📌 Key Highlights & Quick Takeaways:
- ISLAMABAD (October 27, 2026): A major development has come in the scandal of buying meningitis (meningitis) and influenza vaccines for Umrah.
- According to the sources, the Federal Ministry of Health has suspended Director Border Health Services Dr. Abid Hussain Shah, former Head of.
- Vaccines for Hajj and Umrah pilgrims, 3 arrested including head of Border Health Services.
ISLAMABAD (October 27, 2026): A major development has come in the scandal of buying meningitis (meningitis) and influenza vaccines for Umrah pilgrims at exorbitant prices, with the Ministry of Health immediately suspending the arrested Border Health Services officers.
According to the sources, the Federal Ministry of Health has suspended Director Border Health Services Dr. Abid Hussain Shah, former Head of Border Health Services Dr. Ghulam Murtaza Shah and Head of Procurement Committee of Border Health Services Dr. Pradeep Kumar, who were involved in the scandal.
Vaccines for Hajj and Umrah pilgrims, 3 arrested including head of Border Health Services.
The three officers are currently in the custody of the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA), which is probing the entire vaccine procurement process for the Border Health Services.
The accused are alleged to have bought meningitis and influenza vaccines at exorbitant prices in gross violation of rules and regulations.
