The Punjab Institute of Cardiology (PIC) has suffered a loss of Rs70 million, due to an attack by an angry mob of lawyers on Wednesday, Geo News reported.

According to the details, the chief executive of PIC Dr Saqib Shafiq has claimed that the loss of Rs70 million includes damage to the main building, medical equipment and the doctors’ vehicles parked outside.

Dr Saqib further said that two people had also died in the emergency ward of the PIC, while three patients were rushed to other hospitals where they were later pronounced dead.

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The doctor said that two days have passed since the incident has happened, but consulting doctors are still afraid to resume work at the hospital.

“On the day of the attack, former inspector general police Nasir Durrani’s mother had come to the hospital for a blood test,” Dr Saqib said, adding that even her car was not spared by the lawyers.

A group of more than 200 lawyers, who had ongoing issues with the doctors of the PIC had on Wednesday stormed the hospital, vandalised property, damaged dozens of vehicles of visitors and set ablaze a police van.

They also attacked the information minister Fayyazul Hasan Chohan who had come to the hospital to neutrliase the situation.

Police have registered two FIRs [First Information Report] against 200-250 unidentified lawyers on the complaint of an official of the hospital, while another was registered on the complaint of police in which 15 lawyers were nominated.