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Pak govt funding shortfall halts free healthcare scheme for Islamabad, PoJK, PoGB residents

Raja Zafran Bhatti, a 41-year-old heart patient residing in Islamabad, recently experienced firsthand the consequences of this funding shortfall. When seeking medical assistance at Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS), he was denied treatment free of cost, contrary to his previous experiences. Recounting his shock, he highlighted that in 2022, he underwent an angioplasty at PIMS without incurring any expenses.