The Lahore High Court will begin its proceedings from today to investigate deaths caused by a killer cough syrup.
It is pertinent here that over a dozen people lost their lives after taking doses of a cough syrup, which was available in the market under the brand name Tyno, following which an application was filed at the Lahore High Court by the Judicial Activism Panel.
The high court office sent the application to Justice Manzoor Malik for hearing. The hearing is set for tomorrow.
In the application it is maintained that death toll as a result of the syrup is rising by each passing day, so therefore an inquiry into this incident may be undertaken by the high court judge.
The applicant maintained that some time back several people died due to a reaction caused by pills used for treating heart patients. It said that the provincial government has not taken any concrete steps to prevent such incidents.
It is prayed in the application that government officials, who have shown negligence, should be held accountable.
LHC to hear application for probing cough syrup deaths
