Imran Khan performs groundbreaking of Shaukat Khanum hospital in Karachi

Published December 29, 2016
Imran Khan upon his arrival in Karachi. —Photo courtesy PTI
Imran Khan upon his arrival in Karachi. —Photo courtesy PTI
Groundbreaking ceremony of Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital and Research Centre. —Photo courtesy PTI
Groundbreaking ceremony of Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital and Research Centre. —Photo courtesy PTI

Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf chairman Imran Khan performed the groundbreaking of Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital and Research Centre at DHA City Karachi on Thursday.

Addressing the groundbreaking ceremony, he said approximately 75 per cent patients were treated at the Shaukat Khanum hospital without any charges.

He guessed that around 90 per cent patients in the country could not get the treatment of cancer ailment because it is so costly.

Imran Khan said that Pakistan was created as an Islamic Welfare State but we had diverted from the same path.

Groundbreaking ceremony of Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital and Research Centre. —Photo courtesy PTI
Groundbreaking ceremony of Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital and Research Centre. —Photo courtesy PTI

Groundbreaking ceremony of Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital and Research Centre. —Photo courtesy PTI
Groundbreaking ceremony of Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital and Research Centre. —Photo courtesy PTI

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