Overview
- The Lahore High Court directed the Punjab government to present a province-wide inventory of functional ventilators in public hospitals during hearings on measles-related deaths.
- Justice Malik Awais Khalid presided over the proceedings and instructed authorities to furnish complete data at the next hearing.
- A health department report filed with the court recorded 1,695 suspected measles cases in the first four weeks of 2026, including 330 laboratory-confirmed infections.
- The same filing noted 40 outbreak alerts issued across Punjab so far this year, reflecting heightened surveillance.
- The Judicial Activism Panel, the petitioner, alleges that shortages of ventilators and basic facilities contributed to past measles and dengue fatalities and seeks a transparent inquiry into possible administrative negligence and hospital preparedness.