KP govt to construct new building for Kohat hospital

PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government on Tuesday decided to construct a new building for the Liaqat Memorial Hospital Kohat.

An official handout said that the decision was made at a meeting chaired by provincial Health Minister Shahram Tarakai.The meeting decided that the old building would be demolished as it was in a dilapidated condition. It was told that the existing building was beyond repair as it was built in 1952.  

The handout said that work on the construction of new building would be started in July this year and completed within next two years at an estimated cost of Rs400 million. It said that the Refugees Affected and Hosting Areas (RAHA) programme would provide financial assistance for the construction of new building.

Secretary Health Dr Jamal Yusuf, Director General Health, Dr Pervez Kamal, Commissioner Kohat Division, Musarrat Hussain and representatives of RAHA programme attended the meeting. The meeting was briefed in detail on the master plan of the new building.