ISLAMABAD – The Ministry of National Health Services, Regulation andCoordination has refused to pay a medical bill for the weight loss surgeryof Senator Attaur Rehman.
The brother of Jamat-e-Islami Fazl (JUI-F) chief Maulana Fazlur Rehmanunderwent a liposuction surgery to remove excess fat from his body aroundten months ago at a private hospital in Islamabad, local media reported.
When Senate Secretariat sent the medical bill amounting Rs800,000 to theministry concerned for approval, federal Secretary Captain (retd) ZahidSaeed rejected the bill citing objections on it.
The objections on the bill were raised by Deputy Director General Dr.Minhadul Siraj, stating that the liposuction is a cosmetic surgery.
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He further added why the surgery was held at a private hospital when thePakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS) has the same facility.
