Saudi health minister assures support for new health initiatives in Pakistan
He made this assurance during meeting with Dr Nadeem Jan. Bilateral relations...
PHC gives verdict regarding admission in medical colleges
PESHAWAR: The Peshawar High Court (PHC) has given its verdict in a case related to the medical college admission test Medical & Dental College Admission Test(MDCAT) in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP).
The PHC upheld KP government’s decision to conduct the medical college admission test again in six weeks.
In its written verdict, the high court observed that the Joint Investigation Team (JIT) exposed cheating during the Medical and Dental College admission tests (MDCAT) tests in KP.
In view of the JIT report, the KP government had decided to conduct the MDCAT test again. The high court stated in its verdict that the court would not interfere in the matter after the approval of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa cabinet.
While upholding the decision, the PHC ordered to conduct MDCAT tests in six weeks in accordance with the cabinet’s directives besides ensuring transparency.
Earlier, Minister of Health, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Fahad bin Abdurrahman Al-Jalajel assured full support towards new health initiatives in Pakistan.
The Saudi minister made this assurance during a meeting with the Caretaker Federal Minister for National Health Services, Regulations and Coordination Dr Nadeem Jan on the sidelines of the 70th Session of the WHO’s Regional Committee of the Eastern Mediterranean in Cairo.
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