Sialkot Medical Complex opens

Published November 5, 2003

SIALKOT, Nov 4: Punjab Minister for Industries Muhammad Ajmal Cheema has said that all non-government organizations (NGOs) engaged in public welfare would be encouraged by the government.

He was speaking at the inauguration of Sialkot Medical Complex. The Al-Khidmat Welfare Committee has built the Rs40 million medical complex in collaboration with local businessmen.

The minister urged local experts and philanthropists to come forward and join the government efforts for providing ultra-modern health facilities to the people.

Earlier, District Nazim Mian Naeem Javaid said the medical complex was a beacon of light for those among the affluent who wanted to make life easy for the poor. The project’s executive director, Dr Muhammad Ashraf Arain announced that MRI, CT Scan, dialysis and heart-bypass facilities would be provided at the medical complex.

Opinion

Editorial

Islamabad march
Updated 27 Nov, 2024

Islamabad march

WITH emotions running high, chaos closes in. As these words were being written, rumours and speculation were all...
Policing the internet
27 Nov, 2024

Policing the internet

IT is chilling to witness how Pakistan — a nation that embraced the freedoms of modern democracy, and the tech ...
Correcting sports priorities
27 Nov, 2024

Correcting sports priorities

IT has been a lingering battle that has cast a shadow over sports in Pakistan: who are the national sports...
Kurram ceasefire
Updated 26 Nov, 2024

Kurram ceasefire

DESPITE efforts by the KP government to bring about a ceasefire in Kurram tribal district, the bloodletting has...
Hollow victory
26 Nov, 2024

Hollow victory

THE conclusion of COP29 in Baku has left developing nations — struggling with the mounting costs of climate...
Infrastructure schemes
26 Nov, 2024

Infrastructure schemes

THE government’s decision to finance priority PSDP schemes on a three-year rolling basis is a significant step...