Drug inspector who seized stents to continue work with FIA

LAHORE

The Punjab Health Department cancelled transfer-posting orders of a health inspector/drug inspector whose attachment with Federal Investigation Agency (FIA), Lahore, was withdrawn last week.

Drug Inspector Hassan Saeed (BS-17), who was attached in February 2015 with FIA, Lahore, to coordinate with it for carrying out raids related to spurious and unregistered drugs in the province, was removed from FIA on February 24, 2017 and was asked to report to the secretary, Primary and Secondary Healthcare Department (P&SHD), Punjab.

But the Health Department cancelled the order of his detachment from FIA and asked him to continue his work with the agency. Hasan Saeed is the drug inspector who along with FIA team had raided Mayo Hospital, Lahore, some two months back and recovered several dozens of unregistered stents from the Cardiac Ward of the hospital. During the stents scandal probe, Hassan had asked the Provincial Quality Control Board (PQCB) led by secretary, Primary and Secondary Healthcare Department (P&SHD), Punjab, to allow him to register an FIR against Cardiac Ward of Mayo Hospital head Prof Dr Saqib Shafi for his role in stents scam. The PQCB is yet to approve the recommendation for FIR against Shafi even several weeks have passed since then.

Talking to The News,P&SHD Secretary  Ali Jan Khan confirmed that Hassan Saeed was transferred from FIA last week but for some administrative issues rather anything else.

"We wanted to replace him with some other inspector for FIA as he has already worked there for the past few years," observed Jan, adding that no coercive action was taken against him even for conducting raid on Mayo Hospital. “On the request of FIA, we have cancelled our latest order. Now Hassan’s previous status has been restored and he is allowed to continue his work with the agency”, the secretary said. 

To a question, Ali Jan shared that, being chairman of PQCB, he would summon a meeting of the board in the current month to decide on the recommendation for registration of an FIR against Prof Dr Saqib Shafi. 

LLB exams: Punjab University (PU) on Saturday issued the schedule for submission of admission fee and forms for LLB (three years) Parts-I, II and III Annual Examinations 2017. 

The dates of submission of admission forms and fee for LLB Part-I annual exam 2017 is 2-5-17 with single fee and 8-5-17, with double fee, LLB Part-II annual exam 2017 is 3-5-17 with single fee and 9-5-17 with double fee and LLB Part-III annual exam 2017 is 4-5-17 with single fee and 10-5-17 with double fee. The examinations for part I,II and III will commence from 6-7-17, 7-7-17 and 8-7-17 respectively. 

Meanwhile, PU has  issued written date sheet of BS (four years programme) 8th semester examination 2016. 

PU has awarded three PhDs to scholars. Fariha Gul, daughter of Abdul Sattar, has been awarded a PhD in Education after approval of her thesis entitled “Evaluating Entrepreneurial Skills of Students in Technical and Vocational Education and Training Institutes”, Saqib Khan, son of Nasrullah Khan, Political Science after approval of his thesis entitled “Genesis and Manifestations of Militant Religious Extremism: Effects and Repercussions in Pakistan 2001-2013” and Humaira Usman, d/o Muhammad Usman, in the subject of Urdu after approval of her thesis entitled “Post Colonial Study of Urdu Novel in the Light of Post Colonial Criticism”.