Crackdown on cafés offering ‘oxygen shots’ allowed

LAHORE
THE Lahore High Court on Wednesday allowed District Coordination Officer Lahore to continue crackdown on restaurants and cafés offering ‘oxygen shots’ to customers.
Justice Farrukh Irfan Khan was hearing a petition moved by an owner of a café on MM Alam Road challenging action being taken by the district administration for serving oxygen shots, an energy boosting and relaxing therapy by inhaling pure oxygen.
DCO Muhammad Usman appeared before the court and stated that the use of oxygen shots was seriously health hazard. He said the use of these shots could prove fatal. The DCO stated that the oxygen shots should be declared a narcotic.
The judge directed the DCO to take strict action against the cafés serving oxygen shots and submit a report on March 3. The judge also summoned assistant attorney general on the matter.
dismissed: An anti-terrorism court Wednesday dismissed a bail application filed by four people accused of attacking the people who were observing the death anniversary of Punjab governor Salman Taseer at Liberty Chowk.
The court dismissed the bails of accused Iftikhar, Furqan-ul-Haq, Wazir Ali and Naveed.
The court had granted their physical remand in police custody.
Some people attacked the participants of a candlelit vigil organised to mark the death anniversary of the governor on January 4.
Salman Taseer was shot dead by his guard Mumtaz Qadri in 2011 in Islamabad.
A group of four or five people showed up at the scene, snatched and tore placards and photos of Salman Taseer before beating up the participants of the vigil.