ISLAMABAD: The Sub-Committee of Senate Standing Committee on Interior met at the Parliament House under the chairmanship of Senator Sardar Mohammad Jamal Khan Laghari. The committee met to discuss and review the report about spurious drugs constituted by the Sub-Committee under the Secretary Ministry of Health comprising representatives of Provincial health and police departments, Ministry of Law and Justice, FIA, Chemists and Pharmaceutical firms.
The Members of the Sub-Committee were of the view that well coordinated efforts were required to root out the menace of spurious drugs as it is a crime against the society. They underlined the need for establishment of a coordination cell at federal and provincial levels comprising of the representatives of health department, law enforcement agencies and other stakeholders to check such incidents and take quick action against those involved in the spurious drugs business.
It was pointed out that the performance of the drug inspectors was not up to the mark and there was a dire need to revamp the whole system and adopt a zero tolerance policy while taking action against the persons involved in the unethical business. It observed that a crack down is required to unearth those elements who play with the lives of the innocent people and that rigorous punishment should be awarded to those involved in this nefarious business.
The Committee also called for making the drug courts fully functional to expedite the process of conviction. Senator Sardar Jamal Khan Laghari said that the blame game should be stopped and all of us should feel the responsibility to curb the menace. He said that people were facing threats to their lives due to availability of fake drugs in the market which can only be checked properly when coordinated efforts were made.
He assured his all out support to the federal and provincial health departments, law enforcement agencies and all the other stake holders to chalk out such policies which could help check the crime appropriately. Earlier, the representatives of the federal and provincial health departments, law enforcement agencies gave their view point on the issue of spurious drugs. Secretary Ministry of Health Mr. Khushnood Lashari stated that the Committee which has been constituted by the Sub-Committee on Interior has held various meetings.
He said that the Ministry of Health have held in depth discussions, with representatives from the four provincial health departments, FIA, Chemists and manufacturers on the issue of spurious drugs and soon a comprehensive report would be submitted to the Sub-Committee for further necessary action. The meeting was attended by Senators Sardar Muhammad Jamal Khan Leghari and Bibi Yasmeen Shah. Secretary Ministry of Health, DG, FIA and senior officers of the provincial health departments, Law and Justice Division etc. were also present.-SANA
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