PM Shehbaz Sharif’s prime challenges
The best thing that could have happened to Shehbaz Sharif on Monday, April 11, 2022 is not that he was voted to the office of the prime minister of Pakistan…
Will Shehbaz Sharif succeed as PM?
There is a profound disquiet about the state of the country across all social, economic and political classes. People are worried about how badly the next wave of Ishaq Dar…
PMDC increases fee by 5pc, warns colleges against violation of notification
Pakistan Medical and Dental Council (PMDC) has fixed Rs1.89 million as the maximum fee for the students of medical and dental colleges for the session 2025-26, increasing the fee by…
Is the PML-N losing ground in AJK?
Tanveer Ilyas’ recent joining of the PPP has reinforced the public perception that the PPP is likely to form the next government in the 2026 elections. Reports also suggest that…
Development 2.0: the case for PPPs in Pakistan
Over the past few years, policymakers and academics have shown renewed interest in Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs) as a way of addressing fiscal limitations and speeding up infrastructure construction and the…
PMDC’s move to lower eligibility criteria draws flak
The decision of the Pakistan Medical and Dental Council to lower the eligibility criteria for admission to medical and dental colleges has not gone down well with the experts, with…
Modi-Sharif accord?
After the Pahalgam attack in Indian occupied Kashmir, border tensions between Pakistan and India have escalated sharply. According to recent reports, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has authorised the Indian…
Private colleges oppose PMDC’s Rs1.8m fee ceiling
While the Pakistan Medical and Dental Council (PMDC) has capped the annual fee for medical and dental colleges at Rs1.8 million, allowing a five per cent increase for the 2025…
PMDC probes fraudulent registration of private medical college
The Pakistan Medical and Dental Council (PMDC) has sought additional information from the Prime Minister’s Inspection Commission (PMIC) and Intelligence Bureau (IB) following their confirmation of fraudulent registration of a…
PMDC caps fee of medical, dental colleges at Rs1.8m
The Pakistan Medical and Dental Council (PMDC) has capped the annual fee of medical and dental colleges at Rs1.8 million with a 5 per cent increase for the 2025 session. Institutions,…
