Lahore High Court has summoned a senior medical officer of Shaikh Zayed Hospital regarding a petition challenging the ban on the liver transplants in case of donations by other than friends and others outside the patient’s family.
Justice Mansoor Ali Shah of the LHC issued the order on the petition of Asif Javed, a liver patient. The petitioner’s counsel said he was suffering from a liver disease. He said he had requested the chief minister for financial aid for a liver transplant, which had been accepted. He said the CM had referred the matter to Shaikh Zayed Hospital. He said a medical officer of the hospital had advised the liver transplant. He said unfortunately his blood group and other organs did not match with any of his family members.
He said his blood group matched that of some friends, but the hospital administration had refused to carry out the transplant stating that it could only be done between blood relatives.
His counsel said that according to the law, in the absence of blood relatives, a transplant from an unrelated donor could be allowed. The judge issued notices to the Health Department and summoned a senior medical officer of the hospital.
LHC stays Sheikhupura Coal Power Project
Justice Mansoor Ali Shah of the Lahore High Court on Thursday issued an interim stay order against Sheikhupura Coal Power Project and directed the government to submit record of the project proposal and the environment impact assessment (EIA) report in 30 days.
Sheikhupura district coordination officer assured the court work on the project will not be done be started till a mandatory survey of environment impact assessment was completed.
Justice Syed Mansoor Ali Shah was hearing a petition against the project.
Ali Sher and others had filed the petition, saying the Punjab government had acquired 9,000 kanals for the project and started work on the site without the mandatory EIA. They said poisonous waste and smoke from the coal power production would pollute the environment and affect the health of people living in the area.
The DCO admitted that the EIA survey had not been conducted before project was started.
He assured the court that work would not go any further the EIA report became available.
Petition seeking Khan’s disqualification filed
A petition has been filed in the Lahore High Court seeking disqualification of Pakistan Tehrik-i-Insaf chief Imran Khan.
The petition was filed by a lawyer saying Khan did not disclose his personal life to the public.
He said Khan did not fulfil the criteria set under Article 62 and 63 of the Constitution to be a member of the parliament. He requested the court to disqualify him.
Published in The Express Tribune, May 9th, 2014.