MQM-P opposes plan to shelve Kohsar Medical College project

Local leaders also deplore excessive delay in finalisation of the project

HYDRABAD:

The Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P) has opposed the Sindh government’s reported plan of shelving the project of Kohsar Medical College, whose building structure in Gulistan-e-Sarmast area has almost been completed.

Addressing a press conference outside the college’s building, MNA Sabir Hussain Qaimkhani, MPA Rashid Khilji and other local leaders deplored excessive delay in finalisation of the project.

“Earlier delaying the project’s completion and now altogether shelving the plan of establishing a medical college in Hyderabad is a conspicuous case of racism on part of Pakistan Peoples Party’s Sindh government,” said Qaimkhani. “Though the people of Hyderabad don’t give vote to the PPP, they have equal rights on the provincial budget for development.”

He recalled that back in 2012 it was decided to establish medical colleges in Karachi, Hyderabad and Mirpurkhas. He added that Rs1.39 billion were set aside for the Kohsar medical college in March, 2012, and it was supposed to be completed by 2015.

“It’s strange that the college project is far from completion even though 90% physical work has been done,” he observed.’’

Published in The Express Tribune, December 3^rd, 2021.