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PMDC Seeks Court Guidance on Admissions Policy as Police Disperse Adiala Sit-In and Karachi Probes Shooting

The regulator says the MDCAT result’s three-year validity is defined by statute, promising to present workable options for judicial review.

Overview

  • The Pakistan Medical and Dental Council convened a high-level meeting with council members, vice chancellors, IBCC representatives and legal experts, joined by the National Assembly health committee chair.
  • PMDC pledged to protect student interests, submit all feasible admission options to the court in a transparent manner, and fully implement the court’s decision.
  • Rawalpindi police cleared a sit-in near Adiala Jail at Gorakhpur naka, detaining multiple activists including Alima Khan after road closures and the use of water cannon, with family access to Imran Khan denied.
  • Karachi police are investigating a shooting in Gulistan-e-Johar’s Bhittaiabad that left one man dead and a woman critically injured, with the attackers fleeing the scene.
  • The International Iqbal Society closed a two-day Lahore workshop where Prof. Idris Azad argued Iqbal’s concept of khudi aligns with modern science, while Jang/Geo announced a staff mental health program with SYNAPSE Pakistan.