MULTAN,March 14th:A mother has given birth to conjoined twins at a hospital in District Sahiwal.According to hospital management, the twins are joined at the head. Surayya Bibi, a resident of Chak-104 located in the outskirts of Sahiwal,some 160 km east of Multan was brought to the hospital on Saturday night. She underwent an ultrasound, which revealed that she was expecting twins, who were joined at head. The doctors went for the operation and saved the babies, but their heads were still joined.

The doctors said that twins could be separated provided they were not sharing the brain. On the other hand, Surayya Bibi said she could not afford the treatment, which could cost at least Rs4 to Rs5 lac. She appealed to government to bear the hospital expenses.