October 06, 2008	Monday	Shawwal 06, 1429

SUKKUR, Oct 5: Federal Minister for Labour, Manpower and Overseas Pakistanis Syed Khursheed Ahmed Shah has said that the government is working to provide better health facilities to people.

He was speaking at a ceremony after laying the foundation stone of burns centre, trauma centre and nursing institute at the Civil Hospital here on Sunday. He said that the three projects would cost Rs2 billion and after their completion, people of the area would get better health facilities.

He said that burns centre, trauma centre and nursing institute were long standing demands of the area people and the present government, keeping in view the health problems of the people, have initiated these projects, which after completion would provide better health facilities to the people at their doorstep.

The minister said that the government was well aware about the problems of labourers and, therefore, it has initiated housing scheme for them. He added that as a first step, 20,000 residential flats would be constructed in Punjab and 16,000 in Sindh which would be provided to workers on ownership basis.

He said that the highways from Sukkur to Shikarpur and Jacobabad would be widened and doubled and funds were being released for improved water supply and drainage system in Sukkur.

Syed Khursheed Shah said that all the main roads of the city would be carpeted properly and a modern park would also be constructed in the city.

Sindh Minister for Labour Ameer Nawab Khan, MNA Nauman Islam Shaikh and others accompanied the minister.

ACCIDENT: A man was killed and eight others were injured in an accident at Sukkur bypass on Sunday.

A passenger coach, going to Shikarpur from Karachi, collided head on with a truck, coming from opposite direction. As a result, Arshad Jeho, 16, resident of Madeji, was killed and Ghulam Sarwar, Ghulam Mustafa, Ali Akbar, Gul Mohammad, Sumaira, Ishaq, Noor Mohammad and Dildar were injured. They were taken to Sukkur Civil Hospital.

Drivers of both vehicles fled from the scene leaving behind their vehicles which were impounded by police.