Crackdown on illegal treatment centres continues across province.

LAHORE -- While continuing with its crackAdown on illegal treatment centres across the province, the Punjab Healthcare Commission (PHC) has sealed 345 illegal businesses of quacks during the last four weeks in 29 districts of the province.

The raids, carried out accordAing to the data and on complaints, 1,706 clinics were inspected. Out of these, 441, illegal businesses were found to have been changed.

At 108 centres, qualified physiAcians have started treating patients. Among the cities where the teams worked together with the police, the biggest crackdown was conAducted in Lahore where 45 illegal medical businesses were closed down after raiding 231 centres.

In other cities, 24 in Sheikhupura, Bahawalnagar 21, Nankana Sahib 20, Rawalpindi 18, Multan 17, and 15 each...