President Asif Ali Zardari commending the services of Dr Abdul Qadeer Khan Hospital Trust in providing free medical and healthcare services to the deprived and marginalized section of the society has assured his full support to the Trust. He was talking to a delegation of Dr A.Q. Khan Hospital Trust, led by Dr. Dina Khan, daughter of Mohsin-e-Pakistan Dr. Abdul Qadeer Khan (Late), which called on him at Aiwan-e-Sadr on Tuesday. MNA Ms. Aseefa Bhutto Zardari was also present during the meeting attended by the Trustees namely Mr. Habib-ur-Rehman, Raja Arshad Mehmood and Advisor Chaudhry Ghulam Yasir Abbas. Dr. Dina Khan briefed the President about the role of the hospital in the provision of medical services to the people.

She also apprised the President about certain problems being faced by the Trust and highlighted that some former trustees had committed financial embezzlement and had misused the accounts of the Trust. President Zardari said that the entire nation was indebted to Dr. Abdul Qadeer Khan for his services to the nation and that their issues would be resolved. The president commended the working of A.Q. Khan Hospital Trust, and appreciated the generous donations by the people for the noble cause of providing much-needed free health services to the underprivileged.

Credit: Independent News Pakistan