LAHORE, Sept 21: Allama Iqbal Medical College former Principal Prof Dr Javed Akram has urged doctors to boycott the medicines and other products manufactured by US-based pharmaceutical companies as a mark of protest against the anti-Islam film.

Addressing a rally of doctors on the Jail Road taken out in connection with ‘Love for Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) Day’ on Friday, Prof Akram asked medical practitioners at both public and private healthcare facilities to stop advising medicines manufactured by the US-based companies to their patients and prescribe alternate drugs in protest against profane film.

A large number of doctors from various teaching hospitals of the provincial capital and private sector facilities participated in the rally, including the members of various medical associations.

Prof Javed Akram also urged Punjab government to ban all the US-made products in order to encourage the form of protest he was advocating.

“We strongly request our brothers and sisters to tender resignations from all the US-based the companies operating in our country in order to show their solidarity with our beloved Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) and to register their protest against the Americans involved in making the anti-Islam film”, Dr Javed Akram said.

He urged the doctors to also stop giving access to the officials of the US-based companies to the state-run health facilities and seminars.

He announced a ‘grand ceremony’ on the coming Thursday in Lahore to be attended by health professionals from all over the country “to express anguish against USA for hurting the Muslims’ feelings”.