The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Thursday announced that it will begin its proceedings from today (Friday) to investigate deaths caused by a faulty cough syrup.
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.
In the application it was maintained that death toll as a result of the syrup was rising by the day. Hence, an enquiry into the incident should be conducted by a high court judge.
The applicant maintained that one year ago, several people died due to a reaction caused by pills used for treating heart patients. It said that the provincial government had not taken any concrete steps to prevent such incidents.
