Punjab Approves Rs. 50 Billion Hospital Project in Rawalpindi

The Punjab government has approved plans to build the 3,000-bed Kulsoom Nawaz Sharif General Hospital in Rawalpindi, with the mega healthcare project expected to cost Rs. 50 billion.

The hospital will be constructed on a 36-kanal vacant site of the former Government Transport Service (GTS) on Peshawar Road in Chohar Harpal, Rawalpindi Cantonment. The land, owned by the Punjab Communications Department, has remained unused for the past 35 years, except for a brief period when it served as a private bus terminal.

According to officials, the project has been forwarded to the Punjab Planning Board for final approval and planning. Construction is scheduled to begin in the 2027-28 fiscal year, with funding to be shared by the federal and provincial governments after the project was deferred due to financial constraints and the ongoing economic situation.

Once completed, the hospital will feature 13 operation theaters, an outpatient department (OPD), two emergency units, and specialized wards for maternity, children, eye care, ENT, kidney, cardiac, medical, orthopedic, and neurosurgery services.

It will also include an attached teaching hospital, nursing hostel, doctors’ hostel, laboratories, and modern medical equipment, including an advanced dialysis system.