A large-scale counterfeit medicine scandal has been uncovered across Sindh, including Karachi, raising serious concerns about public health and safety.
According to Drug Testing Laboratory Head Adnan Rizvi, multiple medicines were found to be fake, with investigations revealing that seven companies involved in their production do not actually exist. He warned that the sale of counterfeit drugs poses a severe threat to human lives and urged authorities to take strict action against those responsible under the Drug Act.
The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) Anti-Corruption Circle Islamabad has stepped up its efforts to combat counterfeit and unregistered medications in a related development. Mazhar Qeebbal, a suspect in the agency’s recent arrest, was nabbed for reportedly selling fake medications from a medical establishment in Islamabad’s Diplomatic Enclave. This arrest comes after FIA agents arrested two other people from the same establishment last week and confiscated a significant amount of illegal and counterfeit medications.
To protect the public and eradicate networks of fake medications, authorities have promised to keep up their efforts.
