Pakistan, Oct. 23 -- Parliamentary Secretary for Health Nelson Azeem on Thursday informed the National Assembly that the proposed health insurance scheme for federal government employees had been forwarded to the relevant authorities for consideration and approval. Responding to a question during the question hour, he said the Ministry of National Health Services, Regulations and Coordination (NHSR&C) had forwarded the summary through the Finance Division to the Prime Minister's Office.

He said the Prime Minister's Office subsequently referred the summary to the Committee on the Sehat Sahulat Programme, headed by the Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives, for deliberations and recommendations before its onward submis...