A squad of drug inspectors raided an illegal herbal pharmaceutical factory in Kattarband area near Thokar Niaz Baig on Saturday.
The factory was producing a food supplement for children (C-Mom Complan), Pasmodin syrup, Gascard syrup and other products illegally as it was not registered. An arrested employee of the factory, Abdullah, said that the factory owner is a resident of Peshawar and that he was away.
Provincial Minister for Primary & Secondary Health & Chairman Chief Minister’s Task Force on Spurious Drugs Kh Imran Nazir Imran Nazir, while talking to the media, said that illegal medicines and substandard and spurious drugs would not be allowed to be manufactured or sold. He reiterated that nobody will be allowed to play with people’s lives.
He announced that the government will give a cash award of one million rupees to anyone giving information regarding illegal drugs manufacturing units and that the name of the informer would be kept confidential.
Imran Nazir commended the drug inspectors for their successful raid. The raiding squad included Shaukat Wahab, Imran Sarfraz, Tufail Mahmood, Kamal Sikandar, Rahim Ahmed, Rana Shahid Zafar. The raw material and manufactured medicines were confiscated and the factory was sealed.
How did this “factory” come up and nobody noticed that too on way to Jatiumra/Raiwind road area!!
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