Daily Times

LAHORE: Unidentified assailants attacked anti-quackery teams of the Punjab Healthcare Commission (PHC) on Thursday, following which the police registered an FIR.

According to details, when officers of the PHC were travelling back in their official vehicle from Gujjar Colony Chandaroy Road after sealing businesses of quacks, unidentified motorcycle riders resorted to direct firing on their vehicle. The driver sped the car to safety. The second incident took place in Farooqabad, Sheikhupura, when supporters of one quack namely Yasir attacked the PHC team, which was about to close down the quackery outlet. The police stations of the respective areas have now registered FIRs.

PHC Chief Operating Officer Dr Muhammad Ajmal Khan said the crackdown on quacks would continue and the teams would keep on working in the field. Moreover, the PHC has written a letter to the Inspector General Police Punjab for providing security to the field teams. Also, despite attacks on the teams, the PHC sealed another 45 quackery outlets, which included 17 in Lahore, 16 in Kasur and 12 in Sheikhupura. As per the data, 65 quacks had quit quackery out of the 184 centres that were paid visits to.

In Lahore, Al-Noor Clinic, Hashim Fazal Elahi Naqshbandi Clinic, Mian Hadi Jorr, Aslam Clinic, Abdul Wasi Clinic, AH Naseem Clinic, Muhammad Salim Jarrah, Sohail Clinic, Chishti Sabri Shifa Khana, Nazir Clinic, Bilal Clinic, Javed Iqbal Clinic, Rizwan Clinic, Al-Saudia Clinic, Imran Clinic, Ali Dental Clinic and Awais Clinic were closed down.

Published in Daily Times, June 22^nd 2018.