SC seeks report on disposal of hospital waste in KPK
- By Web Desk -
- Oct 30, 2018
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK) government to come up with a report, spelling out measures to tackle the issue of proper disposal of hospital waste in the province.
Chief Justice Mian Saqib Nisar, who headed a bench of the apex court, gave this direction while hearing a case with regard to the disposal of hospital waste.
He asked whether or not the province where the PTI has been ruling for a second consecutive term had incinerators at public sector hospitals. He directed the KPK health minister to swear an affidavit about resolution of the issue.
He remarked that hospital waste is causing diseases.
Earlier this month, the apex court directed the Punjab government to allocate specific sites for disposal of hazardous waste of public hospitals in the province.
The chief justice had directed the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) to conduct an inquiry into a contract awarded to a private company for burning of waste of public hospitals in the city.
The court was informed that a private company was awarded a contract for disposal and burning of hospital waste.
It expressed concern over transparency of the award of the contract and decided to get it investigated.