MINGORA, July 9: The DCO Swat Kamran-ur-Rehman on Monday set up a five-member committee to investigate the death of two kids by use of expired injection and submit the report within ten days.

Two-year-old Suleman and three-year-old Rahmat Bibi were killed while three sisters identified as Hashma, Hina and Sana were fainted after a dispenser Bacha Khan allegedly applied expired injections to the children at Banjot village of Manglor.

The affected children were taken to DHQ hospital Saidu Sharif.The DCO directed the hospital administration to provide all possible help to the children at the hospital.

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