Tainted IsoTab: Judicial tribunal starts inquiry

Secretary Nasir Khosa is scheduled to appear before the tribunal on Wednesday.


Our Correspondent February 14, 2012

LAHORE: Former Punjab Institute of Cardiology (PIC) chief executive Prof Dr Muhammad Azhar and former health secretary Muhammad Jahanzeb Khan appeared before the judicial tribunal on Tuesday and recorded their statements.

Justice Ijazul Ahsan is conducting the inquiry into the deaths of over 100 heart patients who died from a batch of IsoTab tainted with an anti-malarial drug.

According to a press release issued by Lahore High Court Azhar and Khan also submitted some documents to the tribunal. Home Secretary Nasir Khosa is scheduled to appear before the tribunal on Wednesday.

The proceedings are held in-camera.

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