managing Body of PRCS was unanimously elected at an Extraordinary General Meeting (EGM) held at the National Headquarters in Islamabad on March 31 this year. Punjab Governor Ch. Muhammad Sarwar, Sindh Governor Imran Ismail and Gilgit-Baltistan Governor Raja Jalal Hussain Maqpoon had virtually attended the EGM as presidents of the respective provincial branches of PRCS.