Islamabad : February 1, 2024 ; In the last week in the office , Kakar government has gone extra milage to give undue benefit to the drug mafia by increasing the prices of 146 life saving drugs up to 100 %.
The caretaker’s rule is coming to an end in a week time and it had no moral authority to grant the approval of increase in 146 life saving drugs . Sources in the Health ministry said its painful that the caretaker cabinet is blatantly providing benefit to the drug mafia by jacking up the prices up to 100 % of 146 life saving drugs. The caretakers increased drug prices half a dozen times in the last one year .
It benefited the drug mafia again and again at the cost of the poor patients and their families . At this stage when the caretakers are going to get of the powers in a week , the approval to grant increase in the prices of 149 life saving drugs indicates that the decision -makers are bent upon to pass on maximum financial benefit to the mafias . It may be oil mafia or drug mafia .
According to the NEWSMAN investigation, drug mafia had managed the Drug Regulatory Authority (DRAP) and ministry of Health to make a summary to the Kakar cabinet in its meeting held here on Thursday , but the summary was withheld at the last minute with a fear that it may trigger strong reaction from the public and expose Kakar government -drug.mafia nexus . ‘”Thanks the summary for deregulation of drug prices has not been presented in Thursday’s cabinet meeting for approval “, said another official of the Health ministry. He said the plan was there to present a summary to the Kakar cabinet for deregulation of the drug prices , but it was withheld probably fearing unmanageable reaction from the public. __
