PMDC cracks down on universities offering unrecognised postgrad courses
The Pakistan Medical and Dental Council (PMDC) has said that 10 universities have been found offering unrecognised postgraduate programmes and has directed them to immediately discontinue any such courses offered to MBBS and BDS doctors. pic.twitter.com/IgryBdVBya — Pakistan Medical & Dental Council (@pmdcofficial) March 25, 2026 According to a notification issued by the council, it was said that the following universities have been offering and awarding postgraduate degrees and diplomas to MBBS and BDS doctors without fulfilling the mandatory requirement of recognition or accreditation under Section 25 of the PM&DC Act, 2022: Multan’s TIMES University, NUR International University in Lahore, Gomal University in DI Khan, Sohail University in Karachi, Shah Abdul Latif University in Khairpur, Khwaja Fareed University of Engineering and Information Technology in Rahim Yar Khan, University of Faisalabad, University of Azad Jammu & Kashmir, Hazara University in Mansehra, and...