Two more cardiac patients die

LAHORE: After a lull of 24-hours, two more cardiac patients affected by spurious medicines died at the Services Hospital on Saturday.

Hospital officials said a 55-year-old patient, Ghulam Ali, was brought to the health facility following reaction from spurious medicines free given at Punjab Institute of Cardiology (PIC). He was a resident of Kasur.

Another cardiac patient, Ms Shahida, 60, also died at the same hospital. She was a resident of Rang Mehal, Lahore.

On February 3, the Punjab health department had claimed that no death from medicines reaction was reported during last 24-hours as the better treatment was being given to over 300 affected patients still admitted to various hospitals.