LAHORE: A staff nurse of the Children`s Hospital Lahore was found dead in the hostel of the facility under mysterious circumstances on Sunday.

The deceased, staff nurse Ms Rukhsana, was a resident of Pakpattan, posted at the cardiac surgery unit of the hospital.

According to initial reports, some staff nurses, who also reside in the nursing hostel, foundMs Rulchsana dead in her room and informed the administration about it.

The hospital management called police to investigate the matter.

An official said the cause of the nurse`s death was not known yet.

He said, quoting hospital sources, the nurse`s father had died a month bacl< and she was under severe stress since then.

The official said the family of the deceased staff nurse has been informed about the incident.