Shelter home near hospital demanded
Attendants of patients admitted at Turkey Hospital on Tuesday demanded a shelter home as they were compelled to take shelter under open sky and trees.
Iqbal Ahmed, Liaqat Ali Khan, and other patients’ attendees put up complaints to DG Khan Division Commissioner Irshad Ahmed and Deputy Commissioner Amjad Shoeb Tareen as they were forced to spend nights in open environment during the winter.
They demanded a suitable arrangement of accommodation for patients’ attendants at the hospital’s surrounding through an order to be issued with immediate effect. Meanwhile, the commissioner and deputy commissioner paid visit to the shelter home.
Published in The Express Tribune, January 6th, 2021.