{
  "id": 18630520,
  "title": "Bilawal lays foundation of 600-bed hospital in Larkana",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/07/bilawal-lays-foundation-of-600-bed-hospital-in-larkana",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-07T00:05:34.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Dawn - Pakistan",
    "slug": "dawn-pakistan",
    "url": "https://www.dawn.com/news/2042711/bilawal-lays-foundation-of-600-bed-hospital-in-larkana"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "In Larkana, Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari laid the foundation stone for a 600-bed hospital on Friday. Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah attended the ceremony. The hospital, set to be completed in 2028, will offer free healthcare to the people of Larkana and provide modern medical care to those in underserved regions. Speaking at the event, Mr Bhutto-Zardari recalled meeting doctors at Chandka Hospital, who were struggling to provide adequate care for patients due to its outdated infrastructure. He vowed to build a new hospital for the residents of Larkana, a dream that he said had finally come true. Mr Bhutto-Zardari also visited Larkana University, praising the young students there and commended the Sindh government for its investment in higher education through a yearly allocation of Rs45 billion. He further announced that the PPP-led administration is working towards expanding and reviving the Ratodero water supply scheme. Larkana city will soon receive a complete water supply system with piped water to homes, and its sewerage system will also be upgraded to serve the next 25 years. The project's progress was briefed to Mr Bhutto-Zardari and Syed Shah by project director Yasir Bhatti. Additionally, the PPP leader chaired a high-level meeting on development projects in the Larkana Division at Bhutto House, Naudero, during which the feasibility study for the water supply, sewerage, and rainwater drainage project was presented. The project is expected to be completed within two years, ensuring clean drinking water for every household in the city.",
  "summary": "LARKANA: Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari on Friday laid the foundation stone of a 600-bed hospital in Larkana. He also reviewed development projects in the division and paid homage at his family mausoleum at Garhi Khuda Bakhsh. Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah joined him at the ceremony. The hospital is due to be completed in 2028. It will give free treatment…",
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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."
}