Quackery runs amok in Pakistan

Quackery runs amok in Pakistan

Rusted nails hold used infusion tubes on the wall of a clinic run by one among hundreds of thousands of unqualified doctors operating across Pakistan. Dozens of patients visit the small roadside shop each day in Sindh, where a few chairs are arranged around wooden tables used to lay patients down. "These patients have faith in me. They believe I can treat them well," said Abdul Waheed, who opened the facility a few months ago outside Hyderabad c…