ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s President Asif Ali Zardari on Tuesday praised the Abdul Qadeer Khan Hospital Trust for its commitment to providing free and accessible medical care to those in need, and pledged his support for the organization.
President Zardari made these remarks during a meeting with a delegation from the Dr. AQ Khan Hospital Trust, led by Dr. Dina Khan, daughter of the late Dr. Abdul Qadeer Khan, at Aiwan-e-Sadr.
The meeting was also attended by Member of the National Assembly Aseefa Bhutto Zardari and Trustees Habib-ur-Rehman, Raja Arshad Mehmood, and Advisor Chaudhry Ghulam Yasir Abbas, according to a press release from the President House.
Dr. Dina Khan provided an overview of the hospital’s contributions to public health and discussed challenges facing the Trust, including issues of financial misconduct by some former trustees who misused Trust funds.
In response, President Zardari emphasized the nation’s gratitude for Dr. Abdul Qadeer Khan’s contributions and assured that the Trust’s issues would be addressed.
He commended the Trust’s work and praised the generous donations from the public that support its mission of delivering free healthcare to the underprivileged.
