PMDC

The petitioner's council says the parliament's role had been ignored through promulgation of the PMC ordinance

Unanimous resolution in PA rejects Pakistan Medical Commission Ordinance

IHC issues notice to govt to explain creation of commission

Shad was two days away from retirement and had hoped to use his gratuity to pay for his daughter’s wedding

Denounces decision to forcibly shut down council’s building, seeks list of employees facing NAB probe

President Alvi approves new ordinance; senators reject it

Council revises evaluation criteria for recognition of medical colleges

Notification issued but committee’s scope not defined

The council will become non-functional as of today after Senate rejected earlier ordinance

‘Members stopped coming to work over a week before end of tenure’

MNAs concerned over poor standard of medical education

Dr Muslim handed withdrawal notification during council’s meeting while Dr Usman also allegedly shown the door

Council’s chief says cases of two medico-legal officers forwarded to courts

PMDC to introduce new ranking system with punitive and award measures

Council rejects retrospective credits for students as irregularities were found in past

Warns medical practitioners of action unless they renew their licences

Panel lacks four faculty members from Sindh and Balochistan

Seek reports on licence renewal process, strength of PMDC staff in provinces

Delay in forming new government body has held back decisions on several critical matters

Lawmakers removed from the council

Over a plea against the Sindh govt for not issuing funds to SBBMCL

According to rules, expired licence will restrict a doctor from practicing, and writing a prescription

Many in the community don’t seek medical help out of fear of harassment

To take up issue of CPSP certification recognition with UAE authorities

Admission tests to be held centrally; parents express concerns over hike in fees

Hospital will serve as a teaching hospital of Raheel Sharif Medical College

80% medical, 88% dental graduates pass NEB examination

Appreciates efforts of ad-hoc body for streamlining the functioning of the council

CJP likely to chair meeting of the newly constituted central executive council

K-P chief secretary notifies four-member committee comprising three senior bureaucrats

The digitalisation system being implemented includes e-office system — the first step towards a paperless environment

Also forms a committee led by retired SC judge Shakirullah Jan to oversee working of the health body

Apex court observes it will not spare those guilty of creating mess in health sector

Chairperson rubbishes report that higher education sector showed dismal performance in 2017

Both judges denied hearing cases against PMDC in their courts, while senior judge stated otherwise

Council’s secretary says though LHC annulled admission policy, fee structure stays unchanged

Colleges told to submit student registration lists to the regulator by March 31, 2018

The colleges include the Abbottabad International Medical College and the Jinnah Medical College

Medical college operational since 2016, still not registered with PMDC

PAMI general secretary says unaccommodated students seek education in other countries

The council advises doctors to check whether the postgraduate courses are included in PMDC’s list of programmes

Regulator asks students to check PMDC’s website for validated educational institutions

The new regulations empowered University of Health Sciences (UHC) to conduct admissions in medical and dental colleges

The selected candidates will have to submit their fees within seven days of announcing admission

About 785 candidates had appeared in total for the four parts of the exams and of them 756 passed out successfully

To finalise consultations on the move, a delegation of the PMDC will embark on a visit to the region today

Vacant seats of foreign or self-financed candidates will be transferred to open merit quota

Medical body’s chief warns that those found guilty would be dealt with strictly

Committee on health expresses ire over erratic lab reports of NIH

PMDC President says there is zero tolerance in implementation of merit policy