SC orders govt to fix price of oxygen cylinders
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SC ordered Ministry of Industries to fix the price in two days
ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) – Supreme Court of Pakistan (SCP) on Wednesday ordered Ministry of Industries and Production to fix the price of oxygen cylinders within two days.
During the hearing of suo moto notice of coronavirus situation in the country, Advocate General of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa argued that suppliers are demanding exorbitant prices because price of the vital gas is not fixed.
CEO of Drug Regulatory Authority of Pakistan (DRAP) told the court that they cannot fix the price as oxygen production falls under the domain of Ministry of Industries.
Supreme Court expresses dissatisfaction over NDMA report on quarantine centres
Supreme Court. PHOTO: EXPRESS/FILE
ISLAMABAD:
The Supreme Court on Wednesday issued directions to the government to fix the price of oxygen cylinders across the country as their demand was increasing following a surge in Covid-19 cases.
A three-judge bench, headed by Chief Justice of Pakistan Gulzar Ahmed, while hearing the coronavirus suo motu case also expressed its dissatisfaction over a report submitted by the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) on the facilities being provided at quarantine centres.
At the start of the proceedings, Additional Attorney General Sohail Mahmood told the bench that the Drug Regulatory Authority of Pakistan (DRAP) and the NDMA had submitted their reports to the court.
Drug Regulatory Authority of Pakistan (DRAP) has launched a toll-free helpline to allow the public to report malpractices such as profiteering and hoarding medicines.
According to details, citizens can call at 0800-03727 to report any wrongdoings and irregularities of pharmacies to the country’s apex drug regulator.
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The recent development comes after media reports claimed that pharmacies all across the country have been hoarding a wide range of life-saving drugs to trigger artificial inflation and panic in the drug market.
Apart from reporting malpractices of pharmacies, citizens can also seek information of any kind by calling the toll-free helpline of DRAP.
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