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title: "LHC restores fine on individual for unauthorised allopathic treatment"
description: "Most outlets led with the Lahore High Court's decision to restore a Rs300,000 fine imposed on an individual for practising allopathic treatment without authorisation. The Nation and Dunya News both highlighted the court's reasoning that a dispenser’s certificate does not permit independent medical practice. 24 News HD provided less specific details, referring to the case as involving a \"quack\" and a fine imposed for practising allopathy at a medical store, without explicitly stating the amount."
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# LHC restores fine on individual for unauthorised allopathic treatment

pakistan · updated 18 Sep 2026, 6:33 AM PKT · 17–18 Sep 2026 · 4 articles from 4 outlets over 2 developments

**HarZaviya summary** — how 4 outlets covered this, generated automatically from their headlines and excerpts:

> Most outlets reported that the Lahore High Court restored a fine imposed on an individual for practising allopathic medicine without authorisation. 24 News HD focused on the court’s action to overturn a lower court’s decision and mentioned the petitioner, the Punjab Healthcare Commission. The Nation provided the specific fine amount (Rs300,000) and clarified that the dispenser’s certificate does not allow independent medical practice.

## How it developed

Newest development first. Each carries its own coverage and, where we have one, our summary of it.

### 18 Sep 2026 — LHC restores Rs300,000 fine on dispenser (1 outlet)

- **Business Recorder** — [LHC restores Rs300,000 fine on dispenser](https://www.brecorder.com/news/40440068/lhc-restores-rs300000-fine-on-dispenser) · 18 Sep 2026, 6:33 AM PKT
  > LAHORE: The Lahore High Court (LHC) has held that a dispenser’s certificate does not authorise a person to independently practise allopathic medicine and restored a fine of Rs300,000 imposed by the Punjab Healthcare Commission (PHC) on a dispenser. The court also ruled that a drug sale licence only permits the sale of medicines and does not authorise its holder to administer injections or provi...

### 17 Sep 2026 — LHC restores fine on individual for unauthorised allopathic treatment (3 outlets)

> Most outlets led with the Lahore High Court's decision to restore a Rs300,000 fine imposed on an individual for practising allopathic treatment without authorisation. The Nation and Dunya News both highlighted the court's reasoning that a dispenser’s certificate does not permit independent medical practice. 24 News HD provided less specific details, referring to the case as involving a "quack" and a fine imposed for practising allopathy at a medical store, without explicitly stating the amount.

- **The Nation** — [LHC restores Rs300,000 fine for unauthorised allopathic treatment](https://www.nation.com.pk/17-Sep-2026/lhc-restores-rs300-000-fine-unauthorised-allopathic-treatment) · 17 Sep 2026, 1:32 PM PKT
  > The Lahore High Court (LHC) has restored a Rs300,000 fine imposed on a man for providing allopathic treatment without authorisation, ruling that a dispenser’s certificate does not permit independent medical practice.
- **Dunya News** — [LHC restores Rs3m fine on man for unauthorised allopathic treatment](https://dunyanews.tv/en/Pakistan/973353-lhc-restores-rs3m-fine-on-man-for-unauthorised-allopathic-treatment) · 17 Sep 2026, 1:03 PM PKT · 98% identical wording to the newest filing
  > Lahore High Court restores a Rs300,000 fine for unauthorised allopathic treatment, ruling that a dispenser certificate does not permit independent medical practice.
- **24 News HD** — [LHC restores fine imposed on quack for practising allopathy at medical store](https://www.24newshd.tv/17-Sep-2026/lhc-restores-fine-imposed-person-practicing-allopathy-medical-store) · 17 Sep 2026, 10:11 AM PKT · 84% identical wording to the newest filing
  > Accepting the petition filed by the Punjab Healthcare Commission, the Lahore High Court (LHC) on Thursday declared null and void a district court’s decision to overturn a fine slapped on a quack who would practise as a doctor at a medical store, reported 24NewsHD TV channel.

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4 articles from 4 outlets, 17–18 Sep 2026. Headlines and links belong to their outlets — HarZaviya links out and never copies article text.

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