Hospital upgradation, medical college approved for Karak
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Pervez Khattak has approved upgradation of the district headquarters hospital to teaching hospital and construction of a medical college in the district.
This was informed by advisor to the chief minister on prisons Malik Qasim Khan Khattak while addressing a public meeting at Fateh Sheri here on Tuesday.
Mr Khattak said that 200 megawatts power grid station would be established in the district to overcome low voltage and loadshedding problems.
The lawmaker also approved upgradation of government high school, Garang Sirajkhel, to higher secondary level, and establishment of a model public school in Takht-i-Nusrati tehsil.
“Work on both the projects will be started in a week’s time to provide the higher education opportunities to students of backward areas,” he added.
Mr Khattak also announced construction of two additional rooms of government primary school, Lakarki Banda.
He said that Rs860 million had been approved for supply of drinking water from Lawagher dam to Sirajkhel, Takht-i-Nusrati, Mianki, Shnawa Guddikhel and Jehangeri areas. “An 18-inch diameter pipeline will be laid for the purpose,” he added.
He said that work on some mega projects had already begun in the district.
The lawmaker asked the people to pray for the success of the negotiations between the government and the Taliban to bring lasting peace to the country.
He said the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf-led government had turned the police, revenue and other departments into public serving entities.
“Steps have been initiated to purge these departments of corruption,” he added.
On the occasion, several families resigned from Pakistan Muslim League-N and joined the PTI.
ROAD IN BAD SHAPE: Krappa-Gambela section of the Indus Highway has turned into death trap, which needs early reconstruction to save precious lives.
This was demanded at a joint meeting of Chountra Welfare Organisation and Karak Welfare Organisation here on Tuesday.
The participants said the bad condition of the road and sharp turns at various places had caused many a fatal accident, claiming hundreds of precious lives.
They said that the road was an important trade route between the port city of Karachi and rest of the country.
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