Askari releases Rs 74 million for treatment of deserving patients

Caretaker Punjab Chief Minister Dr Hasan Askari has approved the release of additional funds of Rs 74.4 million for the treatment of deserving patients. This amount will be utilized for free treatment of deserving patients suffering from fatal diseases including cancer and transplantation of liver and kidney.
The chief minister said these funds have been provided to fulfill the need of providing immediate treatment facilities to the disadvantaged patients and this act will heal the wounds of the ailing humanity. Treatment of patients is not a favour to anybody but a duty of every government, he said.