ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Justice Gulzar Ahmed on Tuesday criticised the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government, saying that no work has been done in the government health sector in the province.<\/p>\n
“Where are the billions of rupees of the KP government going?” he asked as a three-member bench headed by the CJP heard a case regarding rising cases of breast cancer.<\/p>\n
The country’s senior-most judge said there are no X-ray machines or oxygen systems available in government hospitals in KP.<\/p>\n
“Ineligible people were hired on recommendations from top to bottom in KP hospitals,” the CJP remarked.<\/p>\n
During the hearing, the Advocate General told Justice Gulzar that the KP government has started issuing health cards to its citizens so that they can avail various health facilities.<\/p>\n
Additionally, he stated that every registered citizen will be given a treatment facility of up to Rs1 million.<\/p>\n
In response to the Advocate General’s statement, the chief justice said, “You must have allocated Rs5 to 6 billion so that people can make money out of it.”<\/p>\n
Speaking about Balochistan, Justice Jamal Khan Mandokhel said that no open heart surgery has been performed in Balochistan till date.<\/p>\n
“Where does the health budget of Balochistan go?”<\/p>\n
The case hearing of the case was subsequently adjourned for a week.<\/p>\n