FIA arrests two culprits involved in fake vaccine against Corona: PHC told

Humayun Khan

PESHAWAR: Federal Secretary Health and Deputy Director Federal Investigation Agency appeared before Peshawar High Court in case regarding increase in prices of medicines, on Tuesday.

Fed Secretary informed PHC that drugs are divided in two groups essential and other drugs. He added that government had increased prices of medicines under drug act to curtain smuggling of medicines.

The Chief Justice PHC Justice Qaiser Rashid inquired that why prices of medicine had been increased 200% to 300%. He added that FIA had submitted chart in which previous and current prices are mentioned on directions of PHC in Peshawar.

Chief Justice PHC added that FIA had collected data from different pharmacies in Peshawar to evaluate increase in prices of medicines.

The Chief Justice Qaiser Rashid directed federal secretary health to arrange meeting with authorities and make solution for the control over medicine and it may reachable for common man.

Federal Secretary informed that government had increased prices of 90 medicines because industry had stopped manufacturing due to low prices which had led to smuggling of the medicines from different countries.

Chief Justice PHC Justice Qaiser Rashid remarked that is government had step down before pharmaceutical industry by increasing prices of medicines.

Federal Secretary informed that in coming two days coronavirus affected patients will touch the psychological figure and will increase from first wave of pandemic.
He added Global Alliance for Vaccine is constituted to vaccinated 20% of population of each country across globe but few days earlier the government had been informed by GAC that it is not in position to provide vaccines for Pakistan.

He added that Foreign Minister Russia is on two day visit to Pakistan and provision of vaccine shall be discussed with him to ensure maximum vaccination across the country.

The Chief Justice directed to procure vaccine is many as possible from every quarter to ensure vaccination of people for immunity against coronavirus.

Deputy Director FIA Peshawar Abdul Rehman informed that two persons had been arrested who were involved in purchasing/ selling of fake COVID-19 vaccine and a team is deployed for Lahore to seal manufacturing unit on the identification of arrested culprits.

FIA informed that the agency has conducted raid at Nowshera Kalan on complaint of copyright by Getz Pharmaceutical and recovered fake vaccine for immunity against coronavirus. FIA added that on identification of culprit other culprit was arrested from Peshawar.

Deputy Director FIA informed that culprit arrested from Peshawar identified manufacturing unit at Lahore for making fake coronavirus vaccines. FIA had recovered Mironim and Rasik injections from the culprits.

The two-member bench comprising of Chief Justice PHC Justice Qaiser Rashid and Justice Nasir Mehfooz has directed federal secretary health to submit report in this respect and further hearing was adjourned till 26 May 2021.