June 28 , 2015
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Rescue 1122 not active in Karachi despite Memon’s claim
KARACHI: Sindh’s Local Bodies Minister Sharjeel Memon said on Sunday that Rescue 1122 was active in the city.
“Our helpline 1122 is active. I request the media to broadcast this number on all channels. If people have any problem they can register their complaints round the clock,” Memon told reporters after visiting patients at the Abbasi Shaheed hospital.
Geo News placed a phone call to the Rescue 1122 helpline but there was no answer.
It is pertinent to mention here that not a single Rescue 1122 ambulance can be seen on the roads of Karachi.
The Rescue 1122 ambulances purchased are rotting away at the headquarters of city warden, the headquarters of KMC and in different towns of the city.
With over 1,100 reported heat stroke deaths in Karachi, Rescue 1122 ambulances which were purchased for Rs 3.12 billion have not been coming to the respite of people
Courtesy www.thenews.com.pk