Tag: Drugs
UK laboratory reports received, actions underway: Shahbaz
Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif has said that action against fake drug producers has been kicked off in the light of a Britain laboratory...
Drug reaction case: No action before probe, orders SC
The Supreme Court (SC), in its spurious drugs suo moto notice case, ordered the concerned authorities to take action only after thorough investigation.
The apex...
Punjab drug reaction kills 2 more; toll at 121
Two more heart patients, after consuming the suspicious medicines, lost their lives Tuesday, pushing the overall death toll to 121 in Punjab.
The string of...
Two more die of drug reaction, toll mounts to 119
Death toll in the mysterious medicine reaction has climbed to 119 in the past three weeks as two more patients died on Monday.
According to...
YDA calls off strike after negotiations over PIC drugs reaction scam
The Young Doctors Association (YDA), after successful negotiations with the Punjab government, called off its strike against the suspension and transfer of senior doctors...
YDA announces strike against suspension of senior doctors in PIC scam
Young Doctors Association (YDA) has announced to observe strike against suspension and transfer of senior doctors in the alleged medicines reaction death scam.
According to...
Govt notifies removal of ex-DG health
The Punjab government on Sunday issued notification of the removal of former Director General Health Chaudhry Aslam in the wake of uncontrolled deaths caused...
Large quantity of expired drugs recovered from Jinnah Hospital
Expired drugs worth of millions of rupees were recovered from the drugs store of Jinnah Hospital during a raid, here late Saturday night.
According to...
PTI women protest cardiac patients’ death
The Islamabad chapter of the Pakistan Tahreek-i-Insaf (PTI) Women’s Wing staged a protest on Thursday to express their solidarity with the families of the...
Shahbaz responsible for drug-caused deaths: Khosa
Punjab Governor Sardar Muhammed Latif Khosa on Thursday said Punjab Chief Minister Mian Shahbaz Sharif is responsible for the deaths caused by the massive...
LHC declares drug-reaction petition maintainable
Lahore High Court (LHC) on Wednesday accepted a petition filed by judicial activism panel over the deaths allegedly caused by reaction of cardiac drugs...
Mystery disease kills 2 more, toll reaches 72
The mystery disease, allegedly generated by adulterated medicines, claimed two more lives of cardiac patients on Tuesday and the death toll reached 72.
All the...
Opposition assails Punjab govt over PIC deaths
Opposition in Punjab Assembly on Tuesday showed their resentment over the deaths allegedly caused by the reaction of drugs prescribed by Punjab Institute of...
Drugs seized in multiple raids
Police on Sunday claimed to have arrested six drug traffickers and recovered hashish, heroin and pistol from them.
According to a spokesman, Shehzad Town Police...
Justin Bieber wants Jackson-like fame, and no drugs
Teen idol Justin Bieber turns 18 in March with a long and ambitious to-do list — to still be around at 30, to be...
Shrines become centre of illegal activities
In a sheer contradiction of the teachings and philosophy of Sufis, shrines are fast becoming hub for unlawful activities due to the negligence of...
2 Pakistani nationals sentenced in Sri Lanka
Two Pakistanis who pleaded guilty for smuggling heroin to Sri Lanka were sentenced to life imprisonment by Negombo High Court Judge Shiran Gunaratne.
They were...