- Sharif Says healthcare centre another step towards establishment of Quaid’s Pakistan
Pakistan has not been transformed in accordance with the vision of Quaid-e-Azam despite the lapse of 68 years, and while treatment and education facilities are readily available to elite, provision of the same to the common man is a big challenge, observed Punjab Chief Minister Shehbaz Sharif during the inauguration of state-of-the-art Shehbaz Sharif Hospital in Bedian Road area on the eve of Quaid-e-Azam Day.
Addressing a function after the inauguration of the hospital, the chief minister said that this 60-bed hospital had been completed in two years and latest treatment facilities had been provided to the patients. He said that free of cost treatment and medicines would be provided to the patients while the bed capacity of the hospital would be increased to 100 beds in future.
Earlier, Sharif visited the whole building of the hospital and reviewed modern treatment facilities provided at the hospital. He also went to modern filter clinic (emergency) and saw its different sections as well as talked to the doctors and paramedical staff.
Later, he inspected the centre for rehabilitation of the disabled and appreciated the treatment facilities for the patients facing physical disability. He also inspected modern lab, wards, X-ray room, mother and child health clinic and other medical facilities in the main building of the hospital.
Talking to the hospital staff, the chief minister said that this splendid hospital had been set up to provide quality healthcare to the people and he was pleased that the staff was alert and polite while there was an excellent system of cleanliness in the hospital.
Sharif said that this hospital was a precious gift for the residents of Bedian and a computerised system had been introduced for inventory control. He said that the hospital would be run on the patron of Recep Tayyip Erdogan Trust Hospital Muzaffargarh and he was confident that the head of the Indus Hospital Dr Faisal Bari and his team would operate the hospital in a professional manner.
Sharif said that the inauguration of the hospital on the occasion of Quaid-e-Azam Day reflected the determination towards service to the ailing humanity, adding that the hospital was another step towards establishment of the Pakistan of the Quaid.
The chief minister said that provision of easy and inexpensive education and health facilities was essential for realising the dream of the Quaid. He said that Quaid-e-Azam had created Pakistan so that quality education and health facilities could be available to all citizens. He said that efforts were being made under the leadership of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to provide equal facilities to all citizens.
He said that modern treatment and education facilities were the basic right of every citizen and the government would ensure this right as Quaid-e-Azam had created Pakistan for this purpose. He said that it was time for practical efforts and the golden principles of honesty and hard work would be adopted to make Pakistan an Islamic welfare state.
The chief minister said that measures were being taken speedily under the leadership of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif for the improvement of economic and social sectors. Therefore, he added, work was in progress expeditiously on several projects in energy, infrastructure and transport sectors under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor.
Referring to the Lahore Orange Line Metro Train project, Sharif said that it was precious gift of Chinese leadership to the people of Pakistan and after completion of this project, some 0.25 million people would benefit from this facility on a daily basis.
He further said that the nation had achieved tremendous successes in the war against terrorism by displaying unprecedented unity. He said that political and military leadership was on the same page in the war against terrorism. He said that the army had broken the back of terrorists through Operation Zarb-e-Azb and the nation was determined to completely eliminate terrorism and sectarianism.
The chief minister said that no effort would be spared for rooting out terrorists and their facilitators, adding that Pakistan would be made a haven of peace.
The chief minister thanked the Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan Trust Hospital Muzaffargarh and International Red Cross for the provision of modern treatment facilities at the hospital. He also felicitated Christian employees working in the hospital on Christmas and said the Punjab government shared their joys.
He should thank Imran Khan for putting him on the right path, I hope. Shahbaz never had hospitals etc on his mind. Now a road will be constructed with few overheads and underpasses up to this Hospital. Why has he named it after his own name? Did he finance the whole project? I doubt that. Why wasn’t it named after our great Quid? Taxpayers money spent for personal ‘glory’ which is also fake glory.
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