LAHORE: Another fake COVID vaccine entry was made using the Computerized National Identity Card (CNIC) of former prime minister Nawaz Sharif in Lahore.
PML-N supremo Nawaz Sharif has been living in London since 2019 after he was granted bail on the medical grounds.
According to the Punjab Primary and Secondary Health department, received PakVac-CanSino dose of the COVID-19 vaccine at a medical facility in Lahore.
The fake COVID vaccination entry was made on October 3 (yesterday), which record was deleted soon after the entry. The health department has announced to forward a separate plea to the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) to probe the matter.
Similarly, Nawaz Sharif was administered the first dose of China’s Sinopharm vaccine at the Khwaja Saeed vaccination centre on September 23, according to the fake registration on the Nadra portal.
A three-member committee constituted to investigate the matter revealed that a ward servant and a chowkidar were assigned the “very important” task of immunization at the Kot Khwaja vaccination centre.
The Punjab Health Department had suspended Kot Khawaja Saeed Hospital Medical Superintendent Ahmed Nadeem and senior medical officer Dr Munir Ahmed and asked them to report to the primary and secondary healthcare department.
A notification was issued by the health department in this regard. Dr Muhammad Aijaz Butt was given additional charge as MS of the hospital.A case has been registered as the Gujjarpura police station against the health officials.
