LAHORE: The Punjab Healthcare Commission (PHC) has intensified crackdown on quackery, sealing 692 illegal treatment centres during a four-week enforcement drive.
According to available data, these actions followed 3,014 visits by enforcement teams of the PHC’s Anti-Quackery Department to healthcare establishments across all districts of the province.
The highest number of raids were conducted in Lahore, where 1,105 healthcare facilities were visited, leading to the sealing of 303 illegal centres being run by unqualified individuals.
Other districts with significant enforcement activity included Sargodha with 208 visits and 33 centres sealed, Multan with 204 visits and 29 centres sealed, Faisalabad with 154 visits and 34 centres sealed and Khanewal with 119 visits and 17 closures.
Published in Dawn, January 19th, 2026
