Sindh Assembly speaker forms committee to oversee provincial food authority

KARACHI: Sindh Assembly Speaker Agha Siraj Durrani on Tuesday formed a three-member committee to oversee the provincial food authority following the death of two minors earlier this week from alleged food poisoning after dining out. 

The committee will comprise parliament members Sohrab Sarki, Sanjay Perwani and Ghanwer Khan Isran and work towards the betterment of the Sindh Food Authority.

Speaking to the media, Perwani said, “We will work towards making the food authority better to prevent any future deaths due to food poisoning after consuming food at restaurants.”

Two children, identified as 18-month-old Ahmed and Muhammad, 5, lost their lives on November 11, allegedly due to food poisoning after dining at a restaurant in the city's Zamzama area.

While police have initiated a probe into the matter and the restaurant has been sealed for forensic investigation, a post-mortem of the two children was completed Sunday night.

According to Dr Shiraz, the medico-legal officer (MLO) at Jinnah Hospital, the brothers apparently died due to food poisoning.

Further, samples of more than 30 items from the residence of the bereaved family were taken and are scheduled to be sent to a laboratory for chemical analysis with the home being completely sealed.