Karachi:
A Pakistani court on Thursday ordered that a batch of the Russian Sputnik V Covid-19 vaccine imported by a private company be immediately made available to the public for sale, said officials.
The government had argued that pricing issues should be settled first. “Any restriction relating to sale of the Covid-19 vaccine at this stage would be against the public interest because of its undisputed urgent need due to the crisis faced by the country,” a Sindh High Court judge said in an order on Thursday.
Pakistan is largely reliant on the Covax vaccine-sharing scheme. It last month allowed private firms to import vaccines and agreed to exempt them from price caps, but later rescinded the exemption and said it would set maximum prices.