Corona: Officer caught in smuggling 2 crore masks in PAK, to be investigated
Corona virus is spreading in countries around the world. In the meantime, there has been a ruckus about the face mask, which is considered to be the most useful to avoid the infection of Corona in Pakistan. A case of smuggling 20 million face masks has come to light in Pakistan. (Photo-Reuters)
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Prime Minister Imran Khan's special assistant on health matters has also surrounded allegations of smuggling. According to The Nation's report, Pakistan's Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) on Friday decided to investigate allegations of smuggling the country's 20 million face masks. (Photo-Reuters)
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Dr Zafar Mirza, Special Assistant to Prime Minister Imran Khan on health matters and an officer of Drug Regulatory Authority of Pakistan are also allegedly involved in this smuggling. (Photo-Reuters)
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The FIA has issued a notice to investigate the allegations leveled by the Pakistan Young Pharmacists Association (PYPA) in this regard. The association has alleged that Dr Zafar Mirza, a special aide of Prime Minister Khan and Ghazanfar Ali, deputy director of the Drugs Regulatory Authority, smuggled two crore masks from the country. (Photo-Reuters)
National Health Service (NHS) spokesperson Sajid Hussain Shah said in a statement that some immoral elements have made such baseless allegations after starting action against them. (Photo-Reuters)
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He said that the ministry has decided to file a defamation suit against the elements who have made these baseless allegations. He said that PYPA representatives are facing many cases in the courts under the Drug Act 1976. (Photo-Reuters)
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The statement said that the Drugs Regulatory Authority is taking strict measures against the black marketing of Personal Protection Equipments (PPES) used for the corona virus (COVID-19). (Photo-Reuters)
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It is noteworthy that a total of 29 cases of corona virus have been confirmed so far in Pakistan. Recently, a survey of hospitals in Karachi was done, in which it was found that barring only two hospitals, no one is able to prevent or treat infection. (Photo-Reuters)
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Apart from this, officials of various hospitals also admitted that there is a huge scarcity of masks, due to which they are facing difficulties in preventing the spread of infection. Amid such circumstances, the case of smuggling large numbers of two crores of masks in Pakistan has taken everyone by surprise. (Photo-Reuters)
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