Punjab medicines contract of Rs145m faces inquiry over delays

The Public Accounts Committee-I rejected the Health Department's Covid-19 reason for a supply delay of a year against a three-month deadline.

The Public Accounts Committee-I ordered an inquiry into a medicines supply award for a government hospital in Lahore.

An audit report flagged irregularities amounting to Rs145 million, linked to the previous government's tenure.

The audit said the firm took a year to deliver medicines due within three months.

The committee rejected the Health Department's explanation that Covid-19 caused the delay.

The inquiry will test eligibility, identify responsible officials and fix responsibility; no wrongdoing has been established yet.

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