Deputy Commissioner (DC) Omer Jahangir on Saturday directed the drug inspectors to launch a comprehensive crackdown against sale of smuggled and prohibited medicines in the district. Presiding over a meeting of District Drugs Control Board here, the deputy commissioner said that smuggled and prohibited medicines posing life threat. He said that casualties causing by using such medicines can be controlled through preventiving sale of these medicines.
He directed drug inspectors to launch a comprehensive crackdown against medical stores and medicine manufacturing companies involved in supplying these prohibited drugs. He also ordered stern action against medical stores involved in selling expired medicines and selling injections to drug addicted persons. During he meeting different punishments were approved against ten medical stores and manufacturing companiesover violations.
Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Health Dr. Faisal Raza Qaisarani and other concerned officers were also present in the meeting. On the other hand District administration launched a crackdown against goods and public transporters and impounded 72 vehicles over violation of axle load management, here Saturday.
Regional Transport Authority (RTA) and traffic police teams impounded 72 vehicles and removed goods from overloaded 48 trucks and trailers during pickets. While Rs 69,000 fine was also imposed on the owners. Secretary of RTA Hina Rehman and Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) traffic Afzal Mahar conducted a meeting with goods and public transporters about axle load and ordered strict implementation of the law.
Deputy Commissioner (DC) Waseem Hamid Sindhu in his message, said, “There was a zero-tolerance policy against overloaded vehicles and joint teams of transport authority and traffic police have been formed for action.” He said that overloading was a major cause of accidents on roads and asked the public transport owners to avoid overloading.
