Medical and health services in Pakistan capital Islamabad are set to receive a major boost with the federal government giving the green signal for the construction of a 14-floor medical tower, which will leave the government exchequer poorer by 2.25 billion Pakistani rupees.
The medical tower will be built on the premises of the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS) and promises to provide 2,000 new jobs in addition to state-of-the-art health facilities.
The ground breaking project was performed by Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz earlier this week.
Spread over an area of three-and-a-half acres, the building will have a total of 14 floors and another two in the basement. It will have 360 beds for general patients and 140 beds for private patients. Forty percent of the beds in various categories would be reserved for government servants.
Health Minister Muhammad Nasir Khan pointed out that the tower would have urogynaecology, stem cell research and molecular biology facilities, which the country does not have currently.
The building will also provide for Institutional-Based Practice (IBP), allowing consultants working at PIMS to practise privately in specially-designed OPD clinics.
"This tower is yet another example of the progress we have made in the last seven years. Our continuity and direction has paid off," the Daily Times quoted Aziz as saying.
"We have always encouraged the private sector to play a role and will continue to support any new initiatives in future," he added.
Harvard students condemn Oxford University
Publish Date : 3/5/2007 7:11:00 AM
Two Harvard students, including an NRI, have condemned Oxford University, where they are Rhodes scholars, as "outdated" and "frustrating" and dismissed its world famous Bodleian library as "less than inspiring".
Indian embassy to outsource jobs to American firm
Publish Date : 3/5/2007 7:10:00 AM
After taking thousands of American jobs through outsourcing, India is planning to give a few back. The Indian embassy in the US capital is planning to outsource processing of visas to a US-based company.
Badal heads 18-member coalition ministry in Punjab(Final lead: Badal)
Publish Date : 3/3/2007 7:29:00 AM
Octogenarian leader of the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) Parkash Singh Badal, on Friday took oath as Punjab's new Chief Minister and will lead an 18-member SAD-Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) coalition ministry.
Bareilly eunuch adopts a girl child
Publish Date : 3/3/2007 7:22:00 AM
It was a day of celebration for Saroj, a eunuch in Bareilly in Uttar Pradesh, as 'she' has become a 'mother' by adopting a baby girl.
Kalam offers prayer at Fatehpuri Masjid
Publish Date : 3/3/2007 7:16:00 AM
Keeping a promise made two years ago, President A P J Abdul Kalam today offered prayers at the historic Fatehpuri Masjid in Chandni Chowk here along with thousands of Muslims.
Union Budget directionless, says Modi
Publish Date : 3/1/2007 8:41:00 AM
Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi today criticised the Union Budget by terming it as "directionless".
Centre allocates over Rs 100 crore for minority zones
Publish Date : 3/1/2007 8:38:00 AM
Unfazed by the BJP's criticism over its welfare schemes for Muslims, the Congress-led Central Government has allocated over Rs 100 crore for development programmes in select districts with a sizeable population of minorities.
Kins of political bigwigs fail to find voters' favour
Publish Date : 3/1/2007 8:27:00 AM
The assembly polls in Punjab turned out to be unkind for several kins of political bigwigs as voters rejected most of them barring some of Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) supremo Parkash Singh Badal's near and dear ones.
High Court order on age of nursery admission tomorrow
Publish Date : 3/1/2007 8:24:00 AM
The Delhi High Court today observed that the city Government's submission that a child should be four-years-old to get admission in nursery class was contrary to the law.
Parliament session may be stormy tomorrow on Quattrocchi issue
Publish Date : 3/1/2007 8:18:00 AM
After the lull, it is going to be storm again in Parliament tomorrow.
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