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PM Shehbaz orders 48-hour probe into Hajj and Umrah vaccine contract after cost jump and court challenge
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has set up a five-member committee to examine how Border Health Services Pakistan awarded a public-private contract for meningitis and flu vaccination of pilgrims and overseas job seekers. Seven pharmaceutical firms have challenged the tender in the Islamabad High Court, and Dawn reports the cost per person may have risen from about Rs1,250 to Rs4,500. The health minister says rules were followed.