Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif has said that action against fake drug producers has been kicked off in the light of a Britain laboratory report received by the government.
“The laboratory has revealed that anti-malaria ingredient was 14 percent higher than normal in the drugs tested by it, which caused the loss of precious lives in Punjab,” Sharif told reporters during a press conference.
He confessed that some officials committed criminal negligence in keeping check on drug producer factories; however, he said there was no room for politics on the issue.
“God has foiled all conspiracies opponents hatched against me. I don’t want any politics on dead bodies…this is deplorable,” the CM said, citing PPP-led provincial opposition’s demand for his resignation.
Shahbaz told reporters that in the light of UK laboratory report, a medicine factory producing faulty drugs had been sealed in Karachi, adding that a team led by IG Punjab would be dispatched to Karachi within couple of days for further investigations.
He said name of that factor’s owner had also been put on Exit Control List.
The CM, on the occasion, apprised the media of Punjab government’s action taken to curb the uncontrolled deaths caused by cardiac medicines provided to patients by the Punjab Institute of Cardiology (PIC) a month ago, resulting in death of over 120 people.
“Actions have been taken in the light of UK laboratory report. All those who committed criminal negligence will definitely be brought to justice. I myself am open to all enquiries at all forums, whether it is Supreme Court or any commission. I have sincerely served the masses and will continue serving them.”
UK laboratory reports received, actions underway: Shahbaz
