{
  "id": 12082833,
  "title": "Peshawar Hospital Performs Pakistan’s First Govt-Sector Robotic Knee Replacement",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/peshawar-hospital-performs-pakistans-first-govt-sector-robotic-knee",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-10-05T05:16:26.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "ProPakistani",
    "slug": "propakistani",
    "url": "https://propakistani.pk/2026/10/05/peshawar-hospital-performs-pakistans-first-govt-sector-robotic-knee-replacement/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Khyber Teaching Hospital in Peshawar made medical history by performing Pakistan's inaugural government-sector robotic knee replacement. The complex surgery was executed by a team led by Professor Dr. Muhammad Siraj and Professor Dr. Aul Hakeem within the hospital's Orthopedics Department. The procedure was observed live by orthopedic surgeons from across Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, offering them a chance to learn the innovative technique. Hospital officials hailed the achievement as a significant step forward, suggesting it could spur further advanced orthopedic procedures in the province. They also emphasized the procedure's potential to bolster medical training, research and academic activities at the hospital. Professor Dr. Mahmood Aurangzeb, Dean of Khyber Medical College, expressed pride in the team's accomplishment. However, the report did not delve into the patient's recovery, the medical equipment employed or any plans to make the procedure a routine part of the hospital's offerings.",
  "summary": "Khyber Teaching Hospital (KTH) in Peshawar has successfully performed a robotic-assisted knee replacement, which hospital officials described as the first … Read More The post Peshawar Hospital Performs Pakistan’s First Govt-Sector Robotic Knee Replacement appeared first on ProPakistani .",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}