MULTAN, Jan 10th:The Punjab Chief Minister Mian Shahbaz Sharif has said that he would not sit leisurely until every person will not get medical facilities in the province.Speaking at the inauguration of expansion project of 250 beds in the Recep Tayyip Erdogan Trust Hospital Muzaffargarh.Shehbaz Sharif said that it is a very important day as the state-of the art Recep Tayyip Erdogan Trust Hospital is being expanded to 350 beds with the addition of 250 more beds which has been set up with the cooperation of Turk government and people. He said that another milestone in Pak-Turk friendship has been achieved. He said that the friendship between the peoples of the two countries is more than between two brothers. He said that a modern and splendid hospital equipped with latest facilities has been set up in Muzaffargarh and it is glorious example of help and assistance by a brother to another brother in the hour of need. He said that there is no other hospital of this kind in Pakistan. The Chief Minister said that the cooperation extended by Turkish leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan to the people of Pakistan during flood of 2010 can never be forgotten. Shehbaz Sharif said that the people of Pakistan will always remember the sincerity and brotherhood of the Turk leadership . He said that friendship between Pakistan and Turkey is unprecedented and there are deep-rooted historical, religious and cultural ties between the two countries. The Chief Minister said that the Muslims of sub-continent fully supported their Turk brethren in the war of independence and the government and people of Turkey have also stood by their Pakistani brethren in every crisis either it was war or any natural calamity. He said that the Turk President has not only set up a hospital in Muzaffargarh but also sent doctors for running this hospital. He said that modern healthcare facilities are available in the hospital and treatment and medicines are being provided to the patients free of charge. He said that Punjab government provides funds for the hospital while NGO Indus runs the system of the hospital.He said that Kidney center Multan was also being given under the supervision of NGO Indus .He said that Turkey has made tremendous progress under the leadership of Recep Tayyip Erdogan and it has become the 16th biggest economy of the world. Mian Shahbaz Sharif said that it is a historic occasion as a modern hospital set up with the hard earned money of Turk people is being expanded. He said that Recep Tayyip Erdogan Trust Hospital is an invaluable gift of Turk government and people to the people of Pakistan, Punjab and especially district Muzaffargarh of South Punjab. He said that the hospital is equipped with modern medical facilities and being operated on no profit, no loss basis. He said that this hospital is playing an important role in the service of ailing humanity and orthopedic ward has also been started in the hospital which will provide latest facilities to the handicapped persons. The Chief Minister further said this hospital is a role model for other hospitals of Pakistan. He said that service to ailing humanity is a form of worship and rewarded by Allah Almighty. He said that there is no hospital in Pakistan of the standard of Recep Tayyip Erdogan Trust Hospital. The Punjab Health Minister Khawaja Salman Rafiq and Secretary Health Syed Najam Shah were accompaniedby him
