ISLAMABAD: On Tuesday, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif emphasized that development initiatives, particularly those pertaining to health and education, must not be politicized and must be carried out in the interests of the general populace.
He stated during a visit to the Rawalpindi Institute of Urology and Transplantation (RIUT) that no government project ought to be made political by anyone. It was time, according to Shehbaz Sharif, to come together for the proper implementation of the nation’s Constitution. He expressed his satisfaction with the first phase of the hospital’s successful completion, where patients received the best medical care possible for surgeries, kidney diseases, and dialysis.
He lauded the Punjab administration of health for effectively carrying out the operationalization of the hospital and appreciated doctors and nurses for their dedication.
He mentioned that Rs 5 billion were spent on RIUT so far and recalled that he laid the foundation stone of the hospital in 2012. He regretted that the previous government delayed the project, which otherwise could have been made operational much earlier.
PM Sharif said earlier, an allegation put against him by a former chief justice of the Supreme Court halted the work on a kidney and liver transplant hospital in Lahore.
He said such discouragement of development and social work badly impacted the provision of civic facilities for the general public.
He said serving the masses was a noble cause that needed a synchronized effort by all stakeholders.
The prime minister took a round of various sections of the RIUT and inquired about the health of patients. He also instructed the administration to leave no stone unturned in providing best medical facilities to the patients.
Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Marriyum Aurangzeb, Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) leaders Hanif Abbasi, Tahira Aurangzeb, and others were present.
