HARIPUR: The officials of Consumer Protection Council has sealed three unauthorised and one unhygienic dental clinics here on Wednesday.

A three-member team led by assistant magistrate, Haripur, and comprising assistant director of CPC and consumer protection officer visited Rehmat Dental Clinic, Hazara Dental Clinic, and Noor Dental Clinic and found them operating unauthorised as all the three owners were unqualified. The officials sealed all of them. A fourth one, Idrees Dental Clinic was sealed for having rusty and unhygienic equipment.

Meanwhile, the ant-corruption police raided the office of sub-divisional officer, Public Health Engineering, Asmatullah Khan Gandapur, and arrested him for receiving bribe from a local contractor.

Published in Dawn, September 10th, 2015

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