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Medical Tribunal Allows Two Suspended Doctors to Continue Training, Sit Final Exams

ISLAMABAD: A medical tribunal has allowed two postgraduate doctors facing two-year suspension of their medical licences to continue their training and appear in their upcoming final examinations while their appeals against the disciplinary action are pending. The three-member tribunal, headed by retired Justice Safdar Saleem Shahid, granted identical interim relief to Dr Tayyaba Fatima Toor […]

IHC calls 102-hour doctor workweek inhuman, directs PMDC to review working hours

Outside view of Islamabad High Court ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Tuesday directed the Pakistan Medical and Dental Council (PMDC) to examine the issue of excessive working hours for doctors and submit recommendations to the government, observing that requiring doctors to work up to 102 hours a week was inhuman. Justice Raja Inaam […]

MDCAT 2026 Concludes Across Pakistan With Over 138,000 Candidates

Special examination centres were also established in Islamabad for candidates from Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK). PESHAWAR/KARACHI: The Medical and Dental College Admission Test (MDCAT) 2026 concluded across Pakistan on Sunday, with more than 138,000 candidates registered for admission to medical and dental colleges. According to the Pakistan Medical and Dental Council (PMDC), 138,160 candidates […]