QUETTA: The Balochistan Healthcare Commission (BHCC) intensified its campaign against quackery on Tuesday, with its enforcement team conducting targeted inspections and taking punitive action against several unregistered and unauthenticated medical facilities in the provincial capital.
Acting on Jan Muhammad Road and Faqir Muhammad Road, the commission’s team identified multiple violations. According to the commission’s Focal Person, Dr. Bismillah Kakar, the operation resulted in fines being imposed on three unregistered general clinics and one unregistered dental clinic. Furthermore, two other clinics were issued strict verbal warnings and directed to comply with BHCC regulations immediately.
Officials stated that the decisive action is a core part of the commission’s mandate to safeguard public health and ensure patient safety by eradicating all forms of quackery from the province. The presence of unlicensed practitioners and substandard facilities poses a significant risk to citizens, often leading to misdiagnosis, improper treatment, and endangerment of lives.
The BHCC issued a clear warning, clarifying that this crackdown is not an isolated event. “Indiscriminate action will continue against illegal and substandard medical service providers across the province,” a commission official affirmed. All healthcare providers operating without proper credentials have been instructed to complete their registration and licensing processes with the BHCC without any further delay to avoid legal penalties and closures.
The commission has urged the public to verify the registration status of their healthcare providers and report any suspicious or illegal medical practice to authorities, reinforcing a community-based approach to curbing quackery.
Meanwhile the coal mines of Balochistan claimed the lives of 89 workers in 2025, according to alarming new data, highlighting a persistent and deadly crisis in the province’s mining sector.
Statistics released by the Pakistan Central Mines Labour Federation reveal that Balochistan’s mines remain the most dangerous in the country. The year’s toll was punctuated by a deadly December, where eight miners perished in seven separate incidents.
The provincial disparity is stark. While 41 deaths were recorded in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s mines, 14 in Punjab, and six in Sindh, Balochistan’s fatality rate was more than double that of all other provinces combined. The federation’s data paints a grim long-term picture, indicating that a total of 618 miners have died in the province over the last eight years.
