MS DHQ Hospital, CEO Health arrested after deaths of 20 children in Pakpattan

Medical Superintendent (MS) of District Headquarters (DHQ) Hospital Pakpattan, Dr. Adnan Ghaffar, and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Health, Dr. Sohail Asghar were arrested, on Friday, on the orders of Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif following the deaths of 20 children, mostly newborns, in Pakpattan. The arrests were ordered during an unannounced visit by CM Maryam Nawaz to the DHQ Hospital, where she personally heard complaints from patients and their attendants regarding unavailability of medicines and poor treatment facilities.