PMDC Issues Show-Cause Notices to 45 Colleges Over Excess Fees

As plenty of as 45 private medical colleges throughout Pakistan are charging students fees beyond the officially prescribed limits, with some demanding up to Rs600, 000 over and above the approved amount, the National Assembly Standing Committee on Health was informed on Wednesday.

Meanwhile, the disclosure came from committee member Dr Shazia Soomro during a session chaired by Dr Mahesh Kumar, prompting the committee to seek inspection reports of private medical colleges covering the last two years.

Meanwhile, the president of the Pakistan Medical and Dental Council (PMDC) informed the committee that it had issued show-cause notices to the concerned colleges. Students Obtain Medical University Admissions With Fake Intermediate Mark Sheets. MDCAT Validity Extension Delayed.

In practice, the committee additionally took notice of the failure to implement a decision extending the validity of Medical and Dental College Admission Test (MDCAT) results to three years.

Health Minister Mustafa Kamal informed members that his ministry had approved the proposal to extend the validity of MDCAT results to three years and had subsequently referred the matter to the federal cabinet. Heated Exchange Over PIMS Inquiry.

Meanwhile, a separate exchange between the health minister and Dr Soomro over the inquiry report into the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS) additionally marked the gathering, with the two trading heated remarks over the absence of further action. National Assembly Committee Clears MDCAT 2026 Results.

Dr Soomro questioned the delay in implementing the findings of the PIMS inquiry and demanded an audit report detailing the utilisation of Rs22 billion provided to the hospital over the past three years.

While further investigations had been assigned to the Ministry of Interior, responding to her objections, Mustafa Kamal remarked the Ministry of Health had already implemented the recommendations of its own inquiry. Stay Connected with ProPakistani.

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