Rs 100 crore medicine scam unearthed in Sindh

Islamabad: A huge scam involving purchase of drugs worth Rs 100 crore has been unearthed in Pakistan's Sindh province, Geo News reported.

An audit report for the 2012 financial year revealed that district governments in Sindh bought medicines that were not verified by the central or provincial drug laboratories.

A notification issued in 2006 by the health department of Sindh stated that no medicine could be purchased without obtaining a drug test report from the provincial and federal drug testing laboratories.

Despite the notification, 23 districts in Sindh bought the uncertified medicines, putting the lives of patients in danger.

Despite the notification, 23 districts in Sindh bought the uncertified medicines, putting the lives of patients in danger.

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