Just quacks
This refers to the article titled “Demeaning doctors” by Dr Mushtaq A Chalkoo. I hail Dr Chalkoo for exposing the truth about quacks and the role of the government thereof. But I miserably fail to understand the reaction to the article by Dr Farooq A Peer. Sidelining the main issue of quackery, the author has wasted precious space of the esteemed paper and the time of its readers for clarifying who should use the title doctor. 70 % of the times Webster’s Dictionary refers to doctor vis-à-vis medical profession.
Shah-I-Jahan
Charar-i-sharief
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