Tue, 21-Oct-2025

Murtaza Wahab inaugurates Nursing Institute at KIHD  

Murtaza Wahab

KARACHI: Mayor Karachi Murtaza Wahab inaugurated Karachi Metropolitan Corporation (KMC) City Nursing Institute at Karachi Institute of Heart Diseases (KIHD).

Talking to the media on the occasion of the inauguration, Mayor Karachi Murtaza Wahab said that this is not the first nursing institution in Karachi. He said Abbasi Shaheed Hospital also had a nursing school which is also non-operational for the past many years.

“It’s the public private partnership which can make all health and other institutions operational. Better health and treatment facility are basic rights of every Karachiite. We are giving our best to provide this right to every Karachiite.”

He said 130 children are given free education in Nursing Institute at KIHD. He announced that KMC will establish nursing schools in Abbasi Shaheed Hospital, Spencer Eye Hospital and Orangi Town.

He said that a year ago Chairman People’s Party Bilawal Bhutto founded the 1200-bed Zulfikar Ali Bhutto Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases Hospital in Korangi, but some mafia went to the court and took a stay order due to which the hospital was closed.

Mayor Karachi Murtaza Wahab said that the conditions of this city are being worsened by spreading negative propaganda.

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Administrator Karachi inaugurates Emergency Response Centre 1122

Emergency Response Center 1122
  • Administrator Karachi Barrister Murtaza Wahab on Monday inaugurated the renovation and upgradation of Emergency Response Center 1122 at KIHD
  • Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) leader Rasul Baksh Chandio and senior Karachi Metropolitan Corporation (KMC) officials were also present with him during the ceremony

KARACHI: Administrator Karachi Barrister Murtaza Wahab on Monday inaugurated the renovation and upgradation of Emergency Response Center 1122 at the Karachi Institute of Heart Disease (KIHD), BOL News reported.  
 
According to the details, Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) leader Rasul Baksh Chandio and senior Karachi Metropolitan Corporation (KMC) officials were also present with him during the ceremony.
Administrator Karachi, while talking to the media, said, “Emergency centers are being made more active, and efforts are being made to establish emergency centers in hospitals across the city.”

He told the media that 230 new ambulances equipped with modern facilities have been started in this national organization. “We are starting the first emergency response center in Karachi city today. Oxygen and other facilities have been provided with 14 beds.”

The Administrator of Karachi said that an agreement has been reached between KMC and  Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA), and now Emergency Response Center 1122 will also rescue fire incident affectees.  By calling 1122, fire tenders can also be called for a quick response.

He said that the wireless network will also be improved by PDMA, 1122 will be connected to medical, fire, and police emergencies, and staff will be trained on how to deal with emergencies in rain.

Murtaza Wahab stated, “Chief Minister Sindh has approved to start this service in 24 districts. Let us all work responsibly and politics will continue.”

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SIUT issues explanatory statement regarding deceased Dr Furqan

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The Sindh Institute of Urology & Transplantation SIUT said in an explanatory statement today that it conducted an internal inquiry regarding Dr Furqan-ul-Haq, who reportedly died due to lack of adequate medical attention. SIUT spokesperson said that the former practitioner of the Karachi Institute of Heart Diseases (KIHD) died of coronavirus and it emerged that … Read more