KARACHI: Robbers have stolen parts of a CT scan machine and other equipment from a Sindh government hospital in the Liaquatabad area of Karachi.
The stolen equipment from the Advance Trauma Centre includes wiring, circuits, UPS, batteries, and other essential components. This machine had been installed at a cost of over Rs 10 million. Following the incident, patients are being referred to other hospitals for CT scans. However, reports indicate that the investigation into the theft has been halted by influential authorities.
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Last month, cancer drugs worth Rs 360 million were reportedly stolen from Civil Hospital Karachi (CHK). In response, the Eidgah police, acting on a complaint from Medical Superintendent (MS) Syed Muhammad Khalid, registered a theft case on June 20, 2024, against two grade 16 employees of the health department.
The case alleges that these two employees, Niaz Ahmed Khaskheli and Iqbal Ahmed Chana, conspired to sell 76,000 tablets used for cancer treatment. The stolen cancer medicine, taken between February 17 and September 29, 2023, includes 76,000 tablets of Elbonix 50mg and Palbonix 125mg, valued at Rs 360 million.
