Four private health facilities sealed in Swat.

MINGORA -- Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Health Care Commission here on Sunday sealed four private health facilities and issued legal notices to four others.

The HCC team after receiving public complaints through Pakistan Citizen Portal, paid surprise visits to different private health facilities and clinics in Gul Jabba, Kala Kallay, Shah Dherai, Bara Bandai in Kabal tehsil and Bypass area in Mingora where it found several quacks and illegal clinics.

Taking immediate action against the quacks, who were found treating patients, the health facilities and clinics were sealed.

'During our raids, we found several quacks. We took action against them. Among them Sardar Khan, Saifullah, Ms Sartaj and Shah Khalid were caught red-handed. They were treating local patients,' said Faiz Ali Khan, the head of the HCC team.

He said that Sardar Medical Store and Health Clinic; Ms Sartaj LHV Labour Room; and Shah Medical Store and Health Clinic were sealed under the relevant laws.

Similarly, several other unregistered clinics and laboratories were found without having legal documents.

'During the...