Young girl dies from injection given by quack in Multan

Atiya died 10 minutes after being administered the injection


Owais Qarni March 19, 2017
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MULTAN: A young girl has died after allegedly being administered an injection by a quack at Tibbi Balochan in Multan District, according to the local police.

Nasir Baloch said that after his 10-year-old daughter Atiya complained about pain in her ear, he took her to a nearby clinic run by Waqas, a self-proclaimed health practitioner.

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The girl died within ten minutes of being given the injection, Baloch claimed.

After finding out about her death, Waqas fled the clinic, he added.

Local police said that a case has been registered against Waqas and an investigation into the incident is under way.

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