KARACHI: Sindh High Court (SHC) on Tuesday directed the police to file cases under section 337A against the people involved in sale and manufacturing of Gutka and other harmful substances, ARY News reported.
A high court bench was hearing a contempt of court petition against I.G. Sindh Police and others on non-compliance of the court ruling about ban on Gutka.
The court expressed its surprise over the alarming rate of mouth cancer patients in Karachi.
Dr Ghulam Hyder, in-charge doctor at Cancer Ward at Jinnah Hospital, told the court that the outpatient department (OPD) daily attends more than 300 patients and 70 percent of them suffering from mouth cancer. Majority of these patients found to be students or young factory workers, doctor said.
The ratio of these patients in Karachi is far above than other parts of the country, the doctor further said.
