Lahore High Court to hear petition seeking judicial inquiry into deaths
LHC will hear petition requesting formation of commission to investigate PIC, adulterated drugs.
Justice Umar Ata Bandial of the Lahore High Court will on Thursday hold preliminary hearing of a petition requesting the constitution of a judicial commission to investigate deaths of more than two dozen cardiac patients after using adulterated medicines issued at Punjab Institute of Cardiology (PIC).
Muhammad Azhar Siddique had filed a petition on Monday stating that over two dozen patients had died and dozens of others were in critical condition after using medicines supplied by the PIC. The numbers have since crossed 80 for the dead, while over 350 are under treatment in various Lahore hospitals. He stated that the case was of sheer negligence of the PIC administration for which they should be taken to task.
He contended that the supply of adulterated or spurious drugs had played havoc with lives of innocent citizens. Furthermore the federal and provincial health departments had failed to take action against the responsible persons. He stated that there was need for thorough investigation of the matter and also to affix responsibility on and cancel licences of the pharmaceutical companies manufacturing substandard medicines.
He requested that to ascertain the truth and fix responsibility, a judicial commission should be constituted to investigate the matter.
Muhammad Azhar Siddique had filed a petition on Monday stating that over two dozen patients had died and dozens of others were in critical condition after using medicines supplied by the PIC. The numbers have since crossed 80 for the dead, while over 350 are under treatment in various Lahore hospitals. He stated that the case was of sheer negligence of the PIC administration for which they should be taken to task.
He contended that the supply of adulterated or spurious drugs had played havoc with lives of innocent citizens. Furthermore the federal and provincial health departments had failed to take action against the responsible persons. He stated that there was need for thorough investigation of the matter and also to affix responsibility on and cancel licences of the pharmaceutical companies manufacturing substandard medicines.
He requested that to ascertain the truth and fix responsibility, a judicial commission should be constituted to investigate the matter.