Dr. Ziauddin Hospitals is a Pakistani
health care company operating primarily in
Karachi
Karachi (; ur, ; ; ) is the most populous city in Pakistan and 12th most populous city in the world, with a population of over 20 million. It is situated at the southern tip of the country along the Arabian Sea coast. It is the former c ...
,
Sindh,
Pakistan
Pakistan ( ur, ), officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan ( ur, , label=none), is a country in South Asia. It is the world's fifth-most populous country, with a population of almost 243 million people, and has the world's second-lar ...
. It is functioning under Dr. Faisal Ziauddin. The hospitals provide medical treatment and care. It is named after noted academic
Ziauddin Ahmad. The group also owns
Ziauddin University
The Ziauddin University ( ur, ); abbreviated as ZU) is a private university located in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan.[Karachi
Karachi (; ur, ; ; ) is the most populous city in Pakistan and 12th most populous city in the world, with a population of over 20 million. It is situated at the southern tip of the country along the Arabian Sea coast. It is the former c ...]
, totaling over 600 beds provide medical care. According to the Ranking Web of Hospitals for Pakistan, Dr. Ziauddin Hospitals rank at position 19 on the list of Top 20 Hospitals of Pakistan.
The services provided at hospitals are X-Ray and Ultrasound, MRI, CT scan, Digital Subtraction Angiography, Colour Doppler Mammography and Interventional Radiology. A COVID-19 ward was set up at the hospital in 2020.
Dr. Ziauddin Hospitals Campuses
* Cancer Hospital, Block-B,
North Nazimabad
North Nazimabad ( ur, نارتھ ناظم آباد) is a suburb of, Karachi, Pakistan. North Nazimabad was developed in the late 1950s as a residential area for the employees of the federal government of Pakistan, and was named after Khawaja Nazim ...
.
* Dr. Ziauddin Hospital, Shahrah-e-Ghalib,
Clifton.
* Dr. Ziauddin Hospital, Behind KPT Hospital,
Keamari.
* Dr. Ziauddin Hospital, Block III, Gole Market,
Nazimabad.
* Dr. Ziauddin Hospital, Block-B,
North Nazimabad
North Nazimabad ( ur, نارتھ ناظم آباد) is a suburb of, Karachi, Pakistan. North Nazimabad was developed in the late 1950s as a residential area for the employees of the federal government of Pakistan, and was named after Khawaja Nazim ...
.
Controversy
The group is owned by
Dr. Asim Hussain
Asim Hussain, SI, NI (born 28 November 1953) is a Pakistani-Canadian, active in the fields of health, education, and Pakistani politics. He is chairman of Ziauddin Group of Hospitals in Karachi, and former Advisor of Prime Minister for Ministr ...
and is under-investigation for using public money to expand the group.
Pakistan Rangers
The Pakistan Rangers ( ur, ) are a paramilitary federal law enforcement organization in Pakistan, operating under the authority of the Interior Secretary of Pakistan. Their primary purpose is to secure and defend sites of significance in the ...
and
Sindh Police
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raided the Ziauddin Hospitals.
Dr. Asim Hussain
Asim Hussain, SI, NI (born 28 November 1953) is a Pakistani-Canadian, active in the fields of health, education, and Pakistani politics. He is chairman of Ziauddin Group of Hospitals in Karachi, and former Advisor of Prime Minister for Ministr ...
was remanded into Rangers custody for 90-days for investigating his role in
Money laundering,
Land grabbing, extending financial support to
terrorists
Terrorism, in its broadest sense, is the use of criminal violence to provoke a state of terror or fear, mostly with the intention to achieve political or religious aims. The term is used in this regard primarily to refer to intentional violen ...
and illegally issuing licenses for unlawful
CNG stations across
Sindh.
Rangers descend on Ziauddin Nazimabad, detain Deputy MS
Geo TV News website, Published 29 August 2015, Retrieved 8 May 2021
See also
* Ziauddin Ahmed
* Ziauddin University
The Ziauddin University ( ur, ); abbreviated as ZU) is a private university located in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan.[Dr. Asim Hussain
Asim Hussain, SI, NI (born 28 November 1953) is a Pakistani-Canadian, active in the fields of health, education, and Pakistani politics. He is chairman of Ziauddin Group of Hospitals in Karachi, and former Advisor of Prime Minister for Ministr ...]
References
External links
Official website
{{Karachi
Health care companies of Pakistan
Hospital networks in Pakistan
Hospitals in Karachi
Companies based in Karachi
Corruption in Pakistan