SWABI: Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf government has allocated Rs650 million for provision of adequate health facilities in Bacha Khan Medical Complex, Shahmansoor, and construction of new building of the district headquarters hospital.

Sources told this correspondent here on Saturday that the government had vowed to upgrade the health facilities in the district to cater to the health requirements of the increasing population.

They said that Rs550 million would be spent on construction of new building of the DHQ hospital. They said that the release of funds and construction would continue side by side. The 74-bed hospital was upgraded to DHQ hospital in 1988, but the old building could not meet the requirements and it was a longstanding demand of the people that this hospital should be reconstructed.

Facilities in Bacha Khan Medical Complex to be upgraded

The project is expected to be completed in the next financial year by the provincial government, said the sources.

Similarly, the KP government would upgrade health facilities in Bacha Khan Medical Complex. The sources said that the hospital had been upgraded to teaching institution after start of admissions in Gajju Khan Medical College, Swabi. They said that land had been acquired for the medical college near Bacha Khan hospital and construction work on this project would be started soon.

Meanwhile, National Assembly Speaker Asad Qaiser said here on Saturday that a modern women and children hospital would be constructed in the district.

Addressing an oath-taking ceremony of local paramedical association, he said that he had directed the officials concerned to prepare the feasibility of this hospital and submit it to him. ROAD MISHAP: Four people, including Chota Lahor tehsil nazim Sohail Khan, were injured when their car collided with a truck on Swabi-Jehangira road on Saturday.

They were on way to Chota Lahor when their car collided with a loaded truck. As a result, Sohail, his driver Attaur Rehman, constable Shakeel Khan and Mahooz Khan were injured. They were taken to Bacha Khan hospital.

In a separate incident, district councillor Hashmat Khan was injured in a road incident. He was taken to Bacha Khan hospital.

Published in Dawn, October 7th, 2018