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SHC orders govt to fix Panadol’s price within a month

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  • Panadol is commonly used to relieve fever and pain.
  • Directive comes during hearing of contempt of court plea filed by Panadol manufacturer.
  • DRAP apprises court that federal govt’s node is needed to raise price of medicines.

The Sindh High Court (SHC) on Thursday ordered the federal government to fix the price of Panadol — a medicine commonly used to relieve fever and pain — in the next four weeks.

The orders came during the hearing of a contempt of court petition filed by the pharmaceutical company that manufactures the medicine. It had moved the SHC over the government’s non-compliance of the court’s earlier orders about raising Panadol’s price.

During the course of the proceedings, the officials of the Drug Regulatory Authority of Pakistan (DRAP) apprised the court that the federal government’s nod is needed to raise the price of medicines.

At this, the SHC directed the federal government to decide the price of the medicine in the next cabinet meeting and submit a report to the court in this regard.

The Centre’s lawyer admitted that the matter related to the price of Panadol did not come under discussion in the previous cabinet meeting.

In its petition, the pharmaceutical company stated that they purchase raw materials for the medicine in dollars, adding that the cost of the medicine has increased significantly due to the rupee’s continuous fall against the greenback in recent weeks.

The petitioner said that the government is reluctant to increase the price of the medicine.

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Online cab driver in Karachi says he changed his mind at the last minute about suicide.

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Yesterday, a financially struggling young online cab driver allegedly leaped into the sea while rescue operations were underway to save him.

Tahir Mehmood, an online cab driver, stated that he engaged in a dispute with his wife and subsequently travelled to Karachi’s Do Darya (a seashore location). He then communicated with his wife by phone, informing her of his intention to commit suicide.

Nevertheless, he then altered his decision and began to retrace his steps when four individuals discharged a noxious material towards him, resulting in his loss of consciousness.

After recovering consciousness, Tahir discovered that he was in Nazimabad, but his mobile phone, identity card, and other personal items were gone.

Subsequently, he successfully arrived at his residence by walking, when his spouse and sibling transported him to the hospital.

Tahir’s parents and cousin came the next morning, and he proceeded to provide his statement at Shah Faisal police station.

Yesterday, just before plunging into the ocean, Tahir Mehmood, a resident of Shah Faisal Colony, initiated a video connection with his wife and declared, “I am intentionally ending my own life.” Maintain a state of happiness.

Subsequently, law enforcement authorities retrieved Tahir Mahmood’s vehicle at a considerable distance from the shoreline. As per the authorities, Tahir Mehmood is an internet-based chauffeur who is married to two individuals and is experiencing family conflicts at home due to financial difficulties.

According to his father, Tahir Mahmood engaged in a video conference with his second wife and expressed his intention to commit himself. He has been absent since that time. Tahir Mehmood

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Case involving military courts: SC takes requests for a larger bench

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Judge Aminuddin led a six-person panel that considered appeals against the annulment of civilian verdicts in military courts. The other members of the bench are Justices Muhammad Ali Mazhar, Hasan Azhar Rizvi, Shahid Waheed, Musrrat Hilali, and Irfan Saadat Khan.

One of the applicants, former CJP Jawad S. Khawaja, said in his courtroom arguments that two Supreme Court judges, Justices Afridi and Mansoor Ali Shah, had written a memo advocating for the creation of a larger bench to hear the appeals.

Justice Aminuddin questioned how the bench hearing the case could be influenced by the justices’ notes. The observation made by Justice Muhammad Ali Mazhar on Justice Afridi was restricted to the ultimate decision.

In response to a question from Justice Musarrat Hilali, the attorney stated that if the current six-member bench returned a split decision of 3-3, the pleas would be denied.

Judge Muhammad Ali Mazhar stated that a larger bench demand can address the subject at this point.

The judges committee was tasked with reviewing the issue of military courts once the Supreme Court granted the petitions for a nine-member or larger bench.

During the prior session, the attorney general was questioned by the Supreme Court about the specifics of the defendant who had been given a three-year prison sentence by military tribunals.

Before Eid, the court ordered the release of twenty accused people who had been given one-year prison sentences. The Supreme Court received the accused’s information that was made public on Eid.

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The administration chose to have an army-mandated trial in May for the detainees who are charged with targeting military installations on May 9.

Following the former prime minister’s arrest on May 9 from the grounds of the Islamabad High Court (IHC), violent confrontations occurred throughout Pakistan.

During a protest, PTI workers attacked Army installations, the Corps Commander’s home in Lahore, and General Headquarters (GHQ) in Rawalpindi.

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The government announced its decision to hold military court trials of those found guilty of damaging and attacking military instalments after the arrests made in connection with the violent riots that broke out across the nation on May 9. The army and the government viewed this as a low blow.

PTI founder Imran Khan, former chief justice Jawwad S. Khawaja, legal expert Aitzaz Ahsan, and five representatives of civil society, including Karamat Ali, executive director of Piler, sought that the top court declare the military trials “unconstitutional” in light of this ruling.

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When the DPO’s car flipped close to Quetta, three police officers were hurt.

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According to sources, the police vehicle overturned at Saryab Road Faizabad in Quetta while attempting to save a motorcyclist.

Three police officers were injured in the event, including the DPO’s gunman Sorab and the motorcycle, although District Police Officer (DPO) Babar Mashatq was unharmed.

This week, there was another incident in Torka Bazaar Bannu where a police car came dangerously close to being attacked with explosives.

Details indicate that before the car arrived, an explosive prepared by unidentified attackers went off, according to DPO Ziauddin Ahmed.

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The explosive was planted at Torka Bazaar next to Akhoondan Sorani, but it detonated before the police car arrived, preventing any possibility of damage or casualties. The incident resulted in no recorded damage or injuries.

In a another incident, a handgrenade attack on a police car in Karachi’s Sachal neighborhood left at least three police officers hurt.

According to specifics, the SSP said that three police officers were hurt when a hand grenade cracker was reportedly thrown at a police car in Sachal, Karachi. No fatalities were recorded from the incident.

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