The Lahore High Court on Friday sought reply from the Punjab government till July 10 in an application praying to find out the reason of failure of the government to control the measles epidemic. Chairman Judicial Activism Panel (JAP) Muhammad Azhar Siddique filed this application in his already pending constitutional petition against government failure to control measles epidemic.
He submitted that the death tool was rising day by day and the respondents who were well aware of the causes of measles and intentionally avoiding to control the same.
Even the international organisations like Unices had already pointed out in this regard that the disease may cause destruction and damage to a large scale if the authorities concerned did not take precautionary measures.