Inside the fight against online harassment
“I cannot even begin to explain how much of a nightmare that time was. It felt hopeless”, said the father of two minor daughters who became victims of technology-facilitated, image-based…
PMDC mulls e-assessment system for MDCAT from next year
The Pakistan Medical and Dental Council (PMDC) is considering developing an e-assessment system from next year for Medical and Dental College Admission Test (MDCAT). With proper planning and technical support, it…
IMF’s risk assessment: eyes half shut
The first coronavirus outbreak – SARS – in the shape of epidemic happened around the beginning of this century. The second coronavirus epidemic – MERS – struck around the close…
Regulator orders formation of anti-harassment panels in medical, dental colleges
The Pakistan Medical and Dental Council has directed all public and private medical and dental colleges in the country to set up special committees on campus to address and prevent…
Medical, dental colleges asked to form anti-harassment bodies
The Pakistan Medical and Dental Council (PMDC) has instructed all public and private medical and dental colleges to establish antiharassment committees within their institutions to prevent and address harassment complaints.…
Reforming assessments
PUBLIC boards for intermediate and secondary education still have a poor reputation in terms of the quality of their assessments and what they measure. Despite decades of reform efforts, board…
HEC conducts first ever Learning Skills Assessment Test
The Higher Education Commission (HEC) via its Higher Education Development Programme in Pakistan (HEDP) conducted the first-ever Learning Skills Assessment Test (LSAT) in affiliated colleges/universities across Pakistan. More than 5,000…
PMDC bars general practitioners from conducting cosmetic procedures
Pakistan Medical and Dental Council (PMDC) has barred healthcare professionals with ‘simple MBBS or BDS degrees’ from practicing aesthetic medicine, saying only healthcare professionals having ‘relevant degrees or diplomas’ are…
