Report: ANI :
ISLAMABAD –Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif chaired a review meeting on the under-construction Jinnah Medical Complex in Islamabad, directing authorities to ensure its timely completion and provision of world-class healthcare facilities.
The Prime Minister said the facility would provide modern medical services to patients from Islamabad and across Pakistan, particularly Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Azad Jammu and Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan.
He directed that all appointments be made transparently on merit and that an internationally reputed private organisation be engaged to operate the hospital. He also stressed providing advanced diagnostic facilities, including PET scans, at affordable rates for low- and middle-income patients.
The meeting was informed that 59 per cent of the Jinnah Medical and Research Centre (JMCRC-I) project had been completed, while the basic structures of the main hospital and parking plaza were ready. The 403-bed facility is targeted to become operational by March 23, 2027.
The meeting was further informed that competitive bidding for Phase-II of the project in H-11 had begun under a revised design, with construction work expected to start soon.
Federal Ministers Ahsan Iqbal, Ahad Khan Cheema, Syed Mustafa Kamal, Tariq Fazal Chaudhry and senior officials attended the meeting.
