MIANWALI: At his Zaman Park residence in Lahore, former prime minister Imran Khan inaugurated a mother and child hospital in Mianwali and the Chapri Dam in Isakhel.

The Chapri Dam is located in the steep area of the Khattak Belt, where inhabitants are experiencing a water shortage. Humans and animals are formerly forced to drink contaminated rainwater kept in ponds.

A 200-bed mother and child hospital was also desperately required in the neighbourhood. The hospital will open next month, and it will serve not only this district but also the surrounding districts of Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. This hospital houses a nursing school.

Earlier, it was announced by the Punjab government that Mr Khan would visit Mianwali to inaugurate both projects but due to his inability to travel for health reasons, the function was held on Tuesday afternoon at Zaman Park in Lahore.

Published in Dawn, December 22nd, 2022