PM wants global standards for Jinnah Medical Complex

Published August 17, 2025
Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif chairs a review meeting on Jinnah Medical Complex and Research Centre in Islamabad on August 16. — Press Information Department (PID)
Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif chairs a review meeting on Jinnah Medical Complex and Research Centre in Islamabad on August 16. — Press Information Department (PID)

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif announced on Saturday that the Jinnah Medical Complex would be developed into a state-of-the-art tertiary care hospital, meeting international standards.

During a review meeting on the complex’s development, the premier directed that all construction measures should be completed within the stipulated period.

The meeting was presented with the concept design of the complex, prepared free of charge by the Chinese company Hongkong-AOHUA, the PM Office Media Wing said in a statement.

PM Shehbaz observed that the world-class concept design, provided by the company without any compensation, was a testament to the enduring Pakistan-China friendship and the growing ties between the peoples of both nations.

Published in Dawn, August 17th, 2025

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