Health deptt writes against illegal occupation of civil hospital by police in SW.

PESHAWAR -- The Health Department Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in a letter to the Secretary Home and Tribal Affairs department has requested prompt action against the illegal occupation of Civil Hospital Saraghoa in South Waziristan district by police and legal action against the police personnel responsible.

The letter said that due to the illegal occupation of a vital healthcare facility, the services to the local community had been disrupted causing significant inconvenience to the patients and their families.

It said that the illegal occupation of a civil hospital was not only unlawful but also a violation of the right to healthcare, adding that the presence of armed personnel in the healthcare facility could cause distress to patients, disrupt medical procedures and compromise the safety...