A formal case was registered against the three after an initial inquiry revealed that the expired diagnostic kits were used for patients suffering from the dengue virus. In 2019, M/S Ideal Diagnostic System Rawalpindi supplied 27,960 dengue NSI test devices and 7,200 surgery test devices to Polyclinic Islamabad. Of these kits, 8,880 dengue NSI devices and 3,250 dengue serology (IGGIGJ) test devices expired in mid-2021. The contractor subsequently supplied the same expired kits to Polyclinic by tampering with the expiry dates and the two Polyclinic officials allowed their use in the hospital before Senior Chief Pharmacist Amna Bibi took custody of the expired test device on December 2, 2021. A senior drug inspector of Islamabad seized 4,865 expired diagnostic kits from the store of Polyclinic after a comprehensive inquiry.

Source: The Express Tribune December 03, 2022 18:15 UTC