The Islamabad High Court (IHC) issued notices on Friday to Sheikh Zayed Hospital Lahore and Human Organs Transplant Authority (HOTA) on a petition filed against the liver transplantation of a poor boy who had died in an accident.
Justice Riaz Ahmad Khan heard the case in which the petitioner, who runs as human rights organization in Islamabad, had contended that the liver of a fifteen-year-old poor boy was transplanted to an influential person.
He said according to the relevant laws, no human organ could transplanted in case the donor was less than 18 years of age.
In his petition, Syed Liaqat Banori, told the court that the poor can easily be exploited in that fashion.
He requested the court to look into the matter on which Justice Riaz Ahmad Khan sought a reply from the respondents within two weeks.
Scouts’ life laudable, says NUML rector: National University of Modern Languages (NUML) Rector Maj-Gen (retired) Masood Hasan on Friday said the life of a scout was very exemplary and commendable as it taught endurance, discipline and diligence.
Addressing scouts at regional boys scouts camp at Pakistan Scouts’ Headquarters, he said their six-day-long camp in Campuri would not only help them to learn how to serve humanity but would also promote discipline, diligence, respect of their fellow scouts and endurance to face every challenge in life.
On the occasion, guard of honour was also presented to Masood Hasan by young scouts.