Commissioner lauds role of business community in charity work.

FAISALABAD -- Business community of Faisalabad has played a lead role in humanitarian and charity work while construction of a new state-of-the-art Canal View Hospital would open new avenues of quality health services in this city, said Divisional Commissioner Zahid Hussain.

He was addressing after performing the ground breaking ceremony of the hospital at a prime location along canal road.

He said that local philanthropists have already set up a comprehensive network of health and education services in addition to the other welfare projects across this city. 'Millions of people belonging to the low socio economic class are harvesting benefits from these hospitals, dispensaries and schools etc', he added.

He said that because of philanthropic work, their businesses are flourishing at a much faster pace. He said that the government and administration is also trying to facilitate the deprived segments of the society but the active role of the community is imperative to get the required results.

He particularly mentioned shelter houses to accommodate the poor who had to spend their nights under open sky in open parks or green belts. He said that he has allocated four vehicles of Faisalabad Urban Transport to provide free transport facility to these elements and shift them from green belts to the shelter homes where they would be provided free food and comfortable bedding.

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