LAHORE: A case was registered against a homoeo doctor and his clinic was sealed on Friday for violating orders of the Punjab Healthcare Commission.

The PHC had imposed a fine of Rs 0.5 million on Homoeo octorLiaqat Ali – located in the vicinity of Laal PulMughalpura – after investigating various complaints against the said medic. He was found indulgent in quackery, dispensing medicines without any label, while also not maintaining the record of his patients and employees. His registration with the council concerned had also expired.The Commission had sealed his premises,namely Liaqat Homoeopathic Clinic, while banning him from providing any medical services to patients. The PHC had also written a letter to the National Council for Homoeopathy to cancelhis licence for advertising about his practice – making tall and baseless claims – about treating various diseases, and writing code words instead of proper names of medicines. He was seen promoting himself in the media as a qualified physician, who could treat different diseases, including the incurable ones.

In a gross violation of the PHC orders, Liaqat Ali illegally desealed the Clinic, and started his practice. An enforcement team of the Commission sealed the premises again, and an FIR has been registered with the Harbanspura police station.

On the other hand, 13 other illegal treatment centres were also shuttered after inspecting 112 treatment centresin the city. Out of these, Shehroz Dental Clinic, Umer Dental, National Medicos Clinic, Aslam Medical Store, Medi Lab, Shaheen Dental Clinic, LachianwalaHadiJorh, American Dental Lab, Malik PehalwanDawakhana, Ajmal Dental Clinic, Aman Medical Store, Medina Medical and Azhar Clinic were shuttered since quackery was being practised in these premises.

It is pertinent to mention here that so far in the district Lahore only,the PHC teams had visited around 9,500treatment centres, and sealed 3,806 outlets, while 1,700 quacks were found to have quit their illegal businesses.