There are some people are going abroad for COLD: Javed Iqbal

It was unfortunate a child had died due to the unavailability of the rabies vaccine. chairman NAB

Islamabad: Chairman NAB (National Accountability Bureau) Javed Iqbal said that while multiple people were sharing a single hospital bed in the country, there were others who were going abroad “London or US” for treatment “if they get a cold”.

While addressing an event in Islamabad, Javed iqbal said that it was unfortunate that a child had died in his mother’s lap due to the unavailability of the rabies vaccine in hospitals. He was referring to a video which went viral on social media in September. It showed a horrific incident in Shikarpur where an 11-year-old child died of rabies in his mother’s lap.

The chairman did not refer to anyone in particular but his remarks come only hours after former prime minister Nawaz Sharif departed from Lahore to London for medical treatment. The PML-N supremo, who has been diagnosed with an immune system disorder, was transported in an air ambulance that arrived at Lahore airport’s Haj Terminal early morning from Doha. Nawaz is convicted in two NAB corruption references, acquitted in one and is currently facing a fourth one.