Balochistan's first-ever kidney transplant undertaken by BINUQ

E-Paper | May 02, 2026

The Balochistan Institute of Nephro-Urology Quetta (BINUQ) made history on Thursday with the first-ever successful renal surgery in the province.

Kidney transplant procedures for three patients were successfully completed at the BINUQ facility this week. Renal failure patients in Balochistan will now be able to receive complete treatment in Quetta without having to travel to Karachi or Lahore.

A patient being treated at BINUQ. — Photo by author

"Patients are being treated free of cost at the hospital and we are also providing them with free medicines," BINUQ Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Dr Kareem Zarkoon said while speaking to Dawn.

He claimed that the hospital is equipped with latest machinery under the supervision of qualified doctors.

According to the facility's administration, BINUQ has conducted more than 21,000 dialysis procedures so far this year.

Over 100 patients receive free kidney dialysis at BINUQ everyday, in a province that otherwise suffers from a lack of adequate healthcare facilities.

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Junaid

Aug 03, 2017 11:50pm

This is a great news. MashaAllah

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karwa sach

Aug 04, 2017 12:04am

Congratulations!!!!!! Really happy to see this progress.

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wasim

Aug 04, 2017 12:56am

even the water there is not good?

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Javed

Aug 04, 2017 01:37am

Congratulations to the Surgeons. Now please try and help them survive Post Operation Complications, which is where most surgical patients die in Pakistan.

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Khan

Aug 04, 2017 04:54am

You start doing transplant when Dialysis is freely available to all. How many in renal failure patients in Balochistan have dialysis facility ? Is Billions spend in Balochistan used for the care of General Public or ends up like Ghost schools and ghost teachers? If people have no water to Drink, no shoes what the use of fency transplant as show piece? Corruption at peak in Balochistan.

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Nizamuddin Ahmad Aali

Aug 04, 2017 06:10am

@wasim . Surprised. I used to drink water from the taps directly when I was a young kid and now this. Over populated and lack of funds, perhaps.

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anil

Aug 04, 2017 07:42am

good going

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abdul

Aug 05, 2017 08:33am

this hospital must have become at Khuzdar as it is a remote and heart of province.

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