PESHAWAR: The citizens have complained on Tuesday that there is a serious shortage of medicines for the treatment of mental diseases in the Mental Hospital Peshawar Central Jail. The attendants and relatives of the patients while talking to media on condition of anonymity said that the mental hospital located in Peshawar Central Jail has been facing severe shortage of drugs for the treatment of psychiatric diseases for the past one month due to which the psychiatric patients are facing severe problems. When contacted Medical Superintendent of the hospital, he said that the demand for the supply of medicines has been sent to the respective stores, but the supply of medicines has not been ensured so far due to which the patients are facing difficulties. APP
