KOHAT: The health officials here have demanded installation of an oxygen plant at the KDA teaching hospital in the wake of alarming increase in Covid patients.

When contacted, former medical superintendent of KDA hospital Dr Hashim said on Saturday that the plant had been approved by the government last year, but it could not be installed as yet.

He termed it a bad luck of Kohatwhere such a big hospital was without an oxygen plant while small hospitals in the province had already been provided with the facility.

He said it was a waste of time to send empty cylinders for refilling to other districts where in some cases there was not a single full cylinder available.

He said the Covid situation in Kohat was alarming and the beds in the wards had been occupied by patients.

He said the patients were being shifted to the ICU on a daily basis.

Former MS of KDA hospital says Covid situation deteriorating

DRINKING WATER SHORTAGE: The residents of Boraka town yearning for drinking water for last 20 years have urged the government to approve Rs2 million for deep boring to rid them from sharing water with animals from the same muddy pond.

Speaking at a gathering, former chairman Kirman Khan and caretaker of a seminary Maulana Amanullah said on Saturday they had collected some money and called a boring machine owner who demanded Rs1.6 million for boring, saying laying of pipeline would not be included in it.

They said the project was dropped because people could not afford it.

They said the local lawmakers and administration had been making false promises for replacement of broken water pipes coming from Suleman Talab tubewell.

An elder Asif Khan said MPA Shahdad Khan always made excuses of being in opposition and asked him to at least raise voice for resolution of their problems.

ARRESTED: The Ustarzai police resolved the blind murder case of young brother of six sisters of Spina Khawra, Khadizai, and arrested an accused on Saturday.

SHO Qismat Khan said one Zamin Khan had filed a report of murder of his nephew against unknown persons after body of Hussain Asghar, 25, was found on April 11, 2021.

He said they arrested half a dozen suspects, including accused Syed Abbas who belonged to Kalaya, Orakzai district. He said during interrogations the accused admitted to have committed the murder.

Published in Dawn, April 25th, 2021