Cancer drugs worth Rs 360 million have allegedly been stolen from Civil Hospital Karachi, as reported by ARY News on Friday ¹ ² ³ ⁴ ⁵.
A case has been registered against several health department employees at the Eidgah police station for their alleged involvement in the pharmaceutical theft ¹ ² ³ ⁴ ⁵.
The case was filed following a complaint by the Medical Superintendent of Civil Hospital, revealing that a staggering 76,000 cancer pills were stolen over the past 10 months ¹ ² ³ ⁴ ⁵.The theft is believed to involve two employees of the hospital named Niaz Khaskheli and Iqbal ¹ ² ³ ⁴ ⁵.
The missing medicines – disappeared between February 17, 2023, and September 26, 2023 – have raised serious concerns about internal oversight and security within the hospital ¹ ² ³ ⁴ ⁵.
The theft was uncovered after a complaint was received about the tenure of the medication expiring earlier than expected, leading to an inquiry ¹ ⁴ ⁵.
However, the police officials are currently conducting raids to apprehend the accused involved in this heinous crime ¹ ² ³ ⁴ ⁵. Last week, an internal investigation by the health department was conducted against both employees ² ³.
The health department sent a letter to the MS of Civil Hospital, identifying Khaskheli and Channa as being involved in the theft ² ³.
