MANSEHRA: The first dialysis unit in the upper parts of Hazara division was inaugurated at the King Abdullah Teaching Hospital here.
PTI district president Taimur Saleem Swati told the inaugural ceremony on Friday that the dialysis centre would cater to the needs of a large population.
He said the government was committed to carrying out more healthcare projects in the division, especially Mansehra district.
Kath medical superintendent Dr Ahmad Faisal said the bedding capacity of the facility had been enhanced and intensive and cardiac care units established.
He said Rs100 million health initiatives were being taken in upper parts of Hazara division.
PTI leader Kamal Saleem Swati said the installation of an incinerator was under way for the safe disposal of hospital waste.
He said the Saudi government had sanctioned over Rs700 million for high-tech surgical and medical machines and equipment to be purchased by the hospital.
TOURISTS: People thronged Shogran resort here on Saturday after snowfall.
The visitors showed up from different parts of the country with friends and families. They said their visit was meant to celebrate the New Year night amid the post-snowfall chilly weather.
The snow also fell in other parts of Kaghan valley.
Seerat Hazarvi told reporters that she had come to Shogran with family to enjoy snowfall and see sights, including high mountains and lush-green meadows.
Nazima Shaheen said she went to Siri Paye tourist resort with her husband and children and had a fascinating view of Malka-i-Parbat, the highest mountainous range in Himalayas, besides seeing heavy snowfall.
ONE DIES IN ACCIDENT: Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam-Fazl leader Maulana Mufti Usman killed in a road accident on the Shatay Interchange of the Hazara Motorway here on Thursday evening.
Mr Usman lost control of his car on the way from Battle to Mansehra causing it to ram into an oncoming truck.
The residents shifted him to the King Abdullah Teaching Hospital but the doctors pronounced him dead.
Published in Dawn, january 1st, 2023
