ISLAMABAD: The Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP), Justice Mian Saqib Nisar, on Tuesday directed the Director General (DG) Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) to investigate reports of fraud in placing
stents in
heart patients in Lahore.
Chief Justice Mian Saqib Nisar took
**tice of the fraud in
putting stents in
heart patients, a Supreme Court press release issued here said.
The action was taken on reports that the Cardiac Ward of Mayo Hospital, Lahore, and other government hospitals of Punjab are either
putting stents in
heart patients even when the same were **t required or charging
patients an exorbitant rate up to Rs180,000 for each stent that actually cost a few thousand rupees.
There were even reports of **t implanting
stents in
patients while they were charged for
stents on
fake angioplasty.
Taking
**tice of the issue, the chief justice ordered to call a report on the issue from the DG FIA.
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