PESHAWAR: An interim inquiry committee has uncovered massive irregularities in the procurement of equipment at the district headquarters teaching hospital affiliated with Timergara Medical College (TMC) in Lower Dir.
Despite its inauguration in 2015, the college is yet to become operational. The committee found that most equipment was either non-existent, substandard, or still unpacked, with warranty periods already expired.
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The five-member panel, formed by the principal of TMC in November 2024, noted missing records, including supply and purchase orders, standard bidding documents, installation reports, and workshop engineer reports.
About Rs2.40 billion has been spent on the college so far, yet classes have not started, and key infrastructure and faculty requirements remain unfulfilled. Equipment worth Rs1.4 billion was transferred from TMC to the hospital without proper record.
The committee highlighted discrepancies in urology equipment worth Rs54 million, which remained unavailable, preventing 90 percent of procedures from being performed. Similarly, a CT scan machine purchased for Rs250 million has been non-functional since May 2021, while an MRI machine costing Rs150 million is missing altogether.
Other findings included a non-functional incinerator worth Rs35 million, uninstalled ventilators, and anaesthesia machines left with technicians without proper installation. Equipment for the skin department, laparoscopic instruments, and orthopaedic items were either unused or missing. The lack of gas supply and proper installation further hindered hospital operations, rendering large portions of the facility non-operational.
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The inquiry was prompted by a sub-committee of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly’s Standing Committee on Health. While the National Accountability Bureau had previously closed its corruption and misuse of authority inquiry in August 2025, the interim committee report highlights ongoing mismanagement and raises questions over the functional readiness of TMC and its affiliated hospital.