CM orders punitive action against medicine stashers

MIANWALI: Punjab Chief Minister Usman Buzdar has ordered a strict action against medicine hoarders.

In a statement issued on Thursday, he directed the administration and other institutions to initiate a crackdown against life-saving drugs’ hoarders.

He ordered the authorities to take indiscriminate action against those responsible and report it to the CM Office.

Chief Minister further directed the concerned institutions to ensure the provision of necessary medicines and injections at fixed prices in open market, adding that hoarding of medicines and injections will not be tolerated at any cost.

Published in The Express Tribune, June 26^th, 2020.