LAHORE: The Punjab Healthcare Commission (PHC) closed down 51 quackery centres in the last two days. The PHC enforcement teams inspected 317 treatment centres in five cities and sealed 14 centres run by quacks in Khanewal, 12 in Rawalpindi, 9 in Faisalabad and eight each in Lahore and Gujranwala. Noor Clinic, Dental Experts Clinic, Abeera Clinic and Lab, Nadeem Dental Clinic, Amin Clinic, Al-Fateh Clinic, Absar Medical Store and Shifakhana Jirrahi were closed down in Lahore.
Reports indicate that they tried to breach one of gates, harassed staff, and even scaled walls of premises
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A fierce exchange of fire ensued, but culprits managed to escape under cover of darkness
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Bokhari emphasised that cases have been registered against "Fasadis", and no one will be spared