Punjab Approves Kulsoom Nawaz Cancer Hospital in Dera Ghazi Khan

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- The Punjab government has approved the Kulsoom Nawaz Cancer Hospital in Dera Ghazi Khan
- The cost is more than Rs 8.7 billion
- Completion is scheduled for 30 June 2029
- The hospital is meant to offer cancer diagnosis and treatment in southern Punjab

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The Punjab government has approved the Kulsoom Nawaz Cancer Hospital in Dera Ghazi Khan. The project cost is more than Rs 8.7 billion, and completion is scheduled for 30 June 2029.

In this article we set out what the approval says patients in southern Punjab are supposed to gain. Here is everything you need to know.

What the Kulsoom Nawaz Cancer Hospital plan includes

The hospital is described as a state-of-the-art project for modern cancer diagnosis and treatment in Dera Ghazi Khan. The stated purpose is to treat patients in southern Punjab locally, so fewer of them have to travel to other cities for specialized care.

The approval gives a cost above Rs 8.7 billion and a completion date of 30 June 2029. It does not list the number of beds, the treatment machines or the construction start date.

Why it matters

Specialized cancer care in southern Punjab is still concentrated in larger cities. A local hospital only helps if it is built, staffed and opened on something close to this schedule.

• The site is Dera Ghazi Khan
• The approving government is Punjab
• The cost given is more than Rs 8.7 billion
• The completion date given is 30 June 2029
• The aim is diagnosis and treatment closer to home

What is not in this approval

1. Bed count and the list of cancer services.
2. The month construction is due to start.
3. How the Rs 8.7 billion is split between building and equipment.
4. Whether existing hospitals in the division will refer patients there.

What happens next

A tender or a groundbreaking would show that the June 2029 date is tied to a contractor. We will update this article when Punjab publishes that step.

Our verdict

The Kulsoom Nawaz Cancer Hospital is an approved Dera Ghazi Khan project, priced at more than Rs 8.7 billion, with completion set for 30 June 2029. Beds, equipment and the start of construction are still unpublished here.

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