Emergency services: Minister inaugurates 1122 ambulance
Hands over 24 ambulances to the Karachi Metropolitan Corporation (KMC).
KARACHI:
Sindh Minister for Local Government Owais Muzaffar inaugurated Rescue 1122 ambulance services and handed over around 24 ambulances to the Karachi Metropolitan Corporation (KMC) on Monday. The event was held at Chief Minister’s House, where the minister also gave approval of an underpass and a flyover for the city. The flyover to be named after the Pakistan Peoples Party slain leader Shaheed Benazir Bhutto will be built near Shaheen Complex, while the underpass called ‘Maddre-e Jamhoriat Begum Nusrat Bhutto Bhutto’ is to be built near Mehran Hotel. Speaking to the media later, Muzaffar said the ambulance service would be replicated in other districts of the province soon. “All these ambulances will work under the KMC hospitals, and will be equipped with latest facilities.” The minister said that the Sindh government was contemplating making an amendment to the local government law and a bill will be moved in the Sindh assembly.
Published in The Express Tribune, September 17th, 2013.
Sindh Minister for Local Government Owais Muzaffar inaugurated Rescue 1122 ambulance services and handed over around 24 ambulances to the Karachi Metropolitan Corporation (KMC) on Monday. The event was held at Chief Minister’s House, where the minister also gave approval of an underpass and a flyover for the city. The flyover to be named after the Pakistan Peoples Party slain leader Shaheed Benazir Bhutto will be built near Shaheen Complex, while the underpass called ‘Maddre-e Jamhoriat Begum Nusrat Bhutto Bhutto’ is to be built near Mehran Hotel. Speaking to the media later, Muzaffar said the ambulance service would be replicated in other districts of the province soon. “All these ambulances will work under the KMC hospitals, and will be equipped with latest facilities.” The minister said that the Sindh government was contemplating making an amendment to the local government law and a bill will be moved in the Sindh assembly.
Published in The Express Tribune, September 17th, 2013.