Top Story April 2, 2021 ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court (SC) on Thursday issued notices to heads of the National and Provincial Health Commissions in substandard cardiac stents case. A three-member SC bench, comprising Chief Justice Gulzar Ahmed, Justice Ijazul Ahsan and Justice Sayed Mazahar Ali Akbar Naqvi, heard the case pertaining to imbedding substandard cardiac stents. The court also issued notices to all four provincial advocate generals. The court observed that cardiovascular issues were left to inexperienced specialists. The court rejected the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) request to make NAB member of pricing committee. At the outset of hearing, the court observed that substandard cardiac stents were being used across the country. The court sought implementation report on National Interventional Cardiology Board (NICB) recommendations.