Provincial Ministers call on Usman Buzdar
Chief Minister Punjab Sardar Usman Buzdar laid the foundation stone of a 1000-bed general hospital project, valuing Rs. 7.55 billion, on Ferozepur Road. The blood and cardiac diseases hospitals would also be built while the 250-bed emergency block and trauma centre would be constructed in the first phase and the facility would be functional by August 2023.
Addressing the ceremony, the CM said the government chose this 123 Kanal prime located land for public welfare as it had been lying vacant for a long time.
The new medical facility would provide the latest facilities while LDA has been directed to manage traffic load on this arterial thoroughfare, he added.
He disclosed that new emergencies would also be built in Jinnah and services hospitals through IDAP with Rs. 17 billion. Every citizen would have a health card by the end of March in Punjab to enjoy one million worth of free treatment facilities per annum, he cited.
He explained that 23 hospitals are being constructed along with the upgradation of around 150 health facilities as 158 other medical facilities have already been upgraded. Six new social security hospitals are being built along-with legal amendments in the pipeline to allow the general public to avail emergencies of social security hospitals, he noted. There is no resemblance to the citizen-centric work of the PTI-led government that intends to transform Punjab into an ideal province having the latest healthcare facilities, he concluded.
Health Minister Dr Yasmeen Rashid said the number of beds in different emergencies is being increased in Lahore as CM has always extended full support. Work on new emergencies in Jinnah and services hospital would be started soon to make room for additional 800 beds, she added.
SACM Hasaan Khawar, chief secretary, secretary specialized health and medical education department, commissioner Lahore, secretary information and culture department, DG LDA and others were also present. Earlier, CEO IDAP briefed about the project.
Meanwhile, Provincial Ministers Sibtain Khan, Dr Muhammad Akhtar Malik and Hafiz Mumtaz Ahmad called on Chief Minister Punjab Sardar Usman Buzdar at his office and expressed complete confidence in the leadership of PM and chief minister Punjab.
The participants also discussed departmental performance, political situation and foiling of the no-confidence motion.
Talking on the occasion, the CM lamented that the impassive opposition is preoccupied with the lust for power.
Its conduct is extremely disappointing and irresponsible as it has harmed national unity by engaging in negative politics, he added.
The CM asserted that the rejected elements would not get anything as politics of anarchy is their only agenda. Point scoring on every issue is their only goal as the opposition could only make hollow claims while sitting in the drawing-rooms.
Meanwhile, the nation would remain united under the leadership of PM Imran Khan, he concluded.
