SHC seeks ECP’s reply in CM Murad disqualification case

The Sindh High Court (SHC) on Tuesday sought a response from the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) in a lifetime disqualification case against Sindh Chief Minister (CM) Syed Murad Ali Shah.

The Sindh High Court (SHC) bench asked the Election Commission of Pakistan’s (ECP) response on the plea seeking lifetime disqualification of Murad Ali Shah.

Will be able to give a response on next hearing only after taking guidelines from the electoral body, replied the ECP’s representative.

The SHC while summoning response from the ECP and the Sindh government on the plea, adjourned the hearing until May 25.

The petition against the Sindh chief minister stated that Shah had been disqualified by the Supreme Court (SC) on May 2 – 2013 but he contested by-election in 2014 from Jamshoro. The petitioner sought the high court to disqualify Murad Ali Shah for a lifetime.

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NAB opposes bail plea of Pml N Leader Khawaja Asif

The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) on Tuesday has opposed the bail plea of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader Khawaja Asif in assets case.

The anti-graft watchdog, in its reply submitted in the Lahore High Court (LHC), stated NAB launched assets beyond means inquiry against Khawaja Asif is according to the law as assets do not match with his income.

The NAB further said that the PML-N stalwart failed to give response in assets and money laundering charges. The bureau has pleaded with the court to reject the plea of the PML-N leader as an investigation against him is still underway.

Assets case
The anti-graft watchdog accused that a bank peon in Lahore had submitted over Rs28 million to the bank account of Khawaja Asif following the orders of senior officers.

It stated that the nephew of Khawaja Asif, Khawaja Sultan, had submitted Rs20 million to his bank account after being told by his paternal uncle.

A senior political worker Rana Abdul Waheed had submitted Rs30 million to Asif’s account and told the NAB that the money was given to him by Asif.

Another political activist Sarmad Ijaz had withdrawn Rs5 million from Asif’s bank account and handed him over the money.

The documents stated that Asif had failed to respond to the NAB’s query regarding the money from where it was earned.

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Pakistan records137 corona deaths, 5,445 fresh cases reported within 24 hrs

The novel coronavirus has claimed 137 more lives in Pakistan during the last 24 hours, taking the overall death toll to 16,453, reported on Tuesday.

According to the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) on Covid-19, the country reported 137 more deaths due to the pandemic, while 5,445 new cases were reported during the said period.

The national tally of confirmed cases climbed to 766,882 as 5,445 new infections surfaced during the past 24 hours.

As many as 68,002 samples were tested, out of which 5,152 turned out to be positive with an 8 per cent positivity rate.

The total number of people recuperating from the disease stands at 667,131, while 4,494 patients are critically ill due to COVID and are currently under treatment at the country’s various hospitals.

Read more: Pakistan bans incoming passengers from India over COVID variant concerns

Punjab remains the worst coronavirus-hit province with 273,566 cases of pandemic reported so far. Sindh follows second with 273,466.

In Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, 107,309 have been reported so far as per the COVID national dashboard, 21,000 in Balochistan, 70,609 in Islamabad, 15,741 in Azad Jammu and Kashmir and 5,191 cases have been reported in Gilgit Baltistan so far.

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SHC seeks ECP’s reply in CM Murad disqualification case

The Sindh High Court (SHC) on Tuesday sought a response from the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) in a lifetime disqualification case against Sindh Chief Minister (CM) Syed Murad Ali Shah.

The Sindh High Court (SHC) bench asked the Election Commission of Pakistan’s (ECP) response on the plea seeking lifetime disqualification of Murad Ali Shah.

Will be able to give a response on next hearing only after taking guidelines from the electoral body, replied the ECP’s representative.

The SHC while summoning response from the ECP and the Sindh government on the plea, adjourned the hearing until May 25.

The petition against the Sindh chief minister stated that Shah had been disqualified by the Supreme Court (SC) on May 2 – 2013 but he contested by-election in 2014 from Jamshoro. The petitioner sought the high court to disqualify Murad Ali Shah for a lifetime.

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NAB opposes bail plea of Pml N Leader Khawaja Asif

The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) on Tuesday has opposed the bail plea of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader Khawaja Asif in assets case.

The anti-graft watchdog, in its reply submitted in the Lahore High Court (LHC), stated NAB launched assets beyond means inquiry against Khawaja Asif is according to the law as assets do not match with his income.

The NAB further said that the PML-N stalwart failed to give response in assets and money laundering charges. The bureau has pleaded with the court to reject the plea of the PML-N leader as an investigation against him is still underway.

Assets case
The anti-graft watchdog accused that a bank peon in Lahore had submitted over Rs28 million to the bank account of Khawaja Asif following the orders of senior officers.

It stated that the nephew of Khawaja Asif, Khawaja Sultan, had submitted Rs20 million to his bank account after being told by his paternal uncle.

A senior political worker Rana Abdul Waheed had submitted Rs30 million to Asif’s account and told the NAB that the money was given to him by Asif.

Another political activist Sarmad Ijaz had withdrawn Rs5 million from Asif’s bank account and handed him over the money.

The documents stated that Asif had failed to respond to the NAB’s query regarding the money from where it was earned.

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Pakistan records137 corona deaths, 5,445 fresh cases reported within 24 hrs

The novel coronavirus has claimed 137 more lives in Pakistan during the last 24 hours, taking the overall death toll to 16,453, reported on Tuesday.

According to the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) on Covid-19, the country reported 137 more deaths due to the pandemic, while 5,445 new cases were reported during the said period.

The national tally of confirmed cases climbed to 766,882 as 5,445 new infections surfaced during the past 24 hours.

As many as 68,002 samples were tested, out of which 5,152 turned out to be positive with an 8 per cent positivity rate.

The total number of people recuperating from the disease stands at 667,131, while 4,494 patients are critically ill due to COVID and are currently under treatment at the country’s various hospitals.

Read more: Pakistan bans incoming passengers from India over COVID variant concerns

Punjab remains the worst coronavirus-hit province with 273,566 cases of pandemic reported so far. Sindh follows second with 273,466.

In Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, 107,309 have been reported so far as per the COVID national dashboard, 21,000 in Balochistan, 70,609 in Islamabad, 15,741 in Azad Jammu and Kashmir and 5,191 cases have been reported in Gilgit Baltistan so far.

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Prescribe medicines with generic and not brand names, DRAP tells Pakistan's doctors

All provinces have been asked by the Drug Regulatory Authority of Pakistan (DRAP) to make sure doctors prescribe medicines with their generic names in the public and private sectors.

DRAP gave the instructions after public complaints on the PM’s Citizen's Portal against pharmaceutical companies and doctors reportedly colluding to provide people with costlier medicines under a brand name.

A letter was written to the health secretaries of all four provinces, Azad Jammu Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan and the Islamabad commissioner by DRAP Pharmacy Services Director Dr Abdur Rasheed.

It said citizens had complained through the Prime Minister’s Performance Delivery Unit (PMDU) against company-influenced brand-based prescription of medicines by doctors in government and private sectors.

"This practice adds to the economic burden of the country and puts financial load on patients due to purchase of pricier brands. Such practice is also against the Code of Ethics for medical and dental practitioners," the letter read.

DRAP, therefore, directed the health authorities across Pakistan to take necessary measures to promote generic prescriptions by doctors and discourage the practice of incentivised prescription.

The Drug Act 1976, in its Section 7 “Registration of Drugs”, Clause-8, says that single-ingredient drugs (containing one active ingredient) shall be registered generally by their generic names, while compound drugs (containing more than one active ingredient) shall be registered generally by their proprietary names.

Drug Lawyers Forum President Noor Mahar said doctors and pharmaceutical companies collude and are involved in the unethical practice of writing even single-ingredient drugs with their brands names in violation of the regulatory law.

For instance, he named a brand medicine manufactured with Amlodipine salt for heart patients is being sold at Rs460, while same drug with the another brand name is available for Rs49.

 

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