An older article with details on the Jinnah hospital being constructed and some other aid projects - stuff you will never hear the Western media talk about:
Pak to construct Rs 1.2b hospital in Afghanistan
ISLAMABAD (APP) - The Government of Pakistan will construct Jinnah Hospital in Kabul at an estimated cost of Rs 1200 million, which would have all the modern health facilities.
A contract signing ceremony was held here Tuesday between the Governments of Pakistan and Afghanistan. Commander National Logistic Cell, Brigadier Nisar Ahmed Mir and Brigadier (Retd) Anjum Saeed on the part of Planning and Development Division signed the agreement.
First Secretary Embassy of Afghanistan, Syed Maluk Fakhar was also present on the occasion. Senior Joint Secretary Planning and Development Division Raja Atta Mohammad on this occasion gave details of the project.
He said Pakistan has already committed an amount of US $300 million for the reconstruction and rehabilitation of Afghanistan.
He told that the planned three-storey hospital would have a capacity of 200 beds with further space available for its expansion to 400 beds.
For this purpose, 25 acres of land has been made available by the Government of Afghanistan, he added.
He said it would comprise 50-bed Thalassemia centre, dialysis centre,surgical wards, besides others facilities.
He said the design of the hospital has been prepared by M/S NESPAK in consultation with Ministry of Health, Afghanistan.
Contract for construction has been awarded to National Logistic Cell, which is also constructing Allama Iqbal Faculty Block at Kabul University, Sir Syed Post Graduate Science Faculty Block in Nangarhar University, Jalalabad, Liaquat Ali Khan Engineering Faculty Block in Bulkh University, Mazar-e-Sharif and Nishtar Kidney Centre, Jalalabad, he added.
Raja Atta said that after completion, all the necessary equipment will be supplied by the government of Pakistan.
About other projects, the Senior Joint Secretary said Nishtar Kidney Health Centre, Jalalabad is under construction while general hospital at Logar and Fatima Jinnah Nuclear Medicine Centre in Kabul are in the pipeline.
Besides, Pakistan committed to construct a 100-bed eye hospital, he added.
He said Pakistan has made a donation of 100 buses, 300,000 student kit, 50,000 food packages and 9,600 tents.
About 14 Mobile Medical Units are under fabrication while Afghan officials have got training in Pakistani Institutes, he added.
Work on Chaman-Spin Boldak Railway Link will be initiated and a TV transmitter would also be supplied, he said.
First Secretary Embassy of Afghanistan Syed Maluk Fakhar lauded these efforts and said that Government of Pakistan is completing different projects especially in health sector of Afghanistan.
He said Afghan people are thankful for governments big assistance.
Chairman PM Inspection Commission Major General Farooq Ahmed, representatives from NESPAK, Finance Division and Planning and Development Division were also present on the occasion.
