Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS) Act, 2023

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THE PAKISTAN INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES (PIMS) 
ACT, 2023 
 
 
 
 
 
CONTENTS 
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1.  Short title and commencement 
2.  Definitions 
3.  Super specialty 
4.  Removal of difficulties 
5.  Overriding effect 
6.  Repeal and Savings 
 
SCHEDULE-I 
 

 
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THE PAKISTAN INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES (PIMS) ACT, 2023 
 
          [3rd January, 2023] 
ACT NO. I OF 2023 
 
AN 
ACT 
to repeal the Federal Medical Teaching Institutes Act, 2021 
 
WHEREAS it is expedient to repeal the Federal Medical Teaching Institutes Act, 2021 (XII 
of 2021): 
 
It is hereby enacted as follows:⸻ 
 
1. Short title and commencement .⸻ (1) This Act shall be called th e Pakistan Institute of 
Medical Sciences (PIMS) Act, 2023. 
 
(2) It shall come into force at once and shall be deemed to have taken effect on and from the 
commencement of the Federal Medical Teaching Institutes Act, 2021 (XII of 2021). 
 
2. Definitions.⸻ In this Act, unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or context,⸻ 
 
(a)  “Division concerned” means the Division to which the business of  this Act 
stands allocated under the Rules of Business, 1973; 
 
(b)  “Government” means the Federal Government; 
 
(c)  “hospital” means a teaching hospital as notified by the Federal Government or 
any authority authorized by it in this behalf, headed by an Executive Director, 
to be appointed by the Government in accordance with the provisions contained 
in the Civil Servants Act, 1973 (LXXI of 1973) and Rules made thereunder; 
 
(d)  “prescribed” means prescribed by rules or regulations made under  this Act; 
and 
 
(e)  “super specialty” means highly skilled medical professionals. 
 
3. Super specialty.⸻The Government can engage highly skilled clinical medical professionals 
up to sixty five years of age having extra ordinary professional capabilities. Such highly skilled medical 
professionals shall be appointed on Management Pay Scales or any other special pay scale as may be 
prescribed by rules. 
 
4. Removal of difficulties.⸻ If a difficulty arises in giving effect to any of the provisions of 
this Act, the Government may, by notification in the official Gazette make such order as it deems 
necessary for removal of the difficulty: 
 
Provided that this power shall not be exercised after two years of the commencement of this  
Act. 
 
 
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5. Overriding effect .⸻ The Shaheed Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto Medical University Islamabad 
(Amendment) Act, 2018 (III of 2018) shall have override effect on the provision of this Act: 
 
Provided that in case of any controversy between the provisions of this Act and the Shaheed 
Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto Medical University Islamabad (Amendment) Act, 2018 (III of 2018), the 
provisions of the Shaheed Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto Medical University Islamabad (Amendment) Act, 2018 
(III of 2018) shall prevail. 
 
6. Repeal and Savings.⸻ (1) The Federal Medical Teaching Institutes Act, 2021 (XII of 2021) 
hereinafter referred to as the repealed Act, shall stand repealed. 
 
(2) The Board forme d pursuant to the repealed Act shall stands dissolved upon the 
commencement of this Act. 
 
(3) All assets, rights, movable and immovable properties, records, cash, bank accounts, 
deposits etc. of the dissolved Medical Teaching Institute under the repealed Act shall stand transferred 
to the Division concerned which carrying the business under the Shaheed Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto Medical 
University Islamabad (Amendment) Act, 2018 (III of 2018) and shall be deemed to be assets, rights, 
properties, records, cash, ban k accounts, deposits etc. of the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences 
Shaheed Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto Medical University Islamabad (Amendment) Act, 2018 (III of 2018). 
 
(4) All liabilities, payables and receivables of the dissolved Medical Teaching Institute  under 
the repealed Act shall be deemed to be the liabilities, payables and receivables to the Division 
concerned which carrying the business under the Shaheed Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto Medical University 
Islamabad (Amendment) Act, 2018 (III of 2018). 
 
SCHEDULE - I 
(See Section 6) 
 
List of institutions (colleges and hospitals) declared as National medical institutions. 
 
1. Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences, Islamabad along with the Federal Medical College, 
Islamabad being a teaching hospital and college respectively of the Shaheed Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto 
Medical University, Islamabad. 
 
2. Dental Hospital Islamabad and its School of Dentistry, being a teaching hospital/constituent 
college of the Shaheed Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto Medical University, Islamabad. 
   
 
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RGN Date: 20-08-2025