in Timir village of Islamabad on Sunday. – SABAH
ISLAMABAD, February 28: Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) Chairman and founder of the Shaukat Khanum Cancer Hospital, Imran Khan, on Sunday thanked Chief of Army Staff General Raheel Shareef for “granting land” for the construction of the cancer hospital in “DHA Karachi”.
Imran said on his Facebook page that he wanted to express his thanks to the army chief for allotting land for his welfare hospital. “Want to thank COAS Gen Raheel for helping SKMTH by granting land in DHA Karachi for the hospital,” the social media post read.
According to a private TV News channel, a 20 acre plot in Karachi’s Defence Housing Authority City – located near the Karachi-Hyderabad Super Highway – has been allotted for the Shaukat Khanum hospital. DHA is providing 18 acres of land in DHA City, located on the Super Highway, for the establishment of the hospital. It will cater not only to the residents of Karachi but also those hailing from Balochistan, rural Sindh and Southern Punjab.
An agreement for the purpose was reached four days ago between the DHA administration and the hospital. DHA administrator Brigadier Zubair Ahmed reportedly confirmed that the MoU had been signed. “This is a huge milestone for DHA and will benefit the whole community,” he said.
Imran Khan’s cancer hospital trust has already established two hospitals – one in Lahore and the other in Peshawar.
The Shaukat Khanum Hospital in Peshawar, inaugurated in December last year, was constructed on land gifted by the ANP-led government in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.-Agencies
