{
  "id": 3731591,
  "title": "Medicine Shortage Hits Hayatabad Medical Complex",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/medicine-shortage-hits-hayatabad-medical-complex",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-08-27T11:59:59.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "ProPakistani",
    "slug": "propakistani",
    "url": "https://propakistani.pk/2026/08/27/medicine-shortage-hits-hayatabad-medical-complex/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The shortage of medicines at Hayatabad Medical Complex has left patients suffering, as vendors stopped supplies due to the finance director's failure to release payments. Hospital Director Gulzar Ahmad Khan wrote to the dean and CEO, accusing Director Finance Ikramullah Jan of obstructing patient care by delaying payments. The hospital had been relying on old suppliers after the former Director Supply Chain was terminated for delays in finalizing tenders, but those suppliers were now refusing to provide services due to unpaid bills. The hospital director suspended the finance director and irregular attendance, claiming it was endangering critically ill patients. Despite the suspension being later reinstated, tensions remain high between the hospital director and the Board of Governors, with both sides standing firm on their positions.",
  "summary": "The Hayatabad Medical Complex has run out of medicines after vendors stopped supplies due to the failure of the finance … Read More The post Medicine Shortage Hits Hayatabad Medical Complex appeared first on ProPakistani .",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}