Doctor caught taking cow in ambulance

Authorities in Pakistan have suspended a local doctor who was caught taking a cow home from market in an ambulance, officials said.

"Dr Muneer Qadri was caught red handed. He was carrying a cow in an ambulance from Kunjah market to his residence in Tanda village," the head of the local police station, Mohammad Akram, said.

Qadri, head of a rural health centre in Tanda near the border with India, bought the animal at a nearby cattle market on Saturday.

Police stopped his ambulance and found the animal inside, tied to a metal bar.

Health authorities have suspended Qadri and launched an investigation into the matter.